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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals"
+description: "To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the Revised Code to verify the veteran status of imprisoned individuals and individuals facing imprisonment."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
+legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
+session: "136"
+identifier: "SB 179"
+citation: "Ohio SB 179 (136)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Military and Veterans", "Prisons and Jails"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Terry Johnson"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/311d215f-a65f-43d8-8ebd-f682569b8529"
+source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/"
+source_hash: "bc65399cf4ee4b5cdc4914dd0ad95735fa4e4682fb93a7e0c0c1b55703ef4c45"
+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 SB 179 (136) — Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals
+
+To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the Revised Code to verify the veteran status of imprisoned individuals and individuals facing imprisonment.
+
+## 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/sb179/00_IN/pdf/)
+2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/04_PH/pdf/)
+3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/02_PS/pdf/)
+4. **As Reported by the House Veterans and Military Development Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/03_RH/pdf/)
+5. **As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/01_RS/pdf/)
+6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/05_EN/pdf/)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported — **11–0** (fail) · lower
+- Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
+- Concurred in House amendments — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported — **5–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Terry Johnson — primary (person)
+- Andrew O. Brenner — cosponsor (person)
+- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
+- Jerry C. Cirino — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
+- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
+- **2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2026-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
+- **2026-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
+- **2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
+- **2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/23/26 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/311d215f-a65f-43d8-8ebd-f682569b8529`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).
+