Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “To amend sections 3501.01, 3503.13, 3503.151, 3503.152, 3503.18, 3503.19, 3503.21, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 3505.20, 3509.05, and 3517.14 and to enact section 3503.201 of the Revised Code to modify the law governing voter roll maintenance, provisional voting, the return of absent...” Read the full text
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136th General Assembly
Where it is
Introduced · Oct 14, 2025
Senate
Referred to committee (General Government) · Oct 15, 2025
Senate
Reported - Amended (General Government) · Nov 5, 2025
Senate
Passed · Nov 5, 2025
Senate
Introduced · Nov 10, 2025
House
Referred to committee (General Government) · Nov 12, 2025
House
Reported - Substitute (General Government) · Nov 18, 2025
House
Passed · Nov 19, 2025
House
Concurred in House amendments · Nov 19, 2025
Senate
Sent To The Governor · Dec 9, 2025
Signed By The Governor · Dec 19, 2025
The numbers
40
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Theresa GavaroneAndrew O. BrennerCindy AbramsAdam C. BirdGary ClickRodney CreechJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterMichael D. DovillaTex FischerJennifer GrossThomas HallAdam HolmesMarilyn JohnAngela N. KingAdam MathewsTy D. MathewsRiordan T. McClainMelanie MillerJohnathan NewmanMike OdiosoBob PetersonPhil PlummerSharon A. RayTracy M. RichardsonMonica Robb BlasdelBill RoemerBrian StewartDavid ThomasJosh WilliamsBernard WillisTom YoungJerry C. CirinoAl CutronaSandra O'BrienMichele ReynoldsKristina D. RoegnerJane M. TimkenShane WilkinSteve Wilson
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-11-19 · Passed · Yeas 61, Nays 30
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-11-19 · Passed · Yeas 23, Nays 10
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-11-18 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 8, Nays 4
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-11-05 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 5, Nays 2
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-11-05 · Passed · Yeas 23, Nays 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Ohio legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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