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SR280 • 2026

Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026.

Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026.

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Sponsor
Bill Reineke
Last action
Official status
As Adopted by the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

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Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026.

Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026.

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Bill History

  1. Ohio Legislature

    As Introduced

  2. Ohio Legislature

    As Adopted by the Senate

Official Summary Text

Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026.

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As Adopted by the Senate

136th General Assembly

Regular Session

S. R. No. 280

2025-2026

Senator
Reineke

Cosponsors:
Senators Antonio, Blackshear, Brenner, Cirino, Craig, DeMora,
Gavarone, Hicks-Hudson, Johnson, Landis, O'Brien, Patton, Reineke,
Reynolds, Roegner, Schaffer, Timken, Weinstein, Wilkin

A R E S O L U T I O N

Authorizing
the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber
on March 21, 2026.

BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

WHEREAS,
The members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio have
learned that the Ohio Speech and Debate Association has requested
permission to use the Ohio Senate Chamber for the National Speech and
Debate Association Western Ohio District Qualifying Tournament,
March 21, 2026; and

WHEREAS,
Since its inception, the Ohio Speech and Debate Association has
provided students with the opportunity to find their voices and
become civically involved, and the knowledge gained through the NSDA
Western Ohio District Qualifying Tournament will certainly be of
value to participants in the years to come; and

WHEREAS,
By utilizing the facilities that accommodate those involved in the
state legislative process, the Ohio Speech and Debate Association
will offer students an accurate depiction of state government and the
manner in which legislation is created and processed; and

WHEREAS,
Through participation in the NSDA Western Ohio District Qualifying
Tournament, students will be better prepared to become productive
members of our complex and ever-changing society. The maturity and
experience participants will gain as a result of their involvement
with the Ohio Speech and Debate Association will not only enrich
their total educational experience but also enable them to make
better-informed decisions as they assume the responsibilities of
adult citizenship; therefore be it

RESOLVED,
That we, the members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of
Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, permit the Ohio Speech and Debate
Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber, contingent upon the
availability of that facility, and salute the participants as some of
Ohio’s finest young citizens; and be it further

RESOLVED,
That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly authenticated copy of
this Resolution to the Ohio Speech and Debate Association.