Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “To amend sections 3501.01, 3513.05, 3513.262, 3513.263, and 5747.502 and to enact sections 3505.011, 3513.141, 5747.504, and 5747.505 of the Revised Code to generally prohibit the use of ranked choice voting, to withhold Local Government Fund distributions from a municipality or chartered county...” Read the full text
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136th General Assembly
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 28, 2025
Senate
Referred to committee (General Government) · Jan 29, 2025
Senate
Reported (General Government) · Apr 29, 2025
Senate
Passed · May 14, 2025
Senate
Introduced · May 20, 2025
House
Referred to committee (General Government) · May 21, 2025
House
Reported - Substitute (General Government) · Feb 25, 2026
House
Passed · Feb 25, 2026
House
Concurred in House amendments · Mar 4, 2026
Senate
Sent To The Governor · Mar 12, 2026
Signed By The Governor · Mar 17, 2026
The numbers
49
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Theresa GavaroneWilliam P. DeMoraCindy AbramsTim BarhorstAdam C. BirdRodney CreechSteve DemetriouMichael D. DovillaTex FischerSarah Fowler ArthurJennifer GrossThomas HallMark HinerAdam HolmesJames M. HoopsMarilyn JohnAngela N. KingRoy KlopfensteinBeth LearBrian LorenzAdam MathewsTy D. MathewsRiordan T. McClainKevin D. MillerMelanie MillerJohnathan NewmanPhil PlummerSharon A. RayTracy M. RichardsonKevin RitterMonica Robb BlasdelJodi SalvoJean SchmidtBrian StewartD. J. SwearingenDavid ThomasJosh WilliamsAndrew O. BrennerJerry C. CirinoAl Cutrona
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-04 · Passed · Yeas 24, Nays 7
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-02-25 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 9, Nays 4
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-02-25 · Passed · Yeas 65, Nays 27
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-05-14 · Passed · Yeas 27, Nays 5
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-04-29 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 6, Nays 1
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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