republic-os/legislation/us/states/oh/136/sb-179.md

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Bill	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.	us/states/oh	Ohio General Assembly	136	SB 179	Ohio SB 179 (136)	bill	Crimes Corrections and Law Enforcement Military and Veterans Prisons and Jails	enacted	Terry Johnson	6	13	5	2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00	2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/311d215f-a65f-43d8-8ebd-f682569b8529	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb179/	bc65399cf4ee4b5cdc4914dd0ad95735fa4e4682fb93a7e0c0c1b55703ef4c45	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. As Passed by the House (committee substitute) — source
3. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. As Reported by the House Veterans and Military Development Committee (committee substitute) — source
5. As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee (committee substitute) — source
6. As Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/311d215f-a65f-43d8-8ebd-f682569b8529. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).