SB 61 is sponsored by Tom Young (Republican), Casey Weinstein (Democratic), Terrence Upchurch (Democratic), Kent Smith (Democratic), C. Allison Russo (Democratic), Joseph A. Miller, III (Democratic), Adam Miller, A., Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic), Paula Hicks-Hudson (Democratic), Juanita O. Brent (Democratic), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Hearcel F. Craig (Democratic), Jerry C. Cirino (Republican), Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic), Tina Maharath, Teresa Fedor, Louis W. Blessing, III (Republican), Sandra O'Brien (Republican), Michael A. Rulli, Kenny Yuko, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Michael J. Skindell, Kristin Boggs, Sara P. Carruthers, Tavia Galonski, Laura Lanese, Michele Lepore-Hagan, Mary Lightbody, Jessica E. Miranda, Bill Seitz, Lisa A. Sobecki, and Thomas West.

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Ohio 134th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 11 D · 4 R cosponsors

SB 61 — Regards condos, planned communities, and the New Community Law

Last action September 13, 2022 — Effective 9/13/22

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2021. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
32 sponsors

2 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (11 D · 4 R) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

September 13, 2022
Effective 9/13/22
June 01, 2022
Concurred in House amendments
May 25, 2022
Passed
May 05, 2022
Reported
February 15, 2022
Refer to Committee
February 01, 2022
Introduced
January 26, 2022
Reported
January 26, 2022
Passed
February 24, 2021
Refer to Committee
February 17, 2021
Introduced

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Nickie J. Antonio Democratic
Louis W. Blessing, III Republican

Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurred in Senate amendments

June 01, 2022

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	12	0	0	0
Republican	17	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
Frank Hoagland	—	Yea
Jay Hottinger	—	Yea
Kenny Yuko	—	Yea
Kirk Schuring	—	Yea
Matt Dolan	—	Yea
Michael A. Rulli	—	Yea
Niraj Antani	—	Yea
Sandra Williams	—	Yea
Stephanie Kunze	—	Yea
Teresa Fedor	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
Cecil Thomas	Democratic	Yea
Hearcel F. Craig	Democratic	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Andrew O. Brenner	Republican	Yea
Bill Reineke	Republican	Yea
Bob Peterson	Republican	Yea
George F. Lang	Republican	Yea
Jerry C. Cirino	Republican	Yea
Kristina D. Roegner	Republican	Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III	Republican	Yea
Mark Romanchuk	Republican	Yea
Matt Huffman	Republican	Yea
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Rob McColley	Republican	Yea
Sandra O'Brien	Republican	Yea
Stephen A. Huffman	Republican	Yea
Steve Wilson	Republican	Yea
Terry Johnson	Republican	Yea
Theresa Gavarone	Republican	Yea
Tim Schaffer	Republican	Yea

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Pass

May 25, 2022

Passed 81 Yea · 13 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	29	5	0	0
Unaffiliated	37	8	0	0
Democratic	15	0	0	0
Total	81	13	0	0
% of votes cast	86%	14%	0%	0%

How each member voted (94)

Member	Party	Vote
District 21	—	Yea
District 23	—	Yea
Adam C. Miller	—	Yea
Bill Dean	—	Yea
Bill Seitz	—	Yea
Bishara W. Addison	—	Yea
Bob Young	—	Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer	—	Yea
Craig S. Riedel	—	Yea
Darrell Kick	—	Nay
David Leland	—	Yea
Derek Merrin	—	Yea
Diane V. Grendell	—	Yea
Dick Stein	—	Yea
Don Jones	—	Nay
Emilia Strong Sykes	—	Yea
Gail K. Pavliga	—	Yea
Jay Edwards	—	Nay
Jena Powell	—	Nay
Jessica E. Miranda	—	Yea
Jon Cross	—	Yea
Kris Jordan	—	Nay
Kristin Boggs	—	Yea
Lisa A. Sobecki	—	Yea
Mark Fraizer	—	Yea
Mary Lightbody	—	Yea
Michael J. O'Brien	—	Yea
Michael J. Skindell	—	Yea
Michael Sheehy	—	Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan	—	Yea
Mike Loychik	—	Yea
Monique Smith	—	Yea
P. Scott Lipps	—	Yea
Paul Zeltwanger	—	Nay
Reggie Stoltzfus	—	Nay
Richard D. Brown	—	Yea
Robert R. Cupp	—	Yea
Sara P. Carruthers	—	Yea
Scott Wiggam	—	Nay
Sedrick Denson	—	Yea
Shawn Stevens	—	Yea
Shayla L. Davis	—	Yea
Tavia Galonski	—	Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr.	—	Yea
Thomas West	—	Yea
Beth Liston	Democratic	Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney	Democratic	Yea
C. Allison Russo	Democratic	Yea
Casey Weinstein	Democratic	Yea
Catherine D. Ingram	Democratic	Yea
Daniel P. Troy	Democratic	Yea
Dontavius L. Jarrells	Democratic	Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III	Democratic	Yea
Juanita O. Brent	Democratic	Yea
Kent Smith	Democratic	Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey	Democratic	Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson	Democratic	Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.	Democratic	Yea
Terrence Upchurch	Democratic	Yea
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.	Democratic	Yea
Adam C. Bird	Republican	Yea
Adam Holmes	Republican	Yea
Al Cutrona	Republican	Nay
Andrea White	Republican	Yea
Bill Roemer	Republican	Yea
Brian Lampton	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
James M. Hoops	Republican	Yea
Jamie Callender	Republican	Yea
Jason Stephens	Republican	Yea
Jean Schmidt	Republican	Nay
Jeff LaRe	Republican	Yea
Jennifer Gross	Republican	Nay
Kevin D. Miller	Republican	Yea
Kyle Koehler	Republican	Nay
Marilyn John	Republican	Yea
Mark Johnson	Republican	Yea
Phil Plummer	Republican	Yea
Riordan T. McClain	Republican	Yea
Rodney Creech	Republican	Yea
Ron Ferguson	Republican	Nay
Sarah Fowler Arthur	Republican	Yea
Scott Oelslager	Republican	Yea
Sharon A. Ray	Republican	Yea
Susan Manchester	Republican	Yea
Thomas F. Patton	Republican	Yea
Thomas Hall	Republican	Yea
Tom Young	Republican	Yea
Tracy M. Richardson	Republican	Yea

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Reported - Substitute

May 05, 2022

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	5	1	0	0
Republican	5	0	0	0
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	11	1	0	0
% of votes cast	92%	8%	0%	0%

How each member voted (12)

Member	Party	Vote
Brett Hudson Hillyer	—	Yea
Darrell Kick	—	Nay
David Leland	—	Yea
Derek Merrin	—	Yea
Michael J. Skindell	—	Yea
Tavia Galonski	—	Yea
Dontavius L. Jarrells	Democratic	Yea
Al Cutrona	Republican	Yea
Andrea White	Republican	Yea
Brian Lampton	Republican	Yea
Brian Stewart	Republican	Yea
D. J. Swearingen	Republican	Yea

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Pass

January 26, 2022

Passed 32 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	12	1	0	0
Republican	17	0	0	0
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Total	32	1	0	0
% of votes cast	97%	3%	0%	0%

How each member voted (33)

Member	Party	Vote
Bob D. Hackett	—	Yea
Frank Hoagland	—	Yea
Jay Hottinger	—	Yea
Kenny Yuko	—	Yea
Kirk Schuring	—	Yea
Matt Dolan	—	Yea
Michael A. Rulli	—	Yea
Niraj Antani	—	Nay
Sandra Williams	—	Yea
Stephanie Kunze	—	Yea
Teresa Fedor	—	Yea
Tina Maharath	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
Cecil Thomas	Democratic	Yea
Hearcel F. Craig	Democratic	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Andrew O. Brenner	Republican	Yea
Bill Reineke	Republican	Yea
Bob Peterson	Republican	Yea
George F. Lang	Republican	Yea
Jerry C. Cirino	Republican	Yea
Kristina D. Roegner	Republican	Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III	Republican	Yea
Mark Romanchuk	Republican	Yea
Matt Huffman	Republican	Yea
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Rob McColley	Republican	Yea
Sandra O'Brien	Republican	Yea
Stephen A. Huffman	Republican	Yea
Steve Wilson	Republican	Yea
Terry Johnson	Republican	Yea
Theresa Gavarone	Republican	Yea
Tim Schaffer	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Reported - Substitute

January 26, 2022

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	4	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Stephanie Kunze	—	Yea
Tina Maharath	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
Jerry C. Cirino	Republican	Yea
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Sandra O'Brien	Republican	Yea
Theresa Gavarone	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

housing

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 61?: SB 61 is sponsored by Tom Young (Republican), Casey Weinstein (Democratic), Terrence Upchurch (Democratic), Kent Smith (Democratic), C. Allison Russo (Democratic), Joseph A. Miller, III (Democratic), Adam Miller, A., Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic), Paula Hicks-Hudson (Democratic), Juanita O. Brent (Democratic), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Hearcel F. Craig (Democratic), Jerry C. Cirino (Republican), Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic), Tina Maharath, Teresa Fedor, Louis W. Blessing, III (Republican), Sandra O'Brien (Republican), Michael A. Rulli, Kenny Yuko, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Michael J. Skindell, Kristin Boggs, Sara P. Carruthers, Tavia Galonski, Laura Lanese, Michele Lepore-Hagan, Mary Lightbody, Jessica E. Miranda, Bill Seitz, Lisa A. Sobecki, and Thomas West.
What is the current status of SB 61?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2021. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 61
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Session: 134th General Assembly
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 17, 2021
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Nickie J. Antonio

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