OH SB 315

enacted

Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act

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

Quick answers

Did OH SB 315 pass?

Yes. OH SB 315 has been enacted into law as of 2026-10-06. Latest recorded action (2026-10-06): Effective 10/6/26

What is OH SB 315 about?

To amend sections 5101.54 and 5101.542 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, and to make an appropriation.

Who sponsors OH SB 315?

Hearcel F. Craig, Tim Schaffer are the primary sponsors of OH SB 315, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-11-04
Latest action: 2026-10-06 — Effective 10/6/26
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-11-04
Introduced
introduction
2025-11-05
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2026-05-20
Reported - Substitute
2026-05-20
Passed
passage
2026-05-26
Introduced
introduction
2026-05-27
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2026-06-10
Concurred in House amendments
amendment-passage
2026-06-10
Reported - Substitute
2026-06-10
Passed
passage
2026-07-01
Sent To The Governor
passage
2026-07-07
Signed By The Governor
became-law
2026-10-06
Effective
became-law
2026-10-06
Effective 10/6/26
became-law

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Votes

Reported
2026-05-20 · fail · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: yes
- Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
- Andrew O. Brenner: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: yes
- Catherine D. Ingram: yes
- George F. Lang: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Nathan H. Manning: yes
- Thomas F. Patton: yes
- Mark Romanchuk: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
Passed
2026-05-20 · pass · 30-0
Member-level votes (30)
- Rob McColley: yes
- Stephen A. Huffman: yes
- Nathan H. Manning: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: yes
- Andrew O. Brenner: yes
- Nickie J. Antonio: yes
- Kristina D. Roegner: yes
- Tim Schaffer: yes
- Terry Johnson: yes
- Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
- George F. Lang: yes
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- Mark Romanchuk: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Sandra O'Brien: yes
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: yes
- Al Landis: yes
- William P. DeMora: yes
- Kent Smith: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
- Catherine D. Ingram: yes
- Michele Reynolds: yes
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Al Cutrona: yes
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: yes
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Beth Liston: yes
- Thomas F. Patton: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes
Reported
2026-06-10 · fail · 31-0
Member-level votes (31)
- Brian Stewart: yes
- 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
2026-06-11 · pass · 88-10
Member-level votes (98)
- Munira Abdullahi: yes
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Rachel B. Baker: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Sean P. Brennan: 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
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Ron Ferguson: yes
- Tex Fischer: yes
- Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Chris Glassburn: yes
- Michele Grim: yes
- Jennifer Gross: 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
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: yes
- Beth Lear: yes
- Brian Lorenz: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Adam Mathews: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Lauren McNally: yes
- Joseph A. Miller, III: 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
- Sharon A. Ray: 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
- Veronica R. Sims: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
- Michelle Teska: yes
- Cecil Thomas: yes
- David Thomas: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Erika White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Ty Moore: yes
- Juanita O. Brent: no
- Darnell T. Brewer: no
- Brian Lampton: no
- Crystal Lett: no
- Anita Somani: no
- Jason Stephens: no
- Eric Synenberg: no
- Desiree Tims: no
- Terrence Upchurch: no
- Ashley Bryant Bailey: no
Concurred in House amendments
2026-06-11 · pass · 33-0
Member-level votes (33)
- Steve Wilson: yes
- Rob McColley: yes
- Stephen A. Huffman: yes
- Nathan H. Manning: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: yes
- Andrew O. Brenner: yes
- Nickie J. Antonio: yes
- Kristina D. Roegner: yes
- Theresa Gavarone: yes
- Tim Schaffer: yes
- Terry Johnson: yes
- Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
- George F. Lang: yes
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- Mark Romanchuk: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Sandra O'Brien: yes
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: yes
- Al Landis: yes
- William P. DeMora: yes
- Kent Smith: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
- Catherine D. Ingram: yes
- Michele Reynolds: yes
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Al Cutrona: yes
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: yes
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Beth Liston: yes
- Thomas F. Patton: yes
- Casey Weinstein: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes

Related bills

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