COLUMBUS, Ohio — The 134th General Assembly had its first day of business Monday. Members who were elected to the Ohio House and Senate in November were sworn in at the Statehouse.

Members of the Ohio Senate and House took the oath of office, including six new senators, three of which are former state representatives.

The House welcomed 22 new faces. Former House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) was also sworn in again. The Republican retained his seat as a state rep, despite federal charges accusing him of being the ring leader of a $61 million bribery scheme connected to House Bill 6, the taxpayer-funded bailout of two nuclear power plants in Ohio.

In a previous interview, Speaker Robert Cupp (R-Lima) said Householder could be expelled from the House or the House could work with the Senate to impeach him. Cupp said he prefers Householder resign. Householder has not said he will.

Cupp vowed Monday, after he was sworn in to serve another term as speaker, to serve the people as best he could.

"I recognize that with trust comes responsibility and I will work hard for you to fulfill that, and I will work hard with you to fulfill our mutual responsibilities to all Ohioans," said Cupp.

New Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) also was sworn in, but from his home in Lima, where he is quarantining after he was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Huffman said he has mild symptoms which he began experiencing before the New Year.

On a conference call, Huffman said he is well and will return to the statehouse next week.

"I feel fine,” Huffman said. “My wife and I both just kind of felt poorly last week at the end of last week which prompted the test, but that was sort of the worst of it and if I hadn't had a test Saturday, I wouldn't know that I had COVID.”

Huffman said he and Cupp have talked about addressing House Bill 6 along with reforms to criminal justice, public benefits, health care, and education.