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Senate bill · 136

SB 247

Designate the buckeye as the state candy

Progress

163 days from first to latest action, across 6 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Aug 25

  2. Referred to committee

    —

  3. Heard in committee

    Nov 5

  4. Reported from committee

    Nov 5

  5. Passed first chamber

    Nov 19

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

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Record votes

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Passed

Senate · Nov 20, 2025

Passed 32–1

32 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

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Full history

Every action recorded by Ohio Legislature.

  1. Referred to committee

    Feb 4, 2026 · House

  2. Introduced

    Nov 25, 2025 · House

  3. Passed

    Nov 19, 2025 · Senate

  4. Reported

    Nov 5, 2025 · Senate

  5. Referred to committee

    Oct 1, 2025 · Senate

  6. Introduced

    Aug 25, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 20 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Shane Wilkin cosponsorR
  • Steve Wilson cosponsorR
  • Terry Johnson cosponsorR
  • Nickie Antonio cosponsorD
  • Casey Weinstein cosponsorD
  • Kristina Roegner cosponsorR
  • Jane Timken cosponsorR
  • Beth Liston cosponsorD
  • Bill Blessing cosponsorR
  • Paula Hicks-Hudson cosponsorD
  • Kent Smith cosponsorD
  • Theresa Gavarone cosponsorR
  • Catherine Ingram cosponsorD
  • Tim Schaffer cosponsorR
  • Willis Blackshear cosponsorD
  • Nathan Manning cosponsorR
  • Michele Reynolds cosponsorR
  • Hearcel Craig cosponsorD
  • Andrew Brenner cosponsorR
  • Tom Patton cosponsorR

Topics

Bill text

  • As Passed by the SenateHTMLPDF
  • As Reported by the Senate Government Oversight and Reform CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As IntroducedHTMLPDF

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