House Concurrent ResolutionChaptered/Signed
HCR 39: Convene in joint session of Senate and House
What HCR 39 does, verified September 28, 2026
The Ohio General Assembly is authorizing a joint convention to be held in the house chambers of the Ohio Statehouse on March 10, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock p.m. The convention is to welcome the governor and receive his message on the state of the state. A committee of nine representatives and eight senators will wait upon the governor before his address. This is a traditional courtesy for the Ohio General Assembly. The rules and customs of the House of Representatives will be observed during the use of the house chambers. A copy of the resolution will be transmitted to the governor and the news media of Ohio.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2026 · 530 words
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136th General Assembly
Regular Session
H. C. R. No. 39 2025-2026
Speaker Huffman, Representative Isaacsohn
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing a joint convention of the Ohio General
Assembly for the purpose of receiving a message
from the Governor and calling for a committee to
wait upon the Governor in anticipation of his
State of the State Address.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE SENATE CONCURRING):
WHEREAS, The Ohio General Assembly adopted H.C.R. No. 36 of the
136th General Assembly, authorizing a joint convention of the
legislature; and
WHEREAS, The Governor and legislature have determined to change
the date of the joint convention; and
WHEREAS, The members of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, by
adoption of this Resolution, call for a joint convention of the
legislature, to be held in the House Chambers of the Ohio Statehouse,
March 10, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock p.m.; and
WHEREAS, The Ohio General Assembly annually convenes a joint
convention of the House and Senate for the purpose of receiving a
message from the Governor as to the State of the State; and
WHEREAS, The members of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, by
adoption of the Resolution, call for the committee of nine on the part
of the House of Representatives and eight on the part of the Senate
which was previously appointed, pursuant to H.C.R. No. 36 of the 136th
General Assembly, to wait upon the Governor in anticipation of his
State of the State Address, March 10, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock p.m.; and
WHEREAS, It is a tradition of courtesy for the Ohio General
Assembly to appoint a committee to wait upon the Governor; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General Assembly of
Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, authorize a joint convention of the
legislature to be held in the House Chambers of the Ohio Statehouse,
Columbus, March 10, 2026, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of
welcoming the Governor, the Honorable Mike DeWine, and receiving his
message on the State of the State; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General Assembly of
Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, call for the committee of nine on
the part of the House of Representatives and eight on the part of the
Senate which was previously appointed, pursuant to H.C.R. No. 36 of
the 136th General Assembly, to wait upon the Governor; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the rules and customs of the House shall be
observed during the use of the House Chambers; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit
duly authenticated copies of this Resolution to Governor Mike DeWine
and to the news media of Ohio.
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