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OH SB335

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kent Smith

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Origin

Senate

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Designates the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November as "Democracy day," adding it to Ohio's list of legal holidays alongside New Year's day, Martin Luther King day, and other existing state holidays

  • State employees, county employees, and township employees would receive 8 hours of holiday pay for Democracy day under the same terms as other legal holidays like Labor day and Thanksgiving

  • Boards of education would be authorized to dismiss schools on Democracy day, and nonteaching school employees employed 9+ months would receive paid holiday for the day

  • Adds Democracy day to the list of "business days" excluded from time calculations for home solicitation sale cancellation periods under consumer protection law

  • Amends 8 sections of Ohio Revised Code to incorporate the new holiday across state employment, county employment, township employment, school district, and consumer protection statutes

Legislative Description

Make Election Day a holiday

State and Local Government : State Government

Last Action

Referred to committee: General Government

2/11/2026

Committee Referrals

General Government2/11/2026

Full Bill Text

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