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OH SB 56

enacted

Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes

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

Description

To amend sections 121.04, 121.08, 519.21, 928.03, 3376.07, 3780.01, 3780.06, 3780.08, 3780.10, 3780.11, 3780.31, 3796.01, 3796.02, 3796.03, 3796.032, 3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.061, 3796.07, 3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.11, 3796.12, 3796.13, 3796.14, 3796.15, 3796.16, 3796.17, 3796.18, 3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, 3796.22, 3796.24, 3796.27, 3796.28, 3796.29, 3796.30, 4729.80, 4735.18, 4743.09, 4776.01, 5502.01, 5502.13, 5502.14, 5713.30, 5739.21, and 5739.99; to enact sections 3796.04, 3796.062, 3796.221, 3796.32, 3796.33, 3796.99, and 5739.27; and to repeal sections 3780.02, 3780.03, 3780.04, 3780.05, 3780.07, 3780.09, 3780.12, 3780.13, 3780.14, 3780.15, 3780.16, 3780.17, 3780.18, 3780.19, 3780.20, 3780.21, 3780.22, 3780.23, 3780.24, 3780.25, 3780.26, 3780.27, 3780.28, 3780.29, 3780.30, 3780.32, 3780.33, 3780.34, 3780.35, 3780.36, 3780.90, 3780.99, and 3796.021 of the Revised Code to consolidate the administration of the marijuana control program, revise the medical and adult-use marijuana laws, and to levy taxes on marijuana.

Introduced
2025-01-28
Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-20 — Effective 3/20/26
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Stephen A. Huffmanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Introduced

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-29

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-26

    Reported - Substitute

  4. 2025-02-26

    Passed

    passage

  5. 2025-03-03

    Introduced

    introduction

  6. 2025-03-05

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-10-21

    Reported - Substitute - Re-referred to Rules and Reference

  8. 2025-10-21

    Reported - Re-referred to Finance

  9. 2025-10-22

    Reported - Substitute

  10. 2025-10-22

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-10-29

    Refused to concur in House amendments

    amendment-failure

  12. 2025-10-29

    Insist on amendments; asks for committee of conference

  13. 2025-11-05

    Conference managers: Sens. - Huffman, Wilkin, DeMora

  14. 2025-11-05

    Conference managers: Reps. - Fischer, Stewart, Sweeney

  15. 2025-11-19

    Conference report agreed to

  16. 2025-12-09

    Conference report agreed to

  17. 2025-12-10

    Sent To The Governor

    passage

  18. 2025-12-19

    Signed By The Governor

    became-law

  19. 2025-12-23

    Line item veto receipt

    executive-veto

  20. 2026-03-20

    Effective Operating appropriations effective 12/19/2025

    became-law

  21. 2026-03-20

    Effective 3/20/26

    became-law

Versions

  • As EnrolledCompare
  • As Reported by the Committee of ConferenceCompare
  • As Passed by the HouseCompare
  • As Reported by the House Finance CommitteeCompare
  • As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference CommitteeCompare
  • As Reported by the House Judiciary CommitteeCompare
  • As Passed by the SenateCompare
  • As Reported by the Senate General Government CommitteeCompare
  • As IntroducedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Reported

    2025-02-26 · fail · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kristina D. Roegner: yes
    • Theresa Gavarone: yes
    • Stephen A. Huffman: yes
    • Bill Reineke: yes
    • Jane M. Timken: yes
    • Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: no
    • William P. DeMora: no

  • Passed

    2025-02-27 · pass · 23-9

    Member-level votes (32)
    • Steve Wilson: yes
    • Rob McColley: yes
    • Stephen A. Huffman: yes
    • Nathan H. Manning: yes
    • Andrew O. Brenner: yes
    • Kristina D. Roegner: yes
    • Theresa Gavarone: yes
    • Tim Schaffer: yes
    • Terry Johnson: yes
    • Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
    • Jerry C. Cirino: yes
    • Mark Romanchuk: yes
    • Bill Reineke: yes
    • Sandra O'Brien: yes
    • Al Landis: yes
    • Shane Wilkin: yes
    • Michele Reynolds: yes
    • Brian M. Chavez: yes
    • Al Cutrona: yes
    • Kyle Koehler: yes
    • Susan Manchester: yes
    • Thomas F. Patton: yes
    • Jane M. Timken: yes
    • Hearcel F. Craig: no
    • Nickie J. Antonio: no
    • Paula Hicks-Hudson: no
    • William P. DeMora: no
    • Kent Smith: no
    • Catherine D. Ingram: no
    • Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: no
    • Beth Liston: no
    • Casey Weinstein: no

  • Reported

    2025-10-22 · fail · 8-5

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Jim Thomas: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Scott Oelslager: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes
    • D. J. Swearingen: no
    • Eric Synenberg: no
    • Ismail Mohamed: no
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
    • Desiree Tims: no
    • Matt Huffman: yes
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Dani Isaacsohn: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Marilyn John: yes
    • Riordan T. McClain: yes
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
    • Nick Santucci: yes
    • Michael D. Dovilla: yes
    • Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Rachel B. Baker: yes
    • Chris Glassburn: yes
    • Thomas Hall: yes
    • James M. Hoops: yes
    • Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
    • Mark Johnson: yes
    • Sharon A. Ray: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • Jean Schmidt: yes
    • Veronica R. Sims: yes
    • Daniel P. Troy: yes
    • Andrea White: yes
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Tom Young: yes
    • Munira Abdullahi: no
    • Michele Grim: no

  • Passed

    2025-10-23 · pass · 87-8

    Member-level votes (95)
    • Munira Abdullahi: yes
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Rachel B. Baker: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Sean P. Brennan: yes
    • Darnell T. Brewer: yes
    • Karen Brownlee: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
    • Gary Click: yes
    • Meredith Craig: yes
    • Rodney Creech: yes
    • Jack K. Daniels: yes
    • Kellie Deeter: yes
    • Steve Demetriou: yes
    • Michael D. Dovilla: yes
    • Tex Fischer: yes
    • Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
    • Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
    • Chris Glassburn: yes
    • Michele Grim: 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
    • Lauren McNally: yes
    • Joseph A. Miller, III: yes
    • Kevin D. Miller: yes
    • Melanie Miller: yes
    • Johnathan Newman: yes
    • Mike Odioso: 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
    • Anita Somani: yes
    • Jason Stephens: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
    • Eric Synenberg: yes
    • Cecil Thomas: yes
    • David Thomas: yes
    • Jim Thomas: 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
    • Ty Moore: yes
    • Ashley Bryant Bailey: yes
    • Tim Barhorst: no
    • Christine Cockley: no
    • Levi Dean: no
    • Jennifer Gross: no
    • Ismail Mohamed: no
    • D. J. Swearingen: no
    • Michelle Teska: no
    • Desiree Tims: no

  • Refused to concur in House amendments

    2025-10-29 · fail · 0-32

    Member-level votes (32)
    • Steve Wilson: no
    • Rob McColley: no
    • Nathan H. Manning: no
    • Hearcel F. Craig: no
    • Andrew O. Brenner: no
    • Nickie J. Antonio: no
    • Kristina D. Roegner: no
    • Theresa Gavarone: no
    • Tim Schaffer: no
    • Terry Johnson: no
    • Louis W. Blessing, III: no
    • George F. Lang: no
    • Jerry C. Cirino: no
    • Mark Romanchuk: no
    • Bill Reineke: no
    • Sandra O'Brien: no
    • Paula Hicks-Hudson: no
    • Al Landis: no
    • William P. DeMora: no
    • Kent Smith: no
    • Shane Wilkin: no
    • Catherine D. Ingram: no
    • Michele Reynolds: no
    • Brian M. Chavez: no
    • Al Cutrona: no
    • Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: no
    • Kyle Koehler: no
    • Susan Manchester: no
    • Beth Liston: no
    • Thomas F. Patton: no
    • Casey Weinstein: no
    • Jane M. Timken: no

  • Conference report agreed to

    2025-11-20 · pass · 52-34

    Member-level votes (86)
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Gary Click: yes
    • Meredith Craig: yes
    • Rodney Creech: yes
    • Jack K. Daniels: yes
    • Kellie Deeter: yes
    • Michael D. Dovilla: yes
    • Tex Fischer: yes
    • Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
    • Haraz N. Ghanbari: 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
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Ty D. Mathews: yes
    • Riordan T. McClain: yes
    • Kevin D. Miller: yes
    • Melanie Miller: yes
    • Johnathan Newman: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Scott Oelslager: yes
    • Bob Peterson: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Sharon A. Ray: yes
    • Tracy M. Richardson: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • Jodi Salvo: yes
    • Nick Santucci: yes
    • Jean Schmidt: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • David Thomas: yes
    • Jim Thomas: 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
    • Tim Barhorst: no
    • Sean P. Brennan: no
    • Juanita O. Brent: no
    • Darnell T. Brewer: no
    • Karen Brownlee: no
    • Thaddeus J. Claggett: no
    • Levi Dean: no
    • Chris Glassburn: no
    • Jennifer Gross: no
    • Derrick Hall: no
    • Latyna M. Humphrey: no
    • Dani Isaacsohn: no
    • Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: no
    • Brian Lorenz: no
    • Lauren McNally: no
    • Joseph A. Miller, III: no
    • Ismail Mohamed: no
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: no
    • C. Allison Russo: no
    • Mark Sigrist: no
    • Veronica R. Sims: no
    • Jason Stephens: no
    • D. J. Swearingen: no
    • Bride Rose Sweeney: no
    • Eric Synenberg: no
    • Michelle Teska: no
    • Cecil Thomas: no
    • Desiree Tims: no
    • Terrence Upchurch: no
    • Erika White: no
    • Ashley Bryant Bailey: no

  • Conference report agreed to

    2025-12-09 · pass · 22-7

    Member-level votes (29)
    • Steve Wilson: yes
    • Rob McColley: yes
    • Stephen A. Huffman: yes
    • Nathan H. Manning: yes
    • Andrew O. Brenner: yes
    • Kristina D. Roegner: yes
    • Theresa Gavarone: yes
    • Tim Schaffer: yes
    • Terry Johnson: yes
    • Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
    • Jerry C. Cirino: yes
    • Bill Reineke: yes
    • Sandra O'Brien: yes
    • Al Landis: yes
    • Shane Wilkin: yes
    • Michele Reynolds: yes
    • Brian M. Chavez: yes
    • Al Cutrona: yes
    • Kyle Koehler: yes
    • Susan Manchester: yes
    • Thomas F. Patton: yes
    • Jane M. Timken: yes
    • Hearcel F. Craig: no
    • Nickie J. Antonio: no
    • William P. DeMora: no
    • Kent Smith: no
    • Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: no
    • Beth Liston: no
    • Casey Weinstein: no

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