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OH HB 116

in committee

Enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act

Ohio · 2025-2026 Regular Session (136th General Assembly) · lower

Quick answers

Did OH HB 116 pass?

Not yet. OH HB 116 is in committee as of 2025-06-25 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-06-25): Referred to committee

What is OH HB 116 about?

To amend sections 301.30, 504.04, 715.013, 718.01, 1315.01, and 5747.01 and to enact sections 101.88, 1352.01, 1352.02, 1352.03, and 1352.04 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act to address mining, taxation, and regulation of digital assets and digital asset investments by the state retirement systems.

Who sponsors OH HB 116?

Steve Demetriou is the primary sponsor of OH HB 116, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

To amend sections 301.30, 504.04, 715.013, 718.01, 1315.01, and 5747.01 and to enact sections 101.88, 1352.01, 1352.02, 1352.03, and 1352.04 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act to address mining, taxation, and regulation of digital assets and digital asset investments by the state retirement systems.

Introduced
2025-02-24
Latest action
2025-06-25 — Referred to committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Steve Demetriouprimary
  • Josh Williamscosponsor
  • Riordan T. McClaincosponsor
  • Ty D. Mathewscosponsor
  • Brian Lorenzcosponsor
  • Tex Fischercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-24

    Introduced

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-26

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-06-18

    Reported - Substitute

  4. 2025-06-18

    Passed

    passage

  5. 2025-06-24

    Introduced

    introduction

  6. 2025-06-25

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

Versions

  • As Passed by the HouseCompare
  • As Reported by the House Technology and Innovation CommitteeCompare
  • As IntroducedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Reported

    2025-06-18 · fail · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
    • Heidi Workman: yes
    • Ismail Mohamed: yes
    • Christine Cockley: yes
    • Steve Demetriou: yes
    • Sedrick Denson: yes
    • Ron Ferguson: yes
    • Thomas Hall: yes
    • Adam Holmes: yes
    • Ty D. Mathews: yes
    • Riordan T. McClain: yes
    • Melanie Miller: yes
    • Erika White: yes

  • Passed

    2025-06-18 · pass · 70-26

    Member-level votes (96)
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Tim Barhorst: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
    • Gary Click: yes
    • Meredith Craig: yes
    • Rodney Creech: yes
    • Jack K. Daniels: yes
    • Levi Dean: yes
    • Kellie Deeter: yes
    • Steve Demetriou: yes
    • Michael D. Dovilla: yes
    • Ron Ferguson: yes
    • Tex Fischer: yes
    • Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
    • Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
    • Jennifer Gross: yes
    • Derrick Hall: yes
    • Thomas Hall: yes
    • Mark Hiner: yes
    • Adam Holmes: yes
    • James M. Hoops: yes
    • Matt Huffman: yes
    • Marilyn John: yes
    • Mark Johnson: yes
    • Angela N. King: yes
    • Matthew Kishman: yes
    • Roy Klopfenstein: yes
    • Brian Lampton: yes
    • Jeff LaRe: yes
    • Beth Lear: yes
    • Brian Lorenz: yes
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Ty D. Mathews: yes
    • Riordan T. McClain: yes
    • Kevin D. Miller: yes
    • Melanie Miller: yes
    • Ismail Mohamed: yes
    • Johnathan Newman: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Scott Oelslager: yes
    • Bob Peterson: yes
    • Justin Pizzulli: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Tracy M. Richardson: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
    • Jodi Salvo: yes
    • Nick Santucci: yes
    • Jean Schmidt: yes
    • Mark Sigrist: yes
    • Jason Stephens: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • D. J. Swearingen: yes
    • Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
    • Michelle Teska: yes
    • Cecil Thomas: yes
    • David Thomas: yes
    • Jim Thomas: yes
    • Terrence Upchurch: yes
    • Andrea White: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Heidi Workman: yes
    • Tom Young: yes
    • Ty Moore: yes
    • Munira Abdullahi: no
    • Rachel B. Baker: no
    • Sean P. Brennan: no
    • Juanita O. Brent: no
    • Darnell T. Brewer: no
    • Karen Brownlee: no
    • Christine Cockley: no
    • Sedrick Denson: no
    • Chris Glassburn: no
    • Michele Grim: no
    • Latyna M. Humphrey: no
    • Dani Isaacsohn: no
    • Dontavius L. Jarrells: no
    • Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: no
    • Crystal Lett: no
    • Lauren McNally: no
    • Joseph A. Miller, III: no
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
    • Tristan Rader: no
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: no
    • C. Allison Russo: no
    • Veronica R. Sims: no
    • Eric Synenberg: no
    • Desiree Tims: no
    • Daniel P. Troy: no
    • Erika White: no

Related bills

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