The House Republican gridlock that鈥檚 lead to weeks of dysfunction may soon come to an end. A plan by the interim leader could lead to a new acting speaker, which could open the floodgates for legislation that鈥檚 been sitting on the sidelines during the impasse.
There are more than 150 bills waiting for a full chamber vote by the Ohio House. It鈥檚 not unusual to have a lot of bills that have been approved by committees or passed in the Senate. But traditionally the House tends to pass a few dozen bills in the last weeks leading up to a long summer break.
That break has already been put off by the speaker impasse, which started in April when Republican Speaker Cliff Rosenberger . Rosenberger has said he has not done anything wrong.
Some of the more prominent bills waiting for a House vote include a crackdown on , raising the legal age to marry, the so-called , reducing standards for a cosmetology license, and what鈥檚 known as the 鈥淩eagan Tokes Law鈥� which reforms sentencing and probation.
