---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards podiatrist authority to administer flu vaccine"
description: "Regards podiatrist authority to administer flu vaccine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "133"
identifier: "SB 178"
citation: "Ohio SB 178 (133)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health and Human Services", "Health Care", "Occupational Licensing and Regulation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kirk Schuring"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-07-17"
last_action: "2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d4b985c-0354-4de3-be8c-648beeff6e44"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb178/"
source_hash: "5efe37cf463149dbb2e7090ae445f6159f1c9f40796466068dcdcb536c784d9e"
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 178 (133) — Regards podiatrist authority to administer flu vaccine

## 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/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb178/IN/00?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb178/PH/04?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb178/PS/02?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Health Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb178/RH/03?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb178/RS/01?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb178/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kirk Schuring — primary (person)
- Adam Holmes, A. — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hottinger — cosponsor (person)
- John Eklund — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Yuko — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina Roegner — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Obhof — cosponsor (person)
- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Huffman, M. — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- P. Lipps — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy Lehner — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Huffman, S. — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Fedor — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas West — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Maharath — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-07-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-09-11** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-31** Reported
- **2020-05-05** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2020-05-12** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-11-10** Reported
- **2020-11-19** Passed `passage`
- **2020-11-19** Senate Bill - No amendment
- **2020-02-13** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Effective 3/2/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d4b985c-0354-4de3-be8c-648beeff6e44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).