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SJR 9

Ohio Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

SJR 9, “CA: Eliminate prohibition against taxing food and beverages”, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 26, 2026 by Sen. Louis Blessing (R). It was referred to General Government, and last saw action on Mar 4, 2026: Referred to committee: General Government.

Record

Text

SJR 9 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sjr9/introduced.txt
As Introduced
136th General Assembly
    Regular Session  S. J. R. No. 9
       2025-2026
  Senator Blessing
  A JOINT RESOLUTION
  Proposing to repeal Section 13 of Article XII of the  1
  Constitution of the State of Ohio to no longer  2
  prohibit wholesale excise taxation of food and  3
  nonalcoholic beverages.  4
        Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of  5
Ohio, three-fifths of the members elected to each house  6
concurring herein, that there shall be submitted to the electors  7
of the state, in the manner prescribed by law at the general  8
election to be held on November 2, 2027, a proposal to repeal  9
Section 13 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of  10
Ohio.  11
  EFFECTIVE DATE  12
        If adopted by a majority of the electors voting on this  13
proposal, Section 13 of Article XII of the Constitution of the  14
State of Ohio shall be repealed effective January 1, 2028.  15

Proposing to repeal Section 13 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to no longer prohibit wholesale excise taxation of food and nonalcoholic beverages.

Sponsors

Sen. Louis Blessing (R) sponsors SJR 9 alone.

Louis Blessing

Sen. · R–8 · Sponsor

Committees

SJR 9 went before 1 committee: General Government.

General Government
General Government
Referred to · Mar 4, 2026

History

SJR 9 has taken 2 actions since Feb 26, 2026, the latest on Mar 4, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 4, 2026
Senate
Referred to committee: General Government
Feb 26, 2026
Senate
Offered

Votes

SJR 9 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: legislature.ohio.gov · legiscan.com