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

SB 111: Designate Henrietta Lacks Day

Passed one chamber 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

SB 111 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Designate Henrietta Lacks Day. Primary sponsor: Hearcel Craig (Democratic), Terry Johnson (Republican). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): 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 enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate October 4th as "Henrietta Lacks Day."

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hearcel CraigPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Terry JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Andrew BrennerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Bill DeMoraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Theresa GavaroneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Paula Hicks-HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Catherine IngramCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Al LandisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
George LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Beth ListonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Tom PattonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Michele ReynoldsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Kristina RoegnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Mark RomanchukCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Kent SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Jane TimkenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Casey WeinsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Shane WilkinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“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
  3. Passed
  4. Reported
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

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