SR 280 Ohio Senate · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

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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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Adopted by the Senate · 4 edits
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.
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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

320
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
23 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

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Feb 19, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0)
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Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
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Feb 18, 2026
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Bill Reineke
Bill Reineke
RRepublican
OH
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