HR 9 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

To adopt the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 136th General Assembly.

HR 9 adopts the procedural rules for the House of Representatives during the 136th General Assembly. The bill establishes how the House will operate, including setting session schedules, defining the order of business (like introducing bills and committee reports), and outlining the Speaker's duties. It directly affects all House members, staff, and committees by governing daily operations, voting procedures, and quorum requirements. The rules cover scheduling sessions, managing debate, committee appointments, and maintaining order during proceedings. This is a procedural bill with no substantive policy changes, solely setting the framework for legislative business.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Jan 22, 2025

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MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten to modernize the House Rules of the 136th General Assembly, replacing the outdated 135th General Assembly rules with updated provisions for committee composition, leadership duties, and procedural requirements. Key changes include new rules for partisan committee membership, expanded duties for the Chief Administrative Officer, and updated voting and amendment procedures.

Scope change

The rules now apply to the 136th General Assembly (2025-2026) instead of the 135th, with updated committee structures and leadership responsibilities.

REQUIREMENT

Committee membership requirements were updated to ensure proportional representation of the majority and minority parties, with specific provisions for the Rules and Reference Committee and Finance Committee chairs.

New duties were assigned to the Chief Administrative Officer, including oversight of minority party employees and management of parking facilities.

Voting procedures were updated to include electronic roll call systems and clarified requirements for fiscal impact statements before votes on bills.

New rules were added for the recognition of visitors in the gallery and control of the Hall, including restrictions on signs and banners.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and numbering of rules were updated throughout the document to reflect the new legislative session and modernized structure.

Floor votes · House Jan 23, 2025

How they voted

61–33

Passed

Total votes 94

Jan 23, 2025

D Democratic32

1 Yea 31 Nay

96% Nay

R Republican62

60 Yea 2 Nay

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jan 23, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (61-33)

house

Jan 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution Adopted

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors