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House bill · 136

HB 229

Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs

Became law

Effective 6/30/26

Official record on Ohio Legislature

Progress

447 days from first to latest action, across 13 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Apr 9

  2. Referred to committee

    —

  3. Heard in committee

    Oct 8

  4. Reported from committee

    Oct 8

  5. Passed first chamber

    Oct 8

  6. Passed second chamber

    Mar 4

  7. Sent to governor

    Mar 26

  8. Became law

    Mar 31

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Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Reported

House · Oct 8, 2025

Passed 12–0

12 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

House · Oct 8, 2025

Passed 97–0

97 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Reported

Senate · Mar 4, 2026

Passed 8–0

8 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

Senate · Mar 4, 2026

Passed 31–0

31 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Concurred in Senate amendments

House · Mar 18, 2026

Passed 96–0

96 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Ohio Legislature.

  1. Effective 6/30/26

    Jun 30, 2026 · Governor

  2. Effective

    Jun 30, 2026 · Joint

  3. Signed By The Governor

    Mar 31, 2026 · Joint

  4. Sent To The Governor

    Mar 26, 2026 · Joint

  5. Concurred in Senate amendments

    Mar 18, 2026 · House

  6. Passed

    Mar 4, 2026 · Senate

  7. Reported - Substitute

    Mar 4, 2026 · Senate

  8. Referred to committee

    Oct 15, 2025 · Senate

  9. Introduced

    Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

  10. Passed

    Oct 8, 2025 · House

  11. Reported - Substitute

    Oct 8, 2025 · House

  12. Referred to committee

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  13. Introduced

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

Authors

and 73 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Chris Glassburn cosponsorD
  • Gary Click cosponsorR
  • Meredith Lawson‐Rowe cosponsorD
  • Riordan McClain cosponsorR
  • Nick Santucci cosponsorR
  • Terry Johnson cosponsorR
  • Sandy O'Brien cosponsorR
  • Tex Fischer cosponsorR
  • Angie King cosponsorR
  • Adam Mathews cosponsorR
  • Catherine Ingram cosponsorD
  • Steve Wilson cosponsorR
  • Christine Cockley cosponsorD
  • Paula Hicks-Hudson cosponsorD
  • Mike Dovilla cosponsorR
  • Theresa Gavarone cosponsorR
  • Joe Miller cosponsorD
  • Dani Isaacsohn cosponsorD
  • Casey Weinstein cosponsorD
  • Mark Johnson cosponsorR
  • Tim Schaffer cosponsorR
  • Josh Williams cosponsorR
  • Crystal Lett cosponsorD
  • Rachel Baker cosponsorD
  • Jerry Cirino cosponsorR
  • Nathan Manning cosponsorR
  • Heidi Workman cosponsorR
  • Tom Young cosponsorR
  • Munira Abdullahi cosponsorD
  • Beth Liston cosponsorD
  • Jim Hoops cosponsorR
  • Mark Sigrist cosponsorD
  • Kevin Ritter cosponsorR
  • Kristina Roegner cosponsorR
  • Derrick Hall cosponsorD
  • Cecil Thomas cosponsorD
  • Bill DeMora cosponsorD
  • Sharon Ray cosponsorR
  • Shane Wilkin cosponsorR
  • Allison Russo cosponsorD
  • Mark Romanchuk cosponsorR
  • Veronica Sims cosponsorD
  • Gayle Manning cosponsorR
  • Bernie Willis cosponsorR
  • David Thomas cosponsorR
  • Jane Timken cosponsorR
  • Kyle Koehler cosponsorR
  • Karen Brownlee cosponsorD
  • Tom Patton cosponsorR
  • Steve Huffman cosponsorR
  • Brian Lampton cosponsorR
  • Adam Bird cosponsorR
  • Ty Mathews cosponsorR
  • Michele Reynolds cosponsorR
  • Ismail Mohamed cosponsorD
  • Jodi Salvo cosponsorR
  • Melanie Miller cosponsorR
  • Erika White cosponsorD
  • Darnell Brewer cosponsorD
  • Phil Plummer cosponsorR
  • Marilyn John cosponsorR
  • Kent Smith cosponsorD
  • Jack Daniels cosponsorR
  • Andrea White cosponsorR
  • George Lang cosponsorR
  • Willis Blackshear cosponsorD
  • Juanita Brent cosponsorD
  • Dontavius Jarrells cosponsorD
  • Michele Grim cosponsorD
  • Terrence Upchurch cosponsorD
  • Bill Reineke cosponsorR
  • Nickie Antonio cosponsorD
  • Sean Brennan cosponsorD

Topics

CommerceHealth CareHealth and Human ServicesInsuranceOccupational Licensing and RegulationState GovernmentState and Local GovernmentTaxation

Bill text

  • As Reported by the Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As Passed by the HouseHTMLPDF
  • As Reported by the House General Government CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As IntroducedHTMLPDF
  • As Passed by the SenateHTMLPDF
  • As EnrolledHTMLPDF

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