---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services"
description: "To enact section 4113.13 of the Revised Code regarding the creation and display of a poster containing information on benefits and services for veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 39"
citation: "Ohio SB 39 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commerce", "Employment", "Military and Veterans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hearcel F. Craig", "Terry Johnson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-09-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e6ed484-d12d-4eb2-afeb-f460b3c0def1"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb39/"
source_hash: "3cfe942f51693b170f22da5333eb2e00959b1fc5572e96ace835a9b677ff50ba"
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 39 (136) — Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services

To enact section 4113.13 of the Revised Code regarding the creation and display of a poster containing information on benefits and services for veterans.

## 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/sb39/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb39/04_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb39/02_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/sb39/03_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/sb39/01_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb39/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Reported — **6–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **12–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hearcel F. Craig — primary (person)
- Terry Johnson — primary (person)
- Andrew O. Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2025-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2025-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/30/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e6ed484-d12d-4eb2-afeb-f460b3c0def1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).