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

SB 41: Designate Day of Tears

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 41 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Designate Day of Tears. Primary sponsor: Steve Huffman (Republican), Michele Reynolds (Republican). It lists 7 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 enact section 5.57 of the Revised Code to designate January 22 as the "Day of Tears."

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve HuffmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Michele ReynoldsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Kyle KoehlerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
George LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Kristina RoegnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Shane WilkinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
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