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

SB 29: Allow municipalities create joint economic development district

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

SB 29 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allow municipalities create joint economic development district. Primary sponsor: Bill Blessing (Republican), Catherine Ingram (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 29, 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 715.72 of the Revised Code to allow two or more municipalities to create a joint economic development district without involving a township.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill BlessingPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Catherine IngramPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Hearcel CraigCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Steve WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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