Ohio 135th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 23 R · 14 D cosponsors

SB 16 — Regards immunity from liability for donations of perishable food

Last action — Effective 7/7/23

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike DeWine (Republican) on July 07, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 52 sponsors

    1 primary, 51 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (23 R · 14 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Effective 7/7/23

  2. Concurred in House amendments

  3. Passed

  4. Reported

  5. Refer to Committee

  6. Introduced

  7. Passed

  8. Reported

  9. Refer to Committee

  10. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 51 co-sponsors · 82 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (51)

Not signed on (82)

82 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concurred in Senate amendments

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 19000
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 6000
Total 32000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
Bob D. Hackett — Yea
Frank Hoagland — Yea
Matt Dolan — Yea
Michael A. Rulli — Yea
Niraj Antani — Yea
Stephanie Kunze — Yea
Vernon Sykes — Yea
Catherine D. Ingram Democratic Yea
Hearcel F. Craig Democratic Yea
Kent Smith Democratic Yea
Nickie J. Antonio Democratic Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Yea
William P. DeMora Democratic Yea
Al Landis Republican Yea
Andrew O. Brenner Republican Yea
Bill Reineke Republican Yea
George F. Lang Republican Yea
Jerry C. Cirino Republican Yea
Kristina D. Roegner Republican Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III Republican Yea
Mark Romanchuk Republican Yea
Matt Huffman Republican Yea
Michele Reynolds Republican Yea
Nathan H. Manning Republican Yea
Rob McColley Republican Yea
Sandra O'Brien Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea
Stephen A. Huffman Republican Yea
Steve Wilson Republican Yea
Terry Johnson Republican Yea
Theresa Gavarone Republican Yea
Tim Schaffer Republican Yea

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Reported - Substitute

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Bill Seitz — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Darnell T. Brewer Democratic Yea
Adam Mathews Republican Yea
Al Cutrona Republican Yea
Brian Stewart Republican Yea
Gary Click Republican Yea
Jim Thomas Republican Yea
Tim Barhorst Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Pass

Passed 90 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 47100
Unaffiliated 25100
Democratic 18000
Total 90200
% of votes cast 98%2%0%0%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Adam C. Miller — Yea
Bill Dean — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Bob Young — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Darrell Kick — Yea
Dave Dobos — Yea
Derek Merrin — Nay
Dick Stein — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Elliot Forhan — Yea
Gail K. Pavliga — Yea
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jessica E. Miranda — Yea
Jon Cross — Yea
Mary Lightbody — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Yea
Mike Loychik — Yea
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Richard Dell'Aquila — Yea
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Yea
Sedrick Denson — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Anita Somani Democratic Yea
Beth Liston Democratic Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
C. Allison Russo Democratic Yea
Casey Weinstein Democratic Yea
Cecil Thomas Democratic Yea
Dani Isaacsohn Democratic Yea
Daniel P. Troy Democratic Yea
Darnell T. Brewer Democratic Yea
Elgin Rogers, Jr. Democratic Yea
Ismail Mohamed Democratic Yea
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic Yea
Lauren McNally Democratic Yea
Michele Grim Democratic Yea
Sean P. Brennan Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. Democratic Yea
Adam C. Bird Republican Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Adam Mathews Republican Yea
Al Cutrona Republican Yea
Andrea White Republican Yea
Bernard Willis Republican Yea
Beth Lear Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
Brian Lampton Republican Yea
Brian Lorenz Republican Yea
Brian Stewart Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
Gary Click Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari Republican Yea
James M. Hoops Republican Yea
Jamie Callender Republican Yea
Jason Stephens Republican Yea
Jean Schmidt Republican Yea
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Jennifer Gross Republican Yea
Jim Thomas Republican Yea
Josh Williams Republican Yea
Justin Pizzulli Republican Yea
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Marilyn John Republican Yea
Mark Johnson Republican Yea
Melanie Miller Republican Yea
Monica Robb Blasdel Republican Yea
Nick Santucci Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Rodney Creech Republican Yea
Ron Ferguson Republican Nay
Roy Klopfenstein Republican Yea
Sarah Fowler Arthur Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Sharon A. Ray Republican Yea
Steve Demetriou Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Thaddeus J. Claggett Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea
Thomas Hall Republican Yea
Tim Barhorst Republican Yea
Tom Young Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 19000
Democratic 6000
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 32000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
Bob D. Hackett — Yea
Frank Hoagland — Yea
Matt Dolan — Yea
Michael A. Rulli — Yea
Niraj Antani — Yea
Stephanie Kunze — Yea
Vernon Sykes — Yea
Catherine D. Ingram Democratic Yea
Hearcel F. Craig Democratic Yea
Kent Smith Democratic Yea
Nickie J. Antonio Democratic Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Yea
William P. DeMora Democratic Yea
Al Landis Republican Yea
Andrew O. Brenner Republican Yea
Bill Reineke Republican Yea
George F. Lang Republican Yea
Jerry C. Cirino Republican Yea
Kristina D. Roegner Republican Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III Republican Yea
Mark Romanchuk Republican Yea
Matt Huffman Republican Yea
Michele Reynolds Republican Yea
Nathan H. Manning Republican Yea
Rob McColley Republican Yea
Sandra O'Brien Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea
Stephen A. Huffman Republican Yea
Steve Wilson Republican Yea
Terry Johnson Republican Yea
Theresa Gavarone Republican Yea
Tim Schaffer Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 16?
SB 16 is sponsored by Steve Wilson (Republican), Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic), Andrew O. Brenner (Republican), Jerry C. Cirino (Republican), Hearcel F. Craig (Democratic), William P. DeMora (Democratic), Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Paula Hicks-Hudson (Democratic), Stephen A. Huffman (Republican), Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic), Terry Johnson (Republican), Al Landis (Republican), George F. Lang (Republican), Nathan H. Manning (Republican), Rob McColley (Republican), Bill Reineke (Republican), Michele Reynolds (Republican), Kristina D. Roegner (Republican), Mark Romanchuk (Republican), Tim Schaffer (Republican), Cindy Abrams (Republican), Sean P. Brennan (Democratic), Darnell T. Brewer (Democratic), Michele Grim (Democratic), Dani Isaacsohn (Democratic), Roy Klopfenstein (Republican), Beth Liston (Democratic), Adam Mathews (Republican), Adam Miller, A., Sharon A. Ray (Republican), Tracy M. Richardson (Republican), C. Allison Russo (Democratic), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Terrence Upchurch (Democratic), Casey Weinstein (Democratic), Andrea White (Republican), Josh Williams (Republican), Bernard Willis (Republican), Don Jones, Bill Seitz, Jessica E. Miranda, Mary Lightbody, Dave Dobos, Richard Dell'Aquila, Sara P. Carruthers, Tavia Galonski, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Vernon Sykes, Michael A. Rulli, Stephanie Kunze, Bob D. Hackett, and Matt Dolan.
What is the current status of SB 16?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2023. Enacted.
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