republic-os/legislation/us/states/oh/135/sb-16.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards immunity from liability for donations of perishable food"
description: "Regards immunity from liability for donations of perishable food"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "SB 16"
citation: "Ohio SB 16 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Agriculture", "Civil Law", "Courts and Civil Law", "Courts and Civil Law", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Food Regulation", "Health and Human Services", "Health and Human Services", "Law Enforcement", "Public Assistance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Wilson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-07-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3d9b53b-bcc1-4e40-8bf0-1ec78690debf"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/sb16/"
source_hash: "257321c968d2586683bbab6d5290d87f366afd5285816aa6df499e26ad7628da"
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 16 (135) — Regards immunity from liability for donations of perishable food

## 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/sb16/IN/00/sb16_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/sb16/PH/04/sb16_04_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/sb16/PS/02/sb16_02_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Civil Justice Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb16/RH/03/sb16_03_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/sb16/RS/01/sb16_01_RS?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/sb16/EN/05/sb16_05_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Wilson — primary (person)
- Adam Mathews — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Miller, A. — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Andrea White — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Bernard Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Brett Hillyer — cosponsor (person)
- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas, C. — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
- Dani Isaacsohn — cosponsor (person)
- Darnell Brewer — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Miranda — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina Roegner — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Lightbody — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Rulli — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Grim — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Dell'Aquila — cosponsor (person)
- Rob McColley — cosponsor (person)
- Roy Klopfenstein — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Ray — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Huffman, S. — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Terrence Upchurch — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)
- William DeMora — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-01-17** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Reported
- **2023-04-26** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2023-05-02** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22** Passed `passage`
- **2023-06-21** Reported
- **2023-06-28** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2023-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 7/7/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3d9b53b-bcc1-4e40-8bf0-1ec78690debf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).