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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 197: Specify day of the presidential primary election

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 197 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on March 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Specify day of the presidential primary election. Primary sponsor: Dan Troy (Democratic), Beryl Piccolantonio (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 26, 2025): Referred to committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To amend section 3501.01 of the Revised Code to require a presidential primary election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan TroyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Beryl PiccolantonioPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Karen BrownleeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Levi DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Chris GlassburnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Crystal LettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Lauren McNallyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Ismail MohamedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Tristan RaderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Elgin RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Erika WhiteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source