---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards workers' comp coverage for certain exposure testing"
description: "Regards workers' comp coverage for certain exposure testing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "SB 106"
citation: "Ohio SB 106 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employment", "Workers' Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tim Schaffer"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2023-04-11"
last_action: "2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58d54aea-b400-47a3-be25-d40ec9a08f46"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/sb106/"
source_hash: "165fc8207d232673889ee666e9ff1ea31524cfded5320efb0ff498b947c3dadd"
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 106 (135) — Regards workers' comp coverage for certain exposure testing

## 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_135/bills/sb106/IN/00/sb106_00_IN?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb106/PH/04/sb106_04_PH?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb106/PS/02/sb106_02_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Insurance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb106/RH/03/sb106_03_RH?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Insurance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb106/RS/01/sb106_01_RS?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb106/EN/05/sb106_05_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tim Schaffer — primary (person)
- Adam Mathews — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Anita Somani — cosponsor (person)
- Bernard Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Beryl Piccolantonio — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Lampton — cosponsor (person)
- Bride Rose Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas, C. — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
- Dani Isaacsohn — cosponsor (person)
- Darnell Brewer — cosponsor (person)
- Darrell Kick — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Dontavius Jarrells — cosponsor (person)
- Elgin Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Elliot Forhan — cosponsor (person)
- Gail Pavliga — cosponsor (person)
- Haraz Ghanbari — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Ismail Mohamed — cosponsor (person)
- Jean Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Miranda — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Miller, K. — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
- Latyna Humphrey — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Rulli — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Skindell — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Grim — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Munira Abdullahi — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Dell'Aquila — cosponsor (person)
- Roy Klopfenstein — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Sedrick Denson — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Terrence Upchurch — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Barhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Sims — cosponsor (person)
- William DeMora — cosponsor (person)
- Willis Blackshear — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-04-19** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-13** Passed `passage`
- **2023-09-13** Reported
- **2023-09-15** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2023-09-26** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Passed `passage`
- **2024-02-07** Reported
- **2024-02-28** Concurred in House amendments `passage`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 6/12/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58d54aea-b400-47a3-be25-d40ec9a08f46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).