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

SB 335: Make Election Day a holiday

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 335 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on December 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Make Election Day a holiday. Primary sponsor: Kent Smith (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 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 amend sections 1.14, 5.20, 124.19, 325.19, 511.10, 1345.21, 3313.63, and 3319.087 of the Revised Code to make Election Day a holiday.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kent SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Willis BlackshearCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Bill DeMoraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Beth ListonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16

“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