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

HB 601: Revise the Election Law

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 601 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on November 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Revise the Election Law. Primary sponsor: Bob Peterson (Republican), Bernie Willis (Republican). Most recent recorded action (November 19, 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 sections 3501.01, 3503.13, 3503.151, 3503.152, 3503.18, 3503.19, 3503.21, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 3505.20, 3509.05, and 3517.14 and to enact section 3503.201 of the Revised Code to modify the law governing voter roll maintenance, provisional voting, the return of absent voter's ballots, and the membership of the Ohio Election Integrity Commission.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob PetersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Bernie WillisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74

“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