---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act"
description: "To amend sections 3335.02, 3335.09, 3337.01, 3339.01, 3341.02, 3343.02, 3344.01, 3345.45, 3350.10, 3352.01, 3356.01, 3359.01, 3361.01, 3362.01, 3364.01, 4117.14, and 4117.15; to enact new section 3333.045 and sections 3345.029, 3345.0216, 3345.0217, 3345.0218, 3345.0219, 3345.382, 3345.451, 3345.452, 3345.453, 3345.454, 3345.455, 3345.456, 3345.591, 3345.80, and 3345.88; and to repeal section 3333.045 of the Revised Code to enact the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act regarding the operation of state institutions of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 1"
citation: "Ohio SB 1 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerry C. Cirino"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c20b9b2c-65b0-4c21-8563-b91264ec113f"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb1/"
source_hash: "25470ac32788e8b94586e04404bae2a8a3145962be2c256b0fc31b6ca56e74ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
---

# Ohio SB 1 (136) — Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act

To amend sections 3335.02, 3335.09, 3337.01, 3339.01, 3341.02, 3343.02, 3344.01, 3345.45, 3350.10, 3352.01, 3356.01, 3359.01, 3361.01, 3362.01, 3364.01, 4117.14, and 4117.15; to enact new section 3333.045 and sections 3345.029, 3345.0216, 3345.0217, 3345.0218, 3345.0219, 3345.382, 3345.451, 3345.452, 3345.453, 3345.454, 3345.455, 3345.456, 3345.591, 3345.80, and 3345.88; and to repeal section 3333.045 of the Revised Code to enact the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act regarding the operation of state institutions of higher education.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb1/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb1/04_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb1/02_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb1/03_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Higher Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb1/01_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb1/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Reported — **5–2** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **59–34** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **9–4** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **21–11** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in House amendments — **20–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerry C. Cirino — primary (person)
- Al Cutrona — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew O. Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Brian M. Chavez — cosponsor (person)
- George F. Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina D. Roegner — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Manchester — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 6/27/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c20b9b2c-65b0-4c21-8563-b91264ec113f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).