OH SB 63

enacted

Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use

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

Quick answers

Did OH SB 63 pass?

Yes. OH SB 63 has been enacted into law as of 2026-06-16. Latest recorded action (2026-06-16): Effective 6/16/26

What is OH SB 63 about?

To amend sections 3501.01 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 and to withhold Local Government Fund distributions from a municipality or chartered county that uses ranked choice voting.

Who sponsors OH SB 63?

William P. DeMora, Theresa Gavarone are the primary sponsors of OH SB 63, joined by 47 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-01-28
Latest action: 2026-06-16 — Effective 6/16/26
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-28
Introduced
introduction
2025-01-29
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-04-29
Reported
2025-05-14
Passed
passage
2025-05-20
Introduced
introduction
2025-05-21
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Reported - Substitute
2026-02-25
Passed
passage
2026-03-04
Concurred in House amendments
amendment-passage
2026-03-12
Sent To The Governor
passage
2026-03-17
Signed By The Governor
became-law
2026-06-16
Effective
became-law
2026-06-16
Effective 6/16/26
became-law

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Votes

Reported
2025-04-29 · fail · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Kristina D. Roegner: yes
- Theresa Gavarone: yes
- William P. DeMora: yes
- Stephen A. Huffman: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: no
Passed
2025-05-14 · pass · 27-5
Member-level votes (32)
- Rob McColley: yes
- Stephen A. Huffman: yes
- Nathan H. Manning: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: yes
- Andrew O. Brenner: yes
- Nickie J. Antonio: yes
- Kristina D. Roegner: yes
- Theresa Gavarone: yes
- Tim Schaffer: yes
- Terry Johnson: yes
- Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
- George F. Lang: yes
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- Mark Romanchuk: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Sandra O'Brien: yes
- Al Landis: yes
- William P. DeMora: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
- Catherine D. Ingram: yes
- Michele Reynolds: yes
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Al Cutrona: yes
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Thomas F. Patton: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: no
- Kent Smith: no
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: no
- Beth Liston: no
- Casey Weinstein: no
Reported
2026-02-25 · fail · 9-4
Member-level votes (13)
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Scott Oelslager: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Juanita O. Brent: no
- Ashley Bryant Bailey: no
- C. Allison Russo: no
- Eric Synenberg: no
Passed
2026-02-26 · pass · 65-27
Member-level votes (92)
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Jamie Callender: 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
- Angela N. King: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Brian Lampton: yes
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Beth Lear: yes
- Brian Lorenz: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Adam Mathews: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Lauren McNally: yes
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Melanie Miller: yes
- Johnathan Newman: yes
- Mike Odioso: yes
- Scott Oelslager: yes
- Bob Peterson: yes
- Justin Pizzulli: 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
- Jason Stephens: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- Michelle Teska: yes
- David Thomas: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Ty Moore: yes
- Munira Abdullahi: no
- Rachel B. Baker: no
- Sean P. Brennan: no
- Darnell T. Brewer: no
- Karen Brownlee: no
- Christine Cockley: 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
- Ismail Mohamed: no
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
- Tristan Rader: no
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.: no
- C. Allison Russo: no
- Mark Sigrist: no
- Anita Somani: no
- Bride Rose Sweeney: no
- Eric Synenberg: no
- Cecil Thomas: no
- Terrence Upchurch: no
- Ashley Bryant Bailey: no
Concurred in House amendments
2026-03-05 · pass · 24-7
Member-level votes (31)
- 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
- Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
- George F. Lang: yes
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- Mark Romanchuk: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Sandra O'Brien: yes
- Al Landis: yes
- William P. DeMora: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
- Michele Reynolds: yes
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Thomas F. Patton: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes
- Nickie J. Antonio: no
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: no
- Kent Smith: no
- Catherine D. Ingram: no
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: no
- Beth Liston: no
- Casey Weinstein: no

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