Ohio 133rd Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Enacted 17 R cosponsors

SB 23 — Prohibit abortion if detectable heartbeat

Last action — Effective 7/11/19

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2019. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 65 sponsors

    1 primary, 64 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (17 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Effective 7/11/19

  2. Concurred in House amendments

  3. Passed

  4. Reported

  5. Refer to Committee

  6. Introduced

  7. Reported

  8. Passed

  9. Refer to Committee

  10. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 64 co-sponsors · 69 not signed on · 53 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (64)

Not signed on (69)

69 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concurred in Senate amendments

Passed 18 Yea · 13 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8100
Unaffiliated 10900
Democratic 0300
Total 181300
% of votes cast 58%42%0%0%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
Dave Burke — Yea
Frank Hoagland — Yea
Jay Hottinger — Yea
Joe Uecker — Yea
John Eklund — Nay
Kenny Yuko — Nay
Kirk Schuring — Yea
Larry Obhof — Yea
Lou Terhar — Yea
Matt Dolan — Nay
Michael A. Rulli — Yea
Peggy Lehner — Yea
Sandra Williams — Nay
Sean O'Brien — Nay
Stephanie Kunze — Nay
Teresa Fedor — Nay
Tina Maharath — Nay
Vernon Sykes — Nay
William P. Coley, II — Yea
Cecil Thomas Democratic Nay
Hearcel F. Craig Democratic Nay
Nickie J. Antonio Democratic Nay
Andrew O. Brenner Republican Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
Kristina D. Roegner Republican Yea
Matt Huffman Republican Yea
Nathan H. Manning Republican Nay
Rob McColley Republican Yea
Stephen A. Huffman Republican Yea
Steve Wilson Republican Yea
Theresa Gavarone Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 56 Yea · 40 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 403000
Republican 16100
Democratic 0900
Total 564000
% of votes cast 58%42%0%0%
How each member voted (96)
Member Party Vote
A. Nino Vitale — Yea
Adam C. Miller — Nay
Anthony DeVitis — Yea
Bernadine Kennedy Kent — Nay
Bill Dean — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Brian Baldridge — Yea
Brigid Kelly — Nay
Candice Keller — Yea
Craig S. Riedel — Yea
Darrell Kick — Yea
Dave Greenspan — Yea
David Leland — Nay
Derek Merrin — Yea
Dick Stein — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Don Manning — Yea
Doug Green — Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes — Nay
Erica C. Crawley — Nay
Fred Strahorn — Nay
Gary Scherer — Yea
Glenn W. Holmes — Nay
J. Todd Smith — Yea
Jack Cera — Nay
Janine R. Boyd — Nay
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Nay
Jena Powell — Yea
Jessica E. Miranda — Nay
Jim Butler — Yea
John Becker — Yea
John M. Rogers — Nay
John Patterson — Nay
Jon Cross — Yea
Kris Jordan — Yea
Kristin Boggs — Nay
Larry Householder — Yea
Laura Lanese — Yea
Lisa A. Sobecki — Nay
Mark J. Romanchuk — Yea
Mary Lightbody — Nay
Michael J. O'Brien — Nay
Michael J. Skindell — Nay
Michael Sheehy — Nay
Michele Lepore-Hagan — Nay
Niraj J. Antani — Yea
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Paul Zeltwanger — Yea
Randi Clites — Nay
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Nay
Rick Carfagna — Nay
Rick Perales — Yea
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Ron Hood — Yea
Ryan Smith — Yea
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Sarah LaTourette — Yea
Scott Ryan — Nay
Scott Wiggam — Yea
Sedrick Denson — Nay
Stephanie D. Howse — Nay
Stephen D. Hambley — Yea
Steven M. Arndt — Nay
Tavia Galonski — Nay
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr. — Yea
Thomas West — Nay
Timothy E. Ginter — Yea
Beth Liston Democratic Nay
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Nay
C. Allison Russo Democratic Nay
Catherine D. Ingram Democratic Nay
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Nay
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Nay
Kent Smith Democratic Nay
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Nay
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Nay
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Bill Reineke Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Nay
George F. Lang Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari Republican Yea
James M. Hoops Republican Yea
Jamie Callender Republican Yea
Kyle Koehler Republican Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Tim Schaffer Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

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Reported - Substitute

Passed 11 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10400
Republican 1000
Democratic 0300
Total 11700
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Candice Keller — Yea
Derek Merrin — Yea
Don Manning — Yea
Janine R. Boyd — Nay
Jim Butler — Yea
Mark J. Romanchuk — Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan — Nay
Niraj J. Antani — Yea
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Randi Clites — Nay
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Sarah LaTourette — Yea
Thomas West — Nay
Timothy E. Ginter — Yea
Beth Liston Democratic Nay
C. Allison Russo Democratic Nay
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Nay
Phil Plummer Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 19 Yea · 13 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8100
Unaffiliated 11900
Democratic 0300
Total 191300
% of votes cast 59%41%0%0%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
Bob D. Hackett — Yea
Brian Hill — Yea
Dave Burke — Yea
Frank Hoagland — Yea
Jay Hottinger — Yea
Joe Uecker — Yea
John Eklund — Nay
Kenny Yuko — Nay
Kirk Schuring — Yea
Larry Obhof — Yea
Matt Dolan — Nay
Michael A. Rulli — Yea
Peggy Lehner — Yea
Sandra Williams — Nay
Sean O'Brien — Nay
Stephanie Kunze — Nay
Teresa Fedor — Nay
Tina Maharath — Nay
Vernon Sykes — Nay
William P. Coley, II — Yea
Cecil Thomas Democratic Nay
Hearcel F. Craig Democratic Nay
Nickie J. Antonio Democratic Nay
Andrew O. Brenner Republican Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
Kristina D. Roegner Republican Yea
Matt Huffman Republican Yea
Nathan H. Manning Republican Nay
Rob McColley Republican Yea
Stephen A. Huffman Republican Yea
Steve Wilson Republican Yea
Theresa Gavarone Republican Yea

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Reported - Substitute

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Republican 3000
Democratic 0200
Total 8400
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Bob D. Hackett — Yea
Dave Burke — Yea
Jay Hottinger — Yea
Kirk Schuring — Yea
Peggy Lehner — Yea
Stephanie Kunze — Nay
Tina Maharath — Nay
Cecil Thomas Democratic Nay
Nickie J. Antonio Democratic Nay
Kristina D. Roegner Republican Yea
Stephen A. Huffman Republican Yea
Theresa Gavarone Republican Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 23?
SB 23 is sponsored by Don Jones, Steve Wilson (Republican), Stephen Huffman, S., Matt Huffman, M., Bob Peterson (Republican), Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Tom Brinkman, Haraz Ghanbari, James Hoops, Susan Manchester (Republican), Riordan McClain, Scott Oelslager (Republican), Phil Plummer (Republican), Tracy Richardson, Bill Roemer (Republican), Tim Schaffer (Republican), Ryan Smith, R., Jeffrey Smith, T., Bill Reineke (Republican), George F. Lang (Republican), Kyle Koehler (Republican), Louis W. Blessing, III (Republican), Rob McColley (Republican), Kristina D. Roegner (Republican), Shane Wilkin (Republican), Mark Romanchuk (Republican), Andrew O. Brenner (Republican), Paul Zeltwanger, Scott Wiggam, A. Nino Vitale, Reggie Stoltzfus, Craig S. Riedel, Jena Powell, Rick Perales, P. Scott Lipps, Sarah LaTourette, Laura Lanese, Dick Stein, Darrell Kick, Derek Merrin, Brian Hill, William P. Coley, II, Lou Terhar, Larry Obhof, Kirk Schuring, Peggy Lehner, Jay Hottinger, Frank Hoagland, Candice Keller, Kris Jordan, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Stephen D. Hambley, Doug Green, Timothy E. Ginter, Anthony DeVitis, Bill Dean, Jon Cross, Sara P. Carruthers, John Becker, Brian Baldridge, Jim Butler, Niraj Antani, Bob D. Hackett, Joe Uecker, and Dave Burke.
What is the current status of SB 23?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2019. Enacted.
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