OH SB 1

enacted

Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act

Ohio · 2025-2026 Regular Session (136th General Assembly) · upper

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Did OH SB 1 pass?

Yes. OH SB 1 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-27): Effective 6/27/25

What is OH SB 1 about?

To amend sections 3335.02, 3335.09, 3337.01, 3339.01, 3341.02, 3343.02, 3344.01, 3345.45, 3350.10, 3352.01, 3356.01, 3359.01, 3361.01, 3362.01, 3364.01, 4117.14, and 4117.15; to enact new section 3333.045 and sections 3345.029, 3345.0216, 3345.0217, 3345.0218, 3345.0219, 3345.382, 3345.451, 3345.452, 3345.453, 3345.454, 3345.455, 3345.456, 3345.591, 3345.80, and 3345.88; and to repeal section 3333.045 of the Revised Code to enact the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act regarding the operation of state institutions of higher education.

Who sponsors OH SB 1?

Jerry C. Cirino is the primary sponsor of OH SB 1, joined by 47 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-01-22
Latest action: 2025-06-27 — Effective 6/27/25
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-06-27
Effective 6/27/25
became-law
2025-06-27
Effective
became-law
2025-03-28
Signed By The Governor
became-law
2025-03-26
Sent To The Governor
passage
2025-03-26
Concurred in House amendments
amendment-passage
2025-03-19
Passed
passage
2025-03-19
Reported - Substitute
2025-02-26
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-02-18
Introduced
introduction
2025-02-12
Passed
passage
2025-02-12
Reported - Substitute
2025-01-29
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-01-22
Introduced
introduction

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Votes

Reported
2025-02-12 · fail · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Kristina D. Roegner: yes
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes
- Catherine D. Ingram: no
- Casey Weinstein: no
Passed
2025-02-13 · pass · 21-11
Member-level votes (32)
- Steve Wilson: yes
- Rob McColley: yes
- Stephen A. Huffman: yes
- Nathan H. Manning: yes
- Andrew O. Brenner: yes
- Kristina D. Roegner: yes
- Theresa Gavarone: yes
- Tim Schaffer: yes
- Terry Johnson: yes
- George F. Lang: yes
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- Mark Romanchuk: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Sandra O'Brien: yes
- Al Landis: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Al Cutrona: yes
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: no
- Nickie J. Antonio: no
- Louis W. Blessing, III: no
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: no
- William P. DeMora: no
- Kent Smith: no
- Catherine D. Ingram: no
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: no
- Beth Liston: no
- Thomas F. Patton: no
- Casey Weinstein: no
Reported
2025-03-19 · fail · 9-4
Member-level votes (13)
- Tom Young: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Tracy M. Richardson: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
- Munira Abdullahi: no
- Joseph A. Miller, III: no
- Desiree Tims: no
Passed
2025-03-20 · pass · 59-34
Member-level votes (93)
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Gary Click: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Rodney Creech: yes
- Jack K. Daniels: yes
- Levi Dean: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Steve Demetriou: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Ron Ferguson: yes
- Tex Fischer: yes
- Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Jennifer Gross: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- Mark Hiner: yes
- Adam Holmes: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Matt Huffman: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Don Jones: yes
- Angela N. King: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Brian Lampton: yes
- Beth Lear: yes
- Brian Lorenz: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Adam Mathews: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Melanie Miller: yes
- Diane Mullins: yes
- Johnathan Newman: yes
- Mike Odioso: yes
- Bob Peterson: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Tracy M. Richardson: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
- Bill Roemer: yes
- Jodi Salvo: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- Michelle Teska: yes
- David Thomas: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Munira Abdullahi: no
- Cindy Abrams: no
- Rachel B. Baker: no
- Sean P. Brennan: no
- Juanita O. Brent: no
- Darnell T. Brewer: no
- Karen Brownlee: no
- Christine Cockley: no
- Sedrick Denson: no
- Chris Glassburn: no
- Michele Grim: no
- Derrick Hall: no
- Latyna M. Humphrey: no
- Dani Isaacsohn: no
- Dontavius L. Jarrells: no
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: no
- Crystal Lett: no
- Joseph A. Miller, III: no
- Scott Oelslager: no
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
- Tristan Rader: no
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: no
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.: no
- Mark Sigrist: no
- Veronica R. Sims: no
- Anita Somani: no
- Jason Stephens: no
- Bride Rose Sweeney: no
- Eric Synenberg: no
- Cecil Thomas: no
- Desiree Tims: no
- Daniel P. Troy: no
- Terrence Upchurch: no
- Erika White: no
Concurred in House amendments
2025-03-26 · pass · 20-11
Member-level votes (31)
- Steve Wilson: yes
- Rob McColley: yes
- Stephen A. Huffman: yes
- Nathan H. Manning: yes
- Kristina D. Roegner: yes
- Theresa Gavarone: yes
- Tim Schaffer: yes
- Terry Johnson: yes
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- Mark Romanchuk: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Sandra O'Brien: yes
- Al Landis: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
- Michele Reynolds: yes
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Al Cutrona: yes
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: no
- Nickie J. Antonio: no
- Louis W. Blessing, III: no
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: no
- William P. DeMora: no
- Kent Smith: no
- Catherine D. Ingram: no
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: no
- Beth Liston: no
- Thomas F. Patton: no
- Casey Weinstein: no

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