---
type: "Bill"
title: "Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals"
description: "To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the Revised Code to verify the veteran status of imprisoned individuals and individuals facing imprisonment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 179"
citation: "Ohio SB 179 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Military and Veterans", "Prisons and Jails"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Johnson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/311d215f-a65f-43d8-8ebd-f682569b8529"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/"
source_hash: "bc65399cf4ee4b5cdc4914dd0ad95735fa4e4682fb93a7e0c0c1b55703ef4c45"
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 179 (136) — Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals

To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the Revised Code to verify the veteran status of imprisoned individuals and individuals facing imprisonment.

## 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/sb179/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/04_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/02_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Veterans and Military Development Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/03_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/sb179/01_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Reported — **11–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in House amendments — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **5–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Johnson — primary (person)
- Andrew O. Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry C. Cirino — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2026-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2026-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/23/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/311d215f-a65f-43d8-8ebd-f682569b8529`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).