SB 26 is sponsored by Sedrick Denson, Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Stephen Huffman, S., Bob Peterson (Republican), Tim Schaffer (Republican), Steve Wilson (Republican), Bill Roemer (Republican), Cindy Abrams (Republican), Juanita Brent, Jamie Callender (Republican), Haraz Ghanbari, Paula Hicks-Hudson (Democratic), James Hoops, Beth Liston (Democratic), Don Manning, D., Gayle Manning, G., Adam Miller, A., Kyle Koehler (Republican), Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic), Sandra O'Brien (Republican), Rob McColley (Republican), Hearcel F. Craig (Democratic), Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic), Nathan H. Manning (Republican), Joseph Miller, J., Scott Oelslager (Republican), Phil Plummer (Republican), Tracy Richardson, Phillip Robinson, C. Russo, Jeffrey Smith, T., D. J. Swearingen (Republican), Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic), Terrence Upchurch (Democratic), Casey Weinstein (Democratic), Shane Wilkin (Republican), Bill Reineke (Republican), Thomas F. Patton (Republican), George F. Lang (Republican), Kristina D. Roegner (Republican), Scott Wiggam, Thomas West, Emilia Strong Sykes, Dick Stein, Lisa A. Sobecki, Michael Sheehy, Bill Seitz, Scott Ryan, Craig S. Riedel, Jessica E. Miranda, Mary Lightbody, Michele Lepore-Hagan, Laura Lanese, Brigid Kelly, Candice Keller, Kris Jordan, Stephanie D. Howse, Ron Hood, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Timothy E. Ginter, Tavia Galonski, Jeffrey A. Crossman, Jon Cross, Erica C. Crawley, Randi Clites, Jack Cera, Sara P. Carruthers, Richard D. Brown, Kristin Boggs, Gil Blair, Brian Baldridge, Niraj Antani, John M. Rogers, Rick Perales, John Patterson, Stephen D. Hambley, Dave Greenspan, Rick Carfagna, Jay Edwards, Jim Butler, Kenny Yuko, Joe Uecker, Lou Terhar, Kirk Schuring, Michael A. Rulli, Larry Obhof, Peggy Lehner, Jay Hottinger, Frank Hoagland, Bob D. Hackett, John Eklund, William P. Coley, II, Teresa Fedor, Sandra Williams, Vernon Sykes, Tina Maharath, and Stephanie Kunze.

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Ohio 133rd Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 19 R · 9 D cosponsors

SB 26 — Permit income tax deduction for certain teacher expenses

Last action February 05, 2020 — Effective 2/5/20

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Enacted

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
98 sponsors

1 primary, 97 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (19 R · 9 D) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

February 05, 2020
Effective 2/5/20
October 23, 2019
Concurred in House amendments
October 10, 2019
Reported
October 10, 2019
Passed
October 01, 2019
Re-referred
October 01, 2019
Re-referred
May 14, 2019
Refer to Committee
May 13, 2019
Introduced
May 08, 2019
Reported
May 08, 2019
Passed
February 20, 2019
Refer to Committee
February 12, 2019
Introduced

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 97 co-sponsors · 36 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Stephanie Kunze

Co-sponsors (97)

Not signed on (36)

36 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurred in Senate amendments

October 23, 2019

Passed 30 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	11	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	17	0	0	0
Democratic	2	1	0	0
Total	30	1	0	0
% of votes cast	97%	3%	0%	0%

How each member voted (31)

Member	Party	Vote
Bob D. Hackett	—	Yea
Dave Burke	—	Yea
Frank Hoagland	—	Yea
Jay Hottinger	—	Yea
John Eklund	—	Yea
Kenny Yuko	—	Yea
Kirk Schuring	—	Yea
Larry Obhof	—	Yea
Matt Dolan	—	Yea
Michael A. Rulli	—	Yea
Sandra Williams	—	Yea
Sean O'Brien	—	Yea
Stephanie Kunze	—	Yea
Teresa Fedor	—	Yea
Tina Maharath	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
William P. Coley, II	—	Yea
Cecil Thomas	Democratic	Nay
Hearcel F. Craig	Democratic	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Andrew O. Brenner	Republican	Yea
Bob Peterson	Republican	Yea
Kristina D. Roegner	Republican	Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III	Republican	Yea
Matt Huffman	Republican	Yea
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Rob McColley	Republican	Yea
Steve Wilson	Republican	Yea
Terry Johnson	Republican	Yea
Theresa Gavarone	Republican	Yea
Tim Schaffer	Republican	Yea

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Reported - Substitute

October 10, 2019

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	7	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	22	0	0	0
Democratic	2	0	0	0
Total	31	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (31)

Member	Party	Vote
Brian Baldridge	—	Yea
Brigid Kelly	—	Yea
Dave Greenspan	—	Yea
Erica C. Crawley	—	Yea
Gary Scherer	—	Yea
Jack Cera	—	Yea
Jay Edwards	—	Yea
Jim Butler	—	Yea
John M. Rogers	—	Yea
John Patterson	—	Yea
Jon Cross	—	Yea
Mark J. Romanchuk	—	Yea
Michael J. O'Brien	—	Yea
Michael J. Skindell	—	Yea
P. Scott Lipps	—	Yea
Rick Carfagna	—	Yea
Rick Perales	—	Yea
Robert R. Cupp	—	Yea
Sara P. Carruthers	—	Yea
Stephanie D. Howse	—	Yea
Stephen D. Hambley	—	Yea
Thomas West	—	Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney	Democratic	Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson	Democratic	Yea
Bill Roemer	Republican	Yea
James M. Hoops	Republican	Yea
Jamie Callender	Republican	Yea
Phil Plummer	Republican	Yea
Scott Oelslager	Republican	Yea
Shane Wilkin	Republican	Yea
Tracy M. Richardson	Republican	Yea

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Pass

October 10, 2019

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	60	0	0	0
Republican	20	0	0	0
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Total	91	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (91)

Member	Party	Vote
A. Nino Vitale	—	Yea
Adam C. Miller	—	Yea
Bill Dean	—	Yea
Bill Seitz	—	Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer	—	Yea
Brian Baldridge	—	Yea
Brigid Kelly	—	Yea
Candice Keller	—	Yea
Craig S. Riedel	—	Yea
Darrell Kick	—	Yea
Dave Greenspan	—	Yea
David Leland	—	Yea
Derek Merrin	—	Yea
Dick Stein	—	Yea
Don Manning	—	Yea
Doug Green	—	Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes	—	Yea
Erica C. Crawley	—	Yea
Gary Scherer	—	Yea
Gil Blair	—	Yea
J. Todd Smith	—	Yea
Jack Cera	—	Yea
Jay Edwards	—	Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman	—	Yea
Jena Powell	—	Yea
Jessica E. Miranda	—	Yea
Jim Butler	—	Yea
John Becker	—	Yea
John M. Rogers	—	Yea
John Patterson	—	Yea
Jon Cross	—	Yea
Kris Jordan	—	Yea
Kristin Boggs	—	Yea
Larry Householder	—	Yea
Laura Lanese	—	Yea
Lisa A. Sobecki	—	Yea
Mark J. Romanchuk	—	Yea
Mary Lightbody	—	Yea
Michael J. O'Brien	—	Yea
Michael J. Skindell	—	Yea
Michael Sheehy	—	Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan	—	Yea
Niraj J. Antani	—	Yea
P. Scott Lipps	—	Yea
Randi Clites	—	Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus	—	Yea
Richard D. Brown	—	Yea
Rick Perales	—	Yea
Robert R. Cupp	—	Yea
Ron Hood	—	Yea
Sara P. Carruthers	—	Yea
Scott Ryan	—	Yea
Scott Wiggam	—	Yea
Sedrick Denson	—	Yea
Stephanie D. Howse	—	Yea
Stephen D. Hambley	—	Yea
Tavia Galonski	—	Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr.	—	Yea
Thomas West	—	Yea
Timothy E. Ginter	—	Yea
Beth Liston	Democratic	Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney	Democratic	Yea
C. Allison Russo	Democratic	Yea
Casey Weinstein	Democratic	Yea
Catherine D. Ingram	Democratic	Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III	Democratic	Yea
Juanita O. Brent	Democratic	Yea
Kent Smith	Democratic	Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson	Democratic	Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.	Democratic	Yea
Terrence Upchurch	Democratic	Yea
Adam Holmes	Republican	Yea
Bill Reineke	Republican	Yea
Bill Roemer	Republican	Yea
Cindy Abrams	Republican	Yea
D. J. Swearingen	Republican	Yea
Gayle Manning	Republican	Yea
George F. Lang	Republican	Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari	Republican	Yea
James M. Hoops	Republican	Yea
Jamie Callender	Republican	Yea
Jason Stephens	Republican	Yea
Jeff LaRe	Republican	Yea
Kyle Koehler	Republican	Yea
Phil Plummer	Republican	Yea
Riordan T. McClain	Republican	Yea
Scott Oelslager	Republican	Yea
Shane Wilkin	Republican	Yea
Susan Manchester	Republican	Yea
Thomas F. Patton	Republican	Yea
Tracy M. Richardson	Republican	Yea

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Reported - Substitute

October 01, 2019

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	9	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (9)

Member	Party	Vote
Bill Seitz	—	Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes	—	Yea
Jay Edwards	—	Yea
Jim Butler	—	Yea
Kristin Boggs	—	Yea
Larry Householder	—	Yea
Laura Lanese	—	Yea
Richard D. Brown	—	Yea
Jamie Callender	Republican	Yea

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Reported - Substitute

May 08, 2019

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	6	0	0	0
Republican	3	0	0	0
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	10	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (10)

Member	Party	Vote
Bob D. Hackett	—	Yea
John Eklund	—	Yea
Kirk Schuring	—	Yea
Lou Terhar	—	Yea
Sandra Williams	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Kristina D. Roegner	Republican	Yea
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Steve Wilson	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Pass

May 08, 2019

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	10	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	19	0	0	0
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Total	32	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (32)

Member	Party	Vote
Bob D. Hackett	—	Yea
Dave Burke	—	Yea
Frank Hoagland	—	Yea
Jay Hottinger	—	Yea
Joe Uecker	—	Yea
John Eklund	—	Yea
Kenny Yuko	—	Yea
Kirk Schuring	—	Yea
Larry Obhof	—	Yea
Lou Terhar	—	Yea
Matt Dolan	—	Yea
Michael A. Rulli	—	Yea
Peggy Lehner	—	Yea
Sandra Williams	—	Yea
Stephanie Kunze	—	Yea
Teresa Fedor	—	Yea
Tina Maharath	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
William P. Coley, II	—	Yea
Cecil Thomas	Democratic	Yea
Hearcel F. Craig	Democratic	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Andrew O. Brenner	Republican	Yea
Bob Peterson	Republican	Yea
Kristina D. Roegner	Republican	Yea
Matt Huffman	Republican	Yea
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Rob McColley	Republican	Yea
Stephen A. Huffman	Republican	Yea
Steve Wilson	Republican	Yea
Theresa Gavarone	Republican	Yea
Tim Schaffer	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

taxation education

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 26?: SB 26 is sponsored by Sedrick Denson, Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Stephen Huffman, S., Bob Peterson (Republican), Tim Schaffer (Republican), Steve Wilson (Republican), Bill Roemer (Republican), Cindy Abrams (Republican), Juanita Brent, Jamie Callender (Republican), Haraz Ghanbari, Paula Hicks-Hudson (Democratic), James Hoops, Beth Liston (Democratic), Don Manning, D., Gayle Manning, G., Adam Miller, A., Kyle Koehler (Republican), Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic), Sandra O'Brien (Republican), Rob McColley (Republican), Hearcel F. Craig (Democratic), Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic), Nathan H. Manning (Republican), Joseph Miller, J., Scott Oelslager (Republican), Phil Plummer (Republican), Tracy Richardson, Phillip Robinson, C. Russo, Jeffrey Smith, T., D. J. Swearingen (Republican), Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic), Terrence Upchurch (Democratic), Casey Weinstein (Democratic), Shane Wilkin (Republican), Bill Reineke (Republican), Thomas F. Patton (Republican), George F. Lang (Republican), Kristina D. Roegner (Republican), Scott Wiggam, Thomas West, Emilia Strong Sykes, Dick Stein, Lisa A. Sobecki, Michael Sheehy, Bill Seitz, Scott Ryan, Craig S. Riedel, Jessica E. Miranda, Mary Lightbody, Michele Lepore-Hagan, Laura Lanese, Brigid Kelly, Candice Keller, Kris Jordan, Stephanie D. Howse, Ron Hood, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Timothy E. Ginter, Tavia Galonski, Jeffrey A. Crossman, Jon Cross, Erica C. Crawley, Randi Clites, Jack Cera, Sara P. Carruthers, Richard D. Brown, Kristin Boggs, Gil Blair, Brian Baldridge, Niraj Antani, John M. Rogers, Rick Perales, John Patterson, Stephen D. Hambley, Dave Greenspan, Rick Carfagna, Jay Edwards, Jim Butler, Kenny Yuko, Joe Uecker, Lou Terhar, Kirk Schuring, Michael A. Rulli, Larry Obhof, Peggy Lehner, Jay Hottinger, Frank Hoagland, Bob D. Hackett, John Eklund, William P. Coley, II, Teresa Fedor, Sandra Williams, Vernon Sykes, Tina Maharath, and Stephanie Kunze.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 26
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Session: 133rd Legislature (2019-2020)
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 12, 2019
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Stephanie Kunze

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