Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HR139: Honor Pope Leo XIV, to highlight his life and accomplishments
Status: Passed both chambers, October 1, 2025
To honor Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States of America, and to highlight his life and accomplishments.
What the bill says
A resolution To honor Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States of America, and to highlight his life and accomplishments.
From the enrolled text, October 1, 2025:
A resolution To honor Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States of America, and to highlight his life and accomplishments. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio: WHEREAS, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th Pope, in a continuous line back to Peter, on May 8, 2025, becoming the first American Pope, and chose Leo XIV as his papal name; and WHEREAS, The first pontiff from the Augustinian order and the first from the United States and North America, a son of the Midwest, Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 14, 1955, to Mildred Martínez and Louis Marius Prevost; he grew up with two brothers, Louis Martín and John Joseph; educated at the Minor Seminary of the Augustinian Fathers, he went on to complete his bachelor's degree in mathematics at Villanova University, where he also studied philosophy; in 1977, he entered the novitiate of the Order of St. Augustine in the Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel of Chicago; he made his solemn vows four years later and received his theological education at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago; his superiors then sent him to Rome, where he was ordained a priest at the Augustinian College of St. Monica and earned his doctorate in …
Sponsors
- Adam Mathews (R, 56) · primary sponsor
- Mike Odioso (R, 30) · primary sponsor
- Munira Abdullahi (D, 9)
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29)
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Juanita Brent (D, 18)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Steve Demetriou (R, 35)
- Haraz Ghanbari (R, 75)
- Jennifer Gross (R, 45)
Latest actions
- : Adopted
- : Reported
- : Introduced and Referred to Committee
Votes
- Favorable Passage (October 1, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Adopted (October 1, 2025): 93 yea, 1 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HR139?
- HR139 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Honor Pope Leo XIV, to highlight his life and accomplishments.
- What does HR139 do?
- In its own words: A resolution To honor Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States of America, and to highlight his life and accomplishments.
- What is the status of HR139?
- Passed both chambers as of October 1, 2025. Latest action: Adopted (October 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR139?
- Adam Mathews (R, 56), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR139?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hr139
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