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legislation/us/states/oh/136/hb-229.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs"
+description: "To amend section 3959.01 and to enact sections 3957.01, 3957.02, 3957.03, 3957.04, 3957.05, 3957.06, 3957.07, 3957.08, 3957.09, 3957.10, 3957.11, 3957.12, 3957.13, 3957.14, 3957.15, 3957.16, 3957.17, and 3957.99 of the Revised Code to establish a stand-alone licensing process and new contractual requirements for pharmacy benefit managers."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
+legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
+session: "136"
+identifier: "HB 229"
+citation: "Ohio HB 229 (136)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Commerce", "Health Care", "Health and Human Services", "Insurance", "Occupational Licensing and Regulation", "State Government", "State and Local Government"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kellie Deeter"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1f69328-232b-43a2-a683-57b47df045f7"
+source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb229/"
+source_hash: "e16a377393c14b170323b7545a9273a41c221daf703a1f4aa85910ff006540cc"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
+---
+
+# Ohio HB 229 (136) — Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs
+
+To amend section 3959.01 and to enact sections 3957.01, 3957.02, 3957.03, 3957.04, 3957.05, 3957.06, 3957.07, 3957.08, 3957.09, 3957.10, 3957.11, 3957.12, 3957.13, 3957.14, 3957.15, 3957.16, 3957.17, and 3957.99 of the Revised Code to establish a stand-alone licensing process and new contractual requirements for pharmacy benefit managers.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb229/00_IN/pdf/)
+2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb229/02_PH/pdf/)
+3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb229/04_PS/pdf/)
+4. **As Reported by the House General Government Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb229/01_RH/pdf/)
+5. **As Reported by the Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb229/03_RS/pdf/)
+6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb229/05_EN/pdf/)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported — **12–0** (fail) · lower
+- Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+- Concurred in Senate amendments — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported — **8–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kellie Deeter — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
+- **2025-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
+- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
+- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
+- **2026-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
+- **2026-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 6/30/26 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1f69328-232b-43a2-a683-57b47df045f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).
+