---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members"
description: "To amend section 1546.04 of the Revised Code to require the ODNR Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft to establish a discount program for veterans and service members for park services and rentals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 223"
citation: "Ohio SB 223 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment and Natural Resources", "Military and Veterans", "State Government", "State and Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thomas F. Patton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ece85ab-84f8-4dab-94e8-2516fc2854f4"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb223/"
source_hash: "1bc3166d45e26ea20f302ddb09315bdc38e6402bbcc7a9ab52b8191c62444530"
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 223 (136) — Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members

To amend section 1546.04 of the Revised Code to require the ODNR Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft to establish a discount program for veterans and service members for park services and rentals.

## 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/sb223/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb223/04_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb223/02_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Natural Resources Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb223/03_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/sb223/01_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb223/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **12–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported — **6–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Thomas F. Patton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
- **2025-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2026-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/7/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ece85ab-84f8-4dab-94e8-2516fc2854f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).