OH HB 163

in committee

Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2025

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

Quick answers

Did OH HB 163 pass?

Not yet. OH HB 163 is in committee as of 2026-06-10 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): Referred to committee

What is OH HB 163 about?

To amend sections 5101.54 and 5101.542 and to enact section 5101.543 of the Revised Code to require Ohio's SNAP program to begin using chip-enabled EBT cards, to name this act the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2025, and to make an appropriation.

Who sponsors OH HB 163?

Kellie Deeter, Tristan Rader are the primary sponsors of OH HB 163, joined by 25 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-03-12
Latest action: 2026-06-10 — Referred to committee
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-03-12
Introduced
introduction
2025-03-19
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2026-05-20
Reported - Amended - Re-referred to Rules and Reference
2026-05-27
Reported - Re-referred to Finance
2026-06-03
Reported - Amended
2026-06-03
Passed
passage
2026-06-04
Introduced
introduction
2026-06-10
Referred to committee
referral-committee

Versions

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As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference CommitteeCompare
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Votes

Reported
2026-05-20 · fail · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Johnathan Newman: yes
- Joseph A. Miller, III: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Juanita O. Brent: yes
- Christine Cockley: yes
- Rodney Creech: yes
- Mark Hiner: yes
- Ty Moore: yes
- Diane Mullins: yes
- Bob Peterson: yes
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Veronica R. Sims: yes
Reported
2026-05-27 · fail · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Matt Huffman: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Dani Isaacsohn: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- Desiree Tims: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
Reported
2026-06-03 · fail · 30-0
Member-level votes (30)
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
- Munira Abdullahi: yes
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Rachel B. Baker: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Jamie Callender: yes
- Chris Glassburn: yes
- Michele Grim: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
- Bill Roemer: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Veronica R. Sims: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Tom Young: yes
Passed
2026-06-03 · pass · 92-0
Member-level votes (92)
- Munira Abdullahi: yes
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Rachel B. Baker: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Sean P. Brennan: yes
- Juanita O. Brent: yes
- Darnell T. Brewer: yes
- Karen Brownlee: yes
- Jamie Callender: yes
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Gary Click: yes
- Christine Cockley: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Rodney Creech: yes
- Jack K. Daniels: yes
- Levi Dean: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Steve Demetriou: yes
- Ron Ferguson: yes
- Tex Fischer: yes
- Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Chris Glassburn: yes
- Michele Grim: yes
- Jennifer Gross: yes
- Derrick Hall: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- Mark Hiner: yes
- Adam Holmes: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Matt Huffman: yes
- Latyna M. Humphrey: yes
- Dani Isaacsohn: yes
- Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Angela N. King: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Brian Lampton: yes
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: yes
- Beth Lear: yes
- Crystal Lett: 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
- Diane Mullins: yes
- Johnathan Newman: yes
- Mike Odioso: yes
- Scott Oelslager: yes
- Bob Peterson: yes
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
- Justin Pizzulli: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Tristan Rader: yes
- Tracy M. Richardson: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
- Bill Roemer: yes
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
- C. Allison Russo: yes
- Jodi Salvo: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Mark Sigrist: yes
- Anita Somani: yes
- Jason Stephens: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
- Eric Synenberg: yes
- Cecil Thomas: yes
- David Thomas: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Desiree Tims: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Terrence Upchurch: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Erika White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Ashley Bryant Bailey: yes

Related bills

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