---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow dogs in restaurant outdoor dining areas"
description: "Allow dogs in restaurant outdoor dining areas"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "132"
identifier: "HB 263"
citation: "Ohio HB 263 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Animals", "Agriculture", "Food Regulation", "Health and Human Services", "Public Health", "Public Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Lanese"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-06-08"
last_action: "2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fc38069-20f1-47bc-9f64-1bace0b8753b"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb263/"
source_hash: "f775b98f142632798df20374c36aa6769e6a7a624d47934191fd3f03a9903361"
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 HB 263 (132) — Allow dogs in restaurant outdoor dining areas

## 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_132/bills/hb263/IN/00?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb263/PH/02?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb263/PS/04?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Economic Development, Commerce, and Labor Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb263/RH/01?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb263/RS/03?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb263/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- crpt_301 — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- msg_507 — **81–11** (pass) · lower
- pass_300 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- crpt_301 — **9–5** (pass) · lower
- pass_300 — **86–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laura Lanese — primary (person)
- Adam Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Beagle — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Charleta B. Tavares — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Greenspan — cosponsor (person)
- David Leland — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Frank LaRose — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Gayle Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Janine Boyd — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Schiavoni — cosponsor (person)
- John Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- John Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Yuko — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Boggs — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Obhof — cosponsor (person)
- Marlene Anielski — cosponsor (person)
- Martin Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Henne — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Skindell — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Lepore-Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Robert McColley — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Young — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah LaTourette — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wiggam — cosponsor (person)
- Sean O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Hambley — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas West — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-06-20** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Reported
- **2018-04-11** Passed `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2018-05-10** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-26** Reported
- **2018-06-28** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-27** Passed `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fc38069-20f1-47bc-9f64-1bace0b8753b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).