Ohio 135th General Assembly Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 18 D · 15 R cosponsors

HB 599 — Designate the walleye as the official fish

Last action — Refer to Committee

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

This bill died with 135th General Assembly. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Refer to Committee

  2. Introduced

  3. Passed

  4. Reported

  5. Refer to Committee

  6. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 45 co-sponsors · 87 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (45)

Not signed on (87)

87 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

Pass

Passed 94 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 46400
Democratic 24000
Unaffiliated 24000
Total 94400
% of votes cast 96%4%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Adam C. Miller — Yea
Bill Dean — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Darrell Kick — Yea
Dave Dobos — Yea
Derek Merrin — Yea
Dick Stein — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Elliot Forhan — Yea
Gail K. Pavliga — Yea
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jena Powell — Yea
Jodi Whitted — Yea
Jon Cross — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Yea
Mike Loychik — Yea
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Richard Dell'Aquila — Yea
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Yea
Sedrick Denson — Yea
Anita Somani Democratic Yea
Beryl Brown Piccolantonio Democratic Yea
Beth Liston Democratic Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
C. Allison Russo Democratic Yea
Casey Weinstein Democratic Yea
Cecil Thomas Democratic Yea
Dani Isaacsohn Democratic Yea
Daniel P. Troy Democratic Yea
Darnell T. Brewer Democratic Yea
Dontavius L. Jarrells Democratic Yea
Elgin Rogers, Jr. Democratic Yea
Ismail Mohamed Democratic Yea
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic Yea
Lauren McNally Democratic Yea
Michele Grim Democratic Yea
Munira Abdullahi Democratic Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Rachel B. Baker Democratic Yea
Sean P. Brennan Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Veronica R. Sims Democratic Yea
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. Democratic Yea
Adam C. Bird Republican Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Adam Mathews Republican Yea
Al Cutrona Republican Yea
Andrea White Republican Yea
Angela N. King Republican Yea
Bernard Willis Republican Nay
Beth Lear Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
Brian Lampton Republican Yea
Brian Lorenz Republican Yea
Brian Stewart Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
Gary Click Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari Republican Yea
Jack K. Daniels Republican Yea
James M. Hoops Republican Yea
Jamie Callender Republican Nay
Jason Stephens Republican Yea
Jean Schmidt Republican Yea
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Jennifer Gross Republican Yea
Jim Thomas Republican Yea
Josh Williams Republican Yea
Justin Pizzulli Republican Yea
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Marilyn John Republican Yea
Mark Johnson Republican Yea
Melanie Miller Republican Yea
Monica Robb Blasdel Republican Yea
Nick Santucci Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Rodney Creech Republican Nay
Ron Ferguson Republican Yea
Roy Klopfenstein Republican Yea
Sarah Fowler Arthur Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Sharon A. Ray Republican Yea
Steve Demetriou Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Thaddeus J. Claggett Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea
Thomas Hall Republican Yea
Tim Barhorst Republican Yea
Tom Young Republican Nay
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

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Reported - Substitute

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2000
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Bill Dean — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Yea
Cecil Thomas Democratic Yea
Daniel P. Troy Democratic Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic Yea
Sean P. Brennan Democratic Yea
Veronica R. Sims Democratic Yea
Angela N. King Republican Yea
Jennifer Gross Republican Yea
Jim Thomas Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Roy Klopfenstein Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 599?
HB 599 is sponsored by Sean P. Brennan (Democratic), D. J. Swearingen (Republican), Darnell T. Brewer (Democratic), Michele Grim (Democratic), Joseph A. Miller, III (Democratic), Nick Santucci (Republican), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Daniel P. Troy (Democratic), Josh Williams (Republican), Jennifer Gross (Republican), Cindy Abrams (Republican), Richard Dell'Aquila, Juanita O. Brent (Democratic), Don Jones, Haraz N. Ghanbari (Republican), Sedrick Denson, Adam Holmes (Republican), James M. Hoops (Republican), Latyna M. Humphrey (Democratic), Dani Isaacsohn (Democratic), Dontavius L. Jarrells (Democratic), Beth Liston (Democratic), Gayle Manning (Republican), Adam Mathews (Republican), Lauren McNally (Democratic), Adam Miller, A., Kevin D. Miller (Republican), Melanie Miller (Republican), Ismail Mohamed (Democratic), Thomas F. Patton (Republican), Monica Robb Blasdel (Republican), Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. (Democratic), Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic), C. Allison Russo (Democratic), Jean Schmidt (Republican), Veronica R. Sims (Democratic), Casey Weinstein (Democratic), Jodi Whitted, Dick Stein, Michael J. Skindell, Bill Seitz, Gail K. Pavliga, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Elliot Forhan, Dave Dobos, Jon Cross, and Sara P. Carruthers.
What is the current status of HB 599?
This bill died with 135th General Assembly. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 599?
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