OH SJR2 | 2023-2024 | 135th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Passed on May 10 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-10 - Filed with the Secretary of State
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

Proposing to amend Sections 1b, 1e, and 1g of Article II and Sections 1 and 3 of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to require a vote of at least 60% of the electors to approve any constitutional amendment and to modify the procedures for an initiative petition proposing a constitutional amendment.

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Title

CA: Require 60% vote to approve any constitutional amendment

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-05-10 - House - House Adopted (Y: 62 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-10 - Senate - Senate Adopted (Y: 26 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-09 - House - House Favorable Passage (Y: 7 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-02 - House - House Favorable Passage (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-19 - Senate - Senate Adopted (Y: 26 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-19 - Senate - Senate Favorable Passage (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-05-10 Filed with the Secretary of State
2023-05-10SenateConcurred in House amendments
2023-05-10HouseAdopted
2023-05-09HouseReported - Amended: Rules and Reference
2023-05-08HouseRe-referred: Rules and Reference
2023-05-02HouseReported: Constitutional Resolutions
2023-04-25HouseReferred to committee: Constitutional Resolutions
2023-04-20HouseIntroduced
2023-04-19SenateAdopted
2023-04-19SenateReported - Substitute: General Government
2023-03-23SenateReferred to committee: General Government
2023-03-22SenateOffered

Subjects


Ohio State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/sjr2
Texthttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/sjr2/00_IN/pdf/
Texthttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/sjr2/01_RS/pdf/
Texthttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/sjr2/02_AS/pdf/
Texthttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/sjr2/03_RH/pdf/
Texthttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/sjr2/04_RH/pdf/
Texthttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/sjr2/05_AH/pdf/
Texthttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/sjr2/06_EN/pdf/
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20653
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20660
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20747
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20752
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20755
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20760
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20765
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20850
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20882
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20894
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20896
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20897
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20908
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20955
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=21105
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20638
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=20735
Roll Callhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/sjr2/votes

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