The Ohio House of Representatives adopted a package of organizational resolutions and elected leadership during the chamber’s Jan. 6, 2025 organizational session. The measures established floor leadership, administrative rules for staff and travel, and committees to notify the governor and attend the presidential inauguration.

House Resolution 1 set the majority and minority leadership roster and was adopted, the clerk recorded 94 affirmative votes and 0 negative votes. HR 2 established the minority leadership team and passed with 85 affirmative votes and 4 negative votes.

Other organizational measures approved by roll call included:

- HR 3, election of Bradley J. Young as clerk of the house: adopted (95–0 reported).
- HR 4, employment and compensation authority for staff retroactive to Dec. 30, 2024 through Jan. 6, 2025: adopted (96–0 reported).
- HR 5, directing the offering of the pledge of allegiance prior to each voting session: adopted (95–0 reported).
- HR 6, authorization for the speaker to permit members to attend conferences such as NCSL and CSG: adopted (95–0 reported).
- HR 7, authority for the speaker to sign certain letters on behalf of the house in lieu of resolutions: adopted (96–0 reported).
- HR 8, appointment powers and administrative authority for the majority caucus chief of staff and chief administrative officer: adopted (95–0 reported).
- HCR 1, establishing a committee to notify the governor that the 136th General Assembly is organized: adopted (95–0 reported).
- HCR 2, establishing a joint committee to attend the presidential inauguration: adopted (96–0 reported).

The resolutions were generally described on the floor as housekeeping to permit the chamber to operate, staff to be paid for the transition period, and to authorize routine administrative and travel arrangements for members. Representative Gail Manning offered multiple resolutions and presided over several readings and votes; the chair then administered the oaths to members elected to the leadership posts.

The journal records the roll-call tallies reported on the floor for each resolution as indicated above.