Ohio House Bill 6 passed the Ohio House of Representatives on May 29 and the Ohio Senate on July 17. The Ohio House concurrence vote occurred on July 23.  It passed by one vote, and House Bill 6 was signed by Governor Mike DeWine a few hours later.

This bill adds an extra charge to all Ohioans electric bills, creating a bailout tax to fund failing nuclear and coal plants, one of which is in Indiana. At the same time, the bill guts Ohio’s renewable energy and energy efficiency standards, which have been significant sources of funding for clean energy jobs in Ohio.

If you don’t know who your state legislators are, you can find that information here.

Thanks to pressure from constituents, this bill didn’t pass along party lines. In the House's original vote, 17 Republicans voted against it, and 10 Democrats voted in favor of it, meaning the bill barely reached the minimum number of votes to go to the Senate. In the Senate, the bill passed 19-12, with six Republicans voting against the bill and 3 Democrats voting in favor.

Despite being outspent by a corporate giant who threw more than $10 million into a deceptive ad campaign, the bill passed the House a second time by one vote.

Find out how your legislators voted on House Bill 6 below.

House vote (May 29, 2019)

Senate vote (July 17, 2019)

Concurrence House vote (July 23, 2019)