Bride Rose Sweeney

Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney voted no on Ohio House Bill 96, the state operating budget, saying it underfunded public education, Medicaid, property-tax relief, and basic services.

April 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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As the lead Democratic sponsor, helped enact the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan. It overhauled Ohio's K-12 school-funding formula. It became law.

July 1, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to pass H.B. 252, which created new burglary and trespass offenses that no longer require force, stealth or deception. It passed the Ohio House 70-25.

March 25, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass H.B. 92, which barred municipalities from putting a lien on rental property over a tenant's unpaid water bills. It passed the Ohio House 67-30.

March 18, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass H.B. 319, the Clinical Teaching Subsidy Reform Act, which set a yearly clinical teaching subsidy for public medical schools. It passed the Ohio House 70-26.

June 9, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Reps. Bride Rose Sweeney and Dani Isaacsohn introduced legislation to dedicate future Ohio iGaming revenue to K-12 public education, publicly funded child care, and problem-gaming programs.

May 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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As the lead Democratic sponsor, helped enact the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan. It overhauled Ohio's K-12 school-funding formula. It became law.

July 1, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted against passing H.B. 347, the SHE WINS Act, which permitted an elective abortion only after a 24-hour informed consent meeting. It passed the Ohio House 64-32.

March 25, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to pass H.B. 503, which required voter approval before a municipality cuts or repeals an income tax reciprocity credit. It passed the Ohio House 65-27.

February 25, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted against passing H.B. 249, the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act, which created the offense of unlawful adult cabaret performance. It passed the Ohio House 63-32.

March 25, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted no on accepting the Senate's changes to House Bill 173, which took electric submetering companies out of the legal definition of a public utility. The Ohio House agreed 56-35, but the governor vetoed the bill on June 24, 2026.

June 10, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted against passing S.B. 50, a bill to let 14- and 15-year-olds work until 9 p.m. year-round with a parent's approval. It passed the Ohio House 62-30 and was vetoed by the Governor.

November 5, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted against passing H.B. 126, which prohibited public nuisance lawsuits arising from the sale of a product. It passed the Ohio House 59-36.

May 7, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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The Ohio Public Transit Association named Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney its 2025 Legislator of the Year for her work securing state public-transit investment.

November 21, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted no on the final compromise version of Senate Bill 56, Ohio's marijuana rewrite, capping dispensaries at 400 and moving adult-use rules into medical law. The House agreed to the conference report 52-34, and it became law.

November 19, 2025

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Voted against Substitute House Bill 492, which widened the crime of interfering with an officer making an arrest and raised its penalty. The House passed it 59-21, the Senate later passed it 24-9, and Governor Mike DeWine signed it on July 7, 2026.

November 19, 2025

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Voted against passing H.B. 485, the Baby Olivia Act, which required schools to teach human development with an ultrasound video. It passed the Ohio House 59-27.

November 19, 2025

Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against passing S.B. 293, which required mailed absentee ballots to arrive by the close of polls on Election Day. It passed the Ohio House 61-30 and was signed into law.

November 19, 2025

Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass H.B. 116, the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act, which bars governments from impairing a person's right to hold or accept digital assets. It passed the Ohio House 70-26.

June 18, 2025

Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against passing S.B. 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, which banned diversity offices at public universities and barred faculty strikes. It passed the Ohio House 59-34 and was signed into law.

March 19, 2025

Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

Bride Rose Sweeney was appointed ranking member of the Ohio House Finance Committee for the 136th General Assembly and also appointed to the House Energy and House Insurance Committees.

January 27, 2025

Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched August 21, 2026

As the lead Democratic sponsor, helped enact the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan. It overhauled Ohio's K-12 school-funding formula. It became law.

July 1, 2021

Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 15, 2026