Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026.
SR 280 is a simple resolution granting the Ohio Speech and Debate Association permission to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026, for their Western Ohio District Qualifying Tournament. It directly affects the association and its student participants by providing access to the actual legislative chamber for their competition. The resolution does not change laws or allocate funds; it merely authorizes facility use to support student civic education. This procedural resolution was adopted by the Ohio Senate on February 18, 2026.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2026
Last action Feb 18, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill underwent formatting and structural changes from its introduction to Senate adoption, including reorganization of text layout, addition of cosponsor names, and reformatting of the resolution text. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's scope, eligibility, funding, or requirements.
TECHNICAL
Cosponsor names were added to the adopted version, listing 18 additional senators who supported the resolution
Text formatting changed from continuous paragraphs to line-broken sections for readability in the adopted version
Page numbers and 'As Introduced' header were removed in the adopted version
Senate adoption header was added to indicate the bill passed the Senate
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2026
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 19, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
0
Feb 19, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0)
senate
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Offered
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Reineke
RRepublican
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