republic-os/legislation/us/states/oh/135/sb-43.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify homestead exemption-surviving spouse of a disabled veteran"
description: "Modify homestead exemption-surviving spouse of a disabled veteran"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "SB 43"
citation: "Ohio SB 43 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military and Veterans", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Brenner"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 12
vote_count: 15
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-10-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62c6a619-6e75-4f7e-b910-40f590d8653c"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/sb43/"
source_hash: "76e0cc61373c8672d04ecacdc0cd6c78b2ef69400fa733f7f069edeab2b1015b"
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 43 (135) — Modify homestead exemption-surviving spouse of a disabled veteran

## 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/sb43/IN/00/sb43_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/sb43/PH/06/sb43_06_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/sb43/PS/03/sb43_03_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Rules and Reference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb43/RH/05/sb43_05_RH?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the House Ways and Means Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb43/RH/04/sb43_04_RH?format=pdf)
6. **As Reported by the Senate Ways and Means Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb43/RS/01/sb43_01_RS?format=pdf)
7. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb43/EN/07/sb43_07_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrew Brenner — primary (person)
- Adam Bird — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Mathews — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Miller, A. — cosponsor (person)
- Al Cutrona — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Andrea White — cosponsor (person)
- Angela King — cosponsor (person)
- Anita Somani — cosponsor (person)
- Bernard Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Lear — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Roemer — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Young, B. — cosponsor (person)
- Brett Hillyer — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Lampton — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Lorenz — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- Bride Rose Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas, C. — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
- D. J. Swearingen — cosponsor (person)
- Dani Isaacsohn — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Darrell Kick — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Stein — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Dontavius Jarrells — cosponsor (person)
- Elgin Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Elliot Forhan — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Gail Pavliga — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Click — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Haraz Ghanbari — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Ismail Mohamed — cosponsor (person)
- James Hoops — cosponsor (person)
- Jamie Callender — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Jean Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff LaRe — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Miranda — cosponsor (person)
- Jon Cross — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Juanita Brent — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Pizzulli — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Lauren McNally — cosponsor (person)
- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
- Marilyn John — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Lightbody — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie Miller, M. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Skindell — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Grim — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Loychik — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Robb Blasdel — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nick Santucci — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- P. Lipps — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Dell'Aquila — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Creech — cosponsor (person)
- Roy Klopfenstein — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Fowler Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wiggam — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Ray — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Huffman, S. — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Demetriou — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Terrence Upchurch — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Claggett — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Young, T. — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)
- Willis Blackshear — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-04-04** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2023-04-18** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** Reported
- **2023-03-07** Reported
- **2023-03-29** Passed `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Reported
- **2023-06-26** Re-referred
- **2023-06-27** Informally passed
- **2023-07-01** Passed `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 10/27/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62c6a619-6e75-4f7e-b910-40f590d8653c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).