SR 45 Ohio Senate · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Honoring Dave Chappelle as a 2025 Grammy Award winner.

This resolution (SR 45) is a ceremonial gesture by the Ohio Senate to honor comedian Dave Chappelle for winning a 2025 Grammy Award in the Best Comedy Album category for his work *The Dreamer*. It does not create any new laws or affect any policies or individuals beyond expressing the Senate's congratulations. The resolution formally "applauds" Chappelle's achievement and directs the Senate Clerk to send him a copy of the resolution. It is purely symbolic, with no substantive policy changes or obligations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2025

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As Introduced → As Adopted by the Senate · 3 edits

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The bill text was reformatted from a single-column layout to a multi-column layout for better readability. The substantive content of the resolution honoring Dave Chappelle remains unchanged, with only minor spacing adjustments and removal of line numbers.

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The document layout was changed from single-column to multi-column formatting for improved visual presentation.

Line numbers and page markers were removed from the text.

Additional line breaks were inserted to accommodate the new multi-column layout.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Mar 11, 2025

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