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Ohio Senate Cancels Voting Session After House Unable To Meet

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate cancelled a voting session for tomorrow, after the House scrapped its session for Wednesday. But the Republican House Speaker is refusing to say a COVID-19 outbreak among House members happened during committee meetings.

Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima, left) laughs with Rep. Jon Cross (R-Kenton) after session on July 30, as Rep. Todd Smith (R-Farmersville) looks on. Cross is among the Republicans who have proposed bills to push back on Gov. Mike DeWine's public health orders.
Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima, left) laughs with Rep. Jon Cross (R-Kenton) after session on July 30, as Rep. Todd Smith (R-Farmersville) looks on. [Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau]
Two House Republicans and two House Democrats have announced they’ve tested positive for COVID-19, forcing them and some staff and others into quarantine.

Republican leadership said the cancelation of session was due to more work needing to be done in committees and not because of COVID.

House Speaker Bob Cupp says the virus transmission didn’t necessarily happen in committee, saying the members could’ve contracted it elsewhere.

Committee hearings are ongoing which means people are gathering in rooms with several lawmakers, many who refuse to wear masks.