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type: "Bill"
title: "Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes"
description: "To amend sections 121.04, 121.08, 519.21, 928.03, 3376.07, 3780.01, 3780.06, 3780.08, 3780.10, 3780.11, 3780.31, 3796.01, 3796.02, 3796.03, 3796.032, 3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.061, 3796.07, 3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.11, 3796.12, 3796.13, 3796.14, 3796.15, 3796.16, 3796.17, 3796.18, 3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, 3796.22, 3796.24, 3796.27, 3796.28, 3796.29, 3796.30, 4729.80, 4735.18, 4743.09, 4776.01, 5502.01, 5502.13, 5502.14, 5713.30, 5739.21, and 5739.99; to enact sections 3796.04, 3796.062, 3796.221, 3796.32, 3796.33, 3796.99, and 5739.27; and to repeal sections 3780.02, 3780.03, 3780.04, 3780.05, 3780.07, 3780.09, 3780.12, 3780.13, 3780.14, 3780.15, 3780.16, 3780.17, 3780.18, 3780.19, 3780.20, 3780.21, 3780.22, 3780.23, 3780.24, 3780.25, 3780.26, 3780.27, 3780.28, 3780.29, 3780.30, 3780.32, 3780.33, 3780.34, 3780.35, 3780.36, 3780.90, 3780.99, and 3796.021 of the Revised Code to consolidate the administration of the marijuana control program, revise the medical and adult-use marijuana laws, and to levy taxes on marijuana."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 56"
citation: "Ohio SB 56 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Marijuana", "Cannabis", "and Hemp", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephen A. Huffman"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 21
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13d7e8bc-8b9c-4614-b904-cbe045635140"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb56/"
source_hash: "a3753f1ba16d997d68826158e9d6a1a5d113c0b99883144785007d228f243ab5"
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 56 (136) — Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes
To amend sections 121.04, 121.08, 519.21, 928.03, 3376.07, 3780.01, 3780.06, 3780.08, 3780.10, 3780.11, 3780.31, 3796.01, 3796.02, 3796.03, 3796.032, 3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.061, 3796.07, 3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.11, 3796.12, 3796.13, 3796.14, 3796.15, 3796.16, 3796.17, 3796.18, 3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, 3796.22, 3796.24, 3796.27, 3796.28, 3796.29, 3796.30, 4729.80, 4735.18, 4743.09, 4776.01, 5502.01, 5502.13, 5502.14, 5713.30, 5739.21, and 5739.99; to enact sections 3796.04, 3796.062, 3796.221, 3796.32, 3796.33, 3796.99, and 5739.27; and to repeal sections 3780.02, 3780.03, 3780.04, 3780.05, 3780.07, 3780.09, 3780.12, 3780.13, 3780.14, 3780.15, 3780.16, 3780.17, 3780.18, 3780.19, 3780.20, 3780.21, 3780.22, 3780.23, 3780.24, 3780.25, 3780.26, 3780.27, 3780.28, 3780.29, 3780.30, 3780.32, 3780.33, 3780.34, 3780.35, 3780.36, 3780.90, 3780.99, and 3796.021 of the Revised Code to consolidate the administration of the marijuana control program, revise the medical and adult-use marijuana laws, and to levy taxes on marijuana.
## 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/sb56/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb56/06_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb56/02_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb56/04_RCH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Committee of Conference** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb56/07_CR/pdf/)
6. **As Reported by the House Finance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb56/05_RH/pdf/)
7. **As Reported by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb56/03_RH/pdf/)
8. **As Reported by the Senate General Government Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb56/01_RS/pdf/)
9. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb56/08_EN/pdf/)
## Votes
- Passed — **878** (pass) · lower
- Conference report agreed to — **227** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **292** (fail) · lower
- Reported — **85** (fail) · lower
- Reported — **120** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to — **5234** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **52** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **239** (pass) · upper
- Refused to concur in House amendments — **032** (fail) · upper
## Sponsors
- Stephen A. Huffman — primary (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`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute - Re-referred to Rules and Reference
- **2025-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Re-referred to Finance
- **2025-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2025-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Refused to concur in House amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2025-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Insist on amendments; asks for committee of conference
- **2025-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Conference managers: Sens. - Huffman, Wilkin, DeMora
- **2025-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Conference managers: Reps. - Fischer, Stewart, Sweeney
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Conference report agreed to
- **2025-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Conference report agreed to
- **2025-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2025-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** Line item veto receipt
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Effective Operating appropriations effective 12/19/2025 `became-law`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 3/20/26 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13d7e8bc-8b9c-4614-b904-cbe045635140`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).