---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day"
description: "To enact section 5.57 of the Revised Code to designate September 28 as \"Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 14"
citation: "Ohio SB 14 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special Designations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele Reynolds"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a42b913-c40d-412b-9755-7cd28dd6ca60"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb14/"
source_hash: "84c76f07323c731e13d9991c71fa3b6c0602d76f85c9ca7a476071d4d79ff554"
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 14 (136) — Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day

To enact section 5.57 of the Revised Code to designate September 28 as "Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day."

## 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/sb14/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb14/04_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb14/02_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House General Government Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb14/03_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb14/01_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb14/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Reported — **12–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michele Reynolds — primary (person)
- Andrew O. Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Brian M. Chavez — cosponsor (person)
- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine D. Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- George F. Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel F. Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry C. Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina D. Roegner — cosponsor (person)
- Louis W. Blessing, III — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan H. Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie J. Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen A. Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Manchester — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas F. Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- William P. DeMora — cosponsor (person)
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. — 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
- **2025-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2025-08-18T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2025-08-18T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 8/18/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a42b913-c40d-412b-9755-7cd28dd6ca60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).