---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards use of blended learning during 2021-2022"
description: "Regards use of blended learning during 2021-2022"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "134"
identifier: "SB 229"
citation: "Ohio SB 229 (134)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Education", "Primary and Secondary Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Louis Blessing"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-09-14"
last_action: "2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eaff65c7-3580-4f0f-b9d3-309ea12a59fa"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_134/bills/sb229/"
source_hash: "3362561eb9947f368e84e5e7e386301405d77da09301188c5c8b22ec49bd1b40"
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 229 (134) — Regards use of blended learning during 2021-2022

## 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_134/bills/sb229/IN/00/sb229_00_IN?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_134/bills/sb229/PH/04/sb229_04_PH?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_134/bills/sb229/PS/02/sb229_02_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_134/bills/sb229/RH/03/sb229_03_RH?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_134/bills/sb229/RS/01/sb229_01_RS?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_134/bills/sb229/EN/05/sb229_05_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **82–2** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Louis Blessing — primary (person)
- Adam Bird — cosponsor (person)
- Andrea White — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Roemer — cosponsor (person)
- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Stein — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Dontavius Jarrells — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Gail Pavliga — cosponsor (person)
- Gayle Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Crossman — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Miranda — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Yuko — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith, K. — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Miller, K. — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
- Latyna Humphrey — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Lanese — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Sobecki — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Fraizer — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Lightbody — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Rulli — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Loychik — cosponsor (person)
- Monique Smith, M. — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Carfagna — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Huffman, S. — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Fedor — cosponsor (person)
- Terrence Upchurch — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Ginter — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Maharath — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Young, T. — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-09-15** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-26** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-25** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2021-11-15** Reported
- **2021-11-18** Passed `passage`
- **2021-12-08** Concurred in House amendments `passage`
- **2021-10-20** Reported
- **2021-10-20** Passed `passage`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Effective 12/14/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eaff65c7-3580-4f0f-b9d3-309ea12a59fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).