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House rejects Senate amendments to Substitute House Bill 96, 84-1
Summary
The House of Representatives voted 84 to 1 not to concur with Senate amendments to Substitute House Bill 96 after members urged continued negotiation over budget differences; the chamber then agreed to adjourn until June 12, 2025, at 9 a.m.
The House of Representatives voted 84 to 1 not to concur with Senate amendments to Substitute House Bill 96, the chamber’s clerk announced, after members urged continued negotiation over differences in competing budget versions.
Representative Stewart urged colleagues to oppose concurrence so the House could “continue that discussion” and “fight for our House priorities,” and asked members to “vote against concurrence, that is the red button on your desk.” Representative Sweeney also asked for nonconcurrence, saying, “I don't think this new version, represents, the will of Ohioans. So I ask that we keep working on it and get closer to that vision.”
The sequence began when the clerk read a message informing the House that the Senate had transmitted its concurrence request for Substitute House Bill 96. Representative Manning moved that the Senate amendment to Substitute House Bill 96 be taken up for immediate consideration; the presiding officer stated, “Without objection, the motion will be agreed to.” The clerk then called the roll and reported, “With 1 affirmative vote and 84 negative votes, the Senate amendments are not agreed to.”
After the vote, the presiding officer recognized Senator Manning, who moved that “the house stand adjourn until Thursday, 06/12/2025 at 9AM.” The presiding officer closed the session “without objection.”
The action leaves the House and Senate with divergent versions of the bill; members who spoke urged continued negotiation rather than concurrence on the Senate amendments.
