---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards designation of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers"
description: "Regards designation of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "SB 156"
citation: "Ohio SB 156 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment and Natural Resources"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Reineke", "Bob Hackett"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2023-09-19"
last_action: "2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51b93c91-e5be-4335-9683-e3808259b010"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/sb156/"
source_hash: "07459817e36e8f3b340d94a98d3c8a933336df1e092b44803b70b38d90b2dc5e"
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 156 (135) — Regards designation of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers

## 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/sb156/IN/00/sb156_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/sb156/PH/05/sb156_05_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/sb156/PS/02/sb156_02_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb156/RH/03/sb156_03_RH?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb156/RS/01/sb156_01_RS?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb156/EN/06/sb156_06_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Reineke — primary (person)
- Bob Hackett — primary (person)
- Adam Bird — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Miller, A. — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Andrea White — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Darrell Kick — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Elgin Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Gail Pavliga — cosponsor (person)
- Gayle Manning — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gross — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
- Lauren McNally — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Rulli — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Robb Blasdel — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nick Santucci — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Dell'Aquila — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Fowler Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- William DeMora — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-09-20** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-13** Reported
- **2024-01-24** Passed `passage`
- **2024-01-29** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26** Reported
- **2024-06-26** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-26** Passed `passage`
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 10/24/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51b93c91-e5be-4335-9683-e3808259b010`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).