SR 40 Ohio Senate · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Honoring the Bishop Watterson High School girls soccer team as the 2024 Division II State Champion.

This bill (SR 40) is a ceremonial resolution honoring the Bishop Watterson High School girls soccer team for winning the 2024 Division II State Championship - their first state title. It directly recognizes the team, their coach (Scott Dempsey), and their school community for their athletic achievement and sportsmanship. The resolution contains no policy changes or funding; it simply expresses the Ohio Senate's formal congratulations and will send a copy to the school. As a commemorative resolution, it has no legal effect beyond symbolic recognition.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025

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As Introduced → As Adopted by the Senate · 3 edits

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This bill is a Senate resolution honoring the Bishop Watterson High School girls soccer team as the 2024 Division II State Champions. The primary changes are formatting and structural reorganization of the document text, converting it from an 'As Introduced' draft to an 'As Adopted by the Senate' final version. No substantive policy, funding, eligibility, or operational changes were made.

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Document header and title formatting were reorganized to reflect Senate adoption, including changes from 'As Introduced' to 'As Adopted by the Senate' and repositioning of the Senator's name and resolution title.

Page numbering and line numbering markers were removed as the bill moved from draft to adopted status.

Text layout was reformatted for final publication, with resolution clauses restructured for clarity while maintaining identical substantive content.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Adopted

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors