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

SB 37: Require presidential primary election to be held on specified day

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 37 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Require presidential primary election to be held on specified day. Primary sponsor: Bill DeMora (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 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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill DeMoraPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Hearcel CraigCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kent SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“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