Ohio bills · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)
Ohio SB 63
Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- William P. DeMora (Democratic)
- Theresa Gavarone (Republican)
Cosponsors (47)
- Shane Wilkin (Republican)
- Jane M. Timken (Republican)
- Michele Reynolds (Republican)
- Thomas F. Patton (Republican)
- Sandra O'Brien (Republican)
- George F. Lang (Republican)
- Kyle Koehler (Republican)
- Terry Johnson (Republican)
- Stephen A. Huffman (Republican)
- Al Cutrona (Republican)
- Jerry C. Cirino (Republican)
- Andrew O. Brenner (Republican)
- Josh Williams (Republican)
- David Thomas (Republican)
- D. J. Swearingen (Republican)
- Brian Stewart (Republican)
- Jean Schmidt (Republican)
- Jodi Salvo (Republican)
- Monica Robb Blasdel (Republican)
- Kevin Ritter (Republican)
- Tracy M. Richardson (Republican)
- Sharon A. Ray
- Phil Plummer (Republican)
- Johnathan Newman (Republican)
- Melanie Miller (Republican)
- Kevin D. Miller (Republican)
- Riordan T. McClain (Republican)
- Ty D. Mathews (Republican)
- Adam Mathews (Republican)
- Brian Lorenz (Republican)
- Beth Lear (Republican)
- Roy Klopfenstein (Republican)
- Angela N. King (Republican)
- Marilyn John (Republican)
- James M. Hoops (Republican)
- Adam Holmes (Republican)
- Mark Hiner (Republican)
- Thomas Hall (Republican)
- Jennifer Gross (Republican)
- Sarah Fowler Arthur (Republican)
- Tex Fischer (Republican)
- Michael D. Dovilla (Republican)
- Steve Demetriou (Republican)
- Rodney Creech (Republican)
- Adam C. Bird (Republican)
- Tim Barhorst (Republican)
- Cindy Abrams (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Ohio legislature· long title
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.
Text versions
- As Enrolled
- As Passed by the House
- As Reported by the House General Government Committee
- As Passed by the Senate
- As Reported by the Senate General Government Committee
- As Introduced
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Concurred in House amendments | pass | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 House | Passed | pass | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 House | Reported | fail | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| May 14, 2025 Senate | Passed | pass | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Apr 29, 2025 Senate | Reported | fail | Set your home in Ohio to see |
Actions
- Jun 16, 2026
Effective 6/16/26 - Jun 16, 2026 · Legislature
Effective - Mar 17, 2026 · Legislature
Signed By The Governor - Mar 12, 2026 · Legislature
Sent To The Governor - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Concurred in House amendments - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Passed - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Reported - Substitute - May 21, 2025 · House
Referred to committee - May 20, 2025 · House
Introduced - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Apr 29, 2025 · Senate
Reported - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Referred to committee - Jan 28, 2025 · Senate
Introduced