republic-os/legislation/us/states/oh/135/hb-68.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act"
description: "Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "HB 68"
citation: "Ohio HB 68 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care", "Health and Human Services", "Health and Human Services", "Mental Health and Disabilities", "Occupational Licensing and Regulation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gary Click"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 24
first_action: "2023-02-27"
last_action: "2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50a7751e-3362-48a4-9fd9-bb1575a9a478"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/hb68/"
source_hash: "e67a5c81d4327ecf1c0793911065f58bb743b11bde7092349f3e9b6557a7444c"
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 68 (135) — Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act

## 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/hb68/IN/00/hb68_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/hb68/PH/02/hb68_02_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/hb68/PS/04/hb68_04_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Public Health Policy Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb68/RH/01/hb68_01_RH?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Government Oversight Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb68/RS/03/hb68_03_RS?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb68/EN/05/hb68_05_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **7–6** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **65–28** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **65–28** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **62–27** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **64–28** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **24–8** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **65–28** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **24–8** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **64–28** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **24–8** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **24–8** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **62–27** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **24–8** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **64–28** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **24–8** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **62–27** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **24–8** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **7–6** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **7–6** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **65–28** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **24–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gary Click — primary (person)
- Adam Bird — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Mathews — cosponsor (person)
- Al Cutrona — cosponsor (person)
- Angela King — cosponsor (person)
- Bernard Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Lear — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Lampton — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Lorenz — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
- D. J. Swearingen — cosponsor (person)
- Darrell Kick — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
- Derek Merrin — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Stein — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- James Hoops — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Jean Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Jena Powell — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gross — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Miller, K. — cosponsor (person)
- Kris Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina Roegner — cosponsor (person)
- Marilyn John — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie Miller, M. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Rulli — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Robb Blasdel — cosponsor (person)
- Niraj Antani — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Stoltzfus — cosponsor (person)
- Riordan McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Rob McColley — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Creech — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Ferguson — cosponsor (person)
- Roy Klopfenstein — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Fowler Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wiggam — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Demetriou — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Manchester — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Claggett — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Barhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Young, T. — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Richardson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-27** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-02-28** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-14** Reported
- **2023-06-21** Passed `passage`
- **2023-09-12** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2023-09-13** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-13** Passed `passage`
- **2023-12-13** Reported
- **2024-01-03** Veto receipt
- **2023-12-13** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-10** Passed notwithstanding objections of the Governor
- **2024-01-24** Passed notwithstanding objections of the Governor
- **2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 4/24/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50a7751e-3362-48a4-9fd9-bb1575a9a478`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).