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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members"
+description: "To amend section 1546.04 of the Revised Code to require the ODNR Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft to establish a discount program for veterans and service members for park services and rentals."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
+legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
+session: "136"
+identifier: "SB 223"
+citation: "Ohio SB 223 (136)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Environment and Natural Resources", "Military and Veterans", "State Government", "State and Local Government"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Thomas F. Patton"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ece85ab-84f8-4dab-94e8-2516fc2854f4"
+source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb223/"
+source_hash: "1bc3166d45e26ea20f302ddb09315bdc38e6402bbcc7a9ab52b8191c62444530"
+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 223 (136) — Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members
+
+To amend section 1546.04 of the Revised Code to require the ODNR Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft to establish a discount program for veterans and service members for park services and rentals.
+
+## 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/sb223/00_IN/pdf/)
+2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb223/04_PH/pdf/)
+3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb223/02_PS/pdf/)
+4. **As Reported by the House Natural Resources Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb223/03_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/sb223/01_RS/pdf/)
+6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb223/05_EN/pdf/)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported — **12–0** (fail) · lower
+- Reported — **6–0** (fail) · upper
+- Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Thomas F. Patton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
+- **2025-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
+- **2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2026-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
+- **2026-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
+- **2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
+- **2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/7/26 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ece85ab-84f8-4dab-94e8-2516fc2854f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).
+