SB 179 — Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals
Last action — Effective 9/23/26
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 23, 2026. Enacted.
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In plain language
The bill verifies the veteran status of individuals in prison or facing imprisonment.
This bill amends existing laws to ensure that the veteran status of imprisoned individuals is verified. It addresses both current prisoners and those facing imprisonment.
Summary
To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the Revised Code to verify the veteran status of imprisoned individuals and individuals facing imprisonment.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
127 added · 168 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to SB 179 clarify that sheriffs are required to verify the veteran status of individuals who are incarcerated. Previously, the bill included specifications for both imprisoned individuals and those facing imprisonment, but now it focuses solely on those already incarcerated. This change is important because it aims to ensure that accurate records are kept regarding veterans in jails, which could help in providing them with appropriate support and services.
As(136th PassedGeneralAssembly) by(Substitute Senate Bill Number 179) ANACT To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the SenateRevised 136thCode Generalto Assemblyrequire Regularincarcerating Sessioninstitutions S.to verify the veteran status of incarcerated individuals.
B.Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
No.SECTION 1.
179That 2025-2026sections Senator341.02 Johnsonand Cosponsors:5901.03 be amended and section 341.43 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
SenatorsSec. Weinstein, Brenner, Cirino, Antonio, Blackshear, Blessing, Chavez, Craig, DeMora, Gavarone, Hicks-Hudson, Koehler, Landis, Lang, Manning, O'Brien, Patton, Reineke, Reynolds, Roegner, Romanchuk, Schaffer, Smith, Timken, Wilkin, Wilson To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact 1 section 341.43 of the Revised Code to verify the 2 veteran status of imprisoned individuals and 3 individuals facing imprisonment.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.
That sections 341.02 and 5901.03 be amended and 5 section 341.43 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as 6 follows:
7 Sec.
The sheriff shall make the following entries 8 in a suitable book, which shall be known as the "jail register," 9 kept in the office of the jailer, and delivered to the successor 10 in office of such jailer:
11 (A) The name of each prisoner, and the date and cause of 12 histhe prisoner's commitment;
13 (B) The date and manner of his the prisoner's discharge;
14 (C) IfThe prisoner's veteran status, if the prisoner is verified as a veteran as a result 15 of an investigation conducted pursuantby toa sheriff under section 341.43 of the 16Revised S.Code.
B.The sheriff or jail administrator shall prepare written operational policies and procedures and prisoner rules of conduct, and maintain the records prescribed by these policies and procedures in accordance with the minimum standards for jails in Ohio promulgated by the department of rehabilitation and correction.
No.The court of common pleas shall review the jail's operational policies and procedures and prisoner rules of conduct.
179If Pagethe 2court Asapproves Passed by the Senatepolicies, Revisedprocedures, Code,and therules veteranof statusconduct, ofthey theshall prisoner.be adopted.
17Sec. The sheriff or jail administrator shall prepare written 18 operational policies and procedures and prisoner rules of 19 conduct, and maintain the records prescribed by these policies 20 and procedures in accordance with the minimum standards for 21 jails in Ohio promulgated by the department of rehabilitation 22 and correction.
23 The court of common pleas shall review the jail's 24 operational policies and procedures and prisoner rules of 25 conduct.
If the court approves the policies, procedures, and 26 rules of conduct, they shall be adopted.
27 Sec.
(A) AllAs ofused the following institutions or 28 entities shall designate as soon as practicable at least one 29 individual to perform the duties set forth in division (B) of 30 this section:
31 (1) Each"VRSS" institutionmeans thatthe isveterans underreentry thesearch controlservice ofthat is operated by the 32United States department of rehabilitationveterans andaffairs. correction;
33 (2) Each"Incarcerating county,institution" municipal,means municipal-county,all and 34 multicounty correctional institution that has on its premises a 35 jail, workhouse, minimum security jail, community-based 36 correctional facility, or facility in which an individual shall 37 serve a term of imprisonment or prison term pursuant to section 38 2929.34 of the Revisedfollowing: Code for the type of criminal offense and 39 under the circumstances specified or referred to in that 40 section;
41(a) (3) Each courtinstitution ofthat commonis pleas,under municipalthe andcontrol countyof 42the court, department of probation,rehabilitation and pre-trialcorrection; diversion program;
43(b) (4) Each countycounty, veteransmunicipal, servicemunicipal-county, commission.and multicounty correctional institution that has on its premises a jail, workhouse, minimum security jail, community-based correctional facility, or facility in which an individual shall serve a term of incarceration or a prison or jail term pursuant to section 2929.34 of the Revised Code for the type of criminal offense and under the circumstances specified or referred to in that section;
44(c) S.An institution described in division (A)(2)(a) or (b) of this section that confines an Sub.
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179 Page136th 3G.A. As Passed by the Senate (B) Each institution or entity referred to in division (A) 45 of this section shall do all of the following:
46individual (1)awaiting Determinedisposition, thein numbercases ofwhere individualsan necessaryindividual tois 47charged performwith thea dutiesfelony setthat forthis inpunishable divisionsby (B)(4)a toterm (6)of incarceration, a misdemeanor that is punishable by a term of thisincarceration, 48or section;a traffic offense that is punishable by a term of incarceration.
49(B) (2)Each Uponincarcerating determininginstitution theshall numberdo ofall necessary individuals, 50 designate as soon as practicable that number of individuals to 51 perform the dutiesfollowing: set forth in divisions (B)(4) to (6) of this 52 section;
53(1) (3)Register Trainwith eachVRSS; designated qualified individual to use the 54 veteran's reentry search service operated by the United States 55 department of veterans affairs by seeking cost-free training 56 assistance from a representative of the veterans justice 57 outreach program operated by the department of veterans affairs 58 or other appropriate representative of the department.
If(2) anDuring 59the institutionconfinement orbooking entityprocess, isobtain unablepersonal toinformation acquire cost-free assistance 60 from theeach department,individual, theincluding institutionname, orsocial entitysecurity may,number, atand theany 61other institution'srequired orinformation entity'snecessary ownto expense,determine retainwhether individuals who 62 are knowledgeable about the veteran'sindividual reentryis searcha serviceveteran; by 63 training or experience to assist in training designated 64 qualified individuals to use the service;
65(3) (4)Not Investigatelater andthan verifythree thedays veteranafter status of each 66booking, individualaccess servedVRSS byto which the incarcerating institution oris entity,registered appearingunder beforedivision 67(B)(1) theof institutionthis orsection entity,to orverify who is in the institution's or 68confirm entity'sif carean orindividual custody, and who is imprisonedincarcerated or charged with 69 a criminal offense punishablehas byserved incarceration.in the United States military;
The(4) institutionFor 70each orindividual entityverified shallas conducta investigationsveteran underas divisiona (B)(4)result of 71an thisinvestigation sectionconducted bypursuant usingto datadivision provided(B)(3) byof this section, note the veteran'sindividual's reentrystatus 72as searcha serviceveteran operatedon byall theappropriate Unitedrecords Statespursuant departmentto ofrules 73adopted veteransunder affairs;division (E) of this section.
74(C) S.An incarcerating institution is not required to access VRSS if another incarcerating institution has complied with the requirements of this section with respect to the individual and charge that led to the specific incarceration.
(D) Each incarcerating institution shall train staff to use VRSS to which the institution is registered.
The institution shall seek cost-free training assistance and computer software installation from a representative of the veterans justice outreach program operated by the department of veterans affairs or other appropriate representative of the department.
If an institution is unable to acquire cost-free assistance from that department, the institution may, at the institution's own expense, retain individuals who are knowledgeable about VRSS, by training or experience, to assist in training designated qualified individuals to use VRSS, and may request financial assistance under division (E)(3) of section 5901.03 of the Revised Code.
(E) The director of rehabilitation and correction shall adopt rules to implement the requirements of this section for each of the incarcerating institutions under its control, including rules establishing the types of records upon which an individual's veteran status must be indicated.
Incarcerating institutions referred to in division (A) of this section that are not under the control of the department of rehabilitation and corrections shall adopt rules to implement the requirements of this section, including rules establishing the types of records upon which an individual's veteran status must be indicated.
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5901.03.
The veterans service commission shall select one of its members as president, one as vice-president, and one as secretary.
The commission shall meet at least once each month.
A judge of the court of common pleas may remove, for cause, any member of the commission appointed under section 5901.02 of the Revised Code, and shall fill vacancies occurring among memberships appointed under that section for the unexpired terms in the manner provided for the original appointments.
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179 Page136th 4G.A. As Passed by the Senate (5) For each individual verified as a veteran as a result 75 of an investigation conducted pursuant to division (B)(4) of 76 this section, note the individual's status as a veteran on all 77 appropriate records pursuant to rules adopted under division (C) 78 of this section;
79The (6)commission's Forduties eachshall individualinclude verifiedbut asare anot veteranlimited as a result 80 of an investigation conducted pursuant to division (B)(4) of 81 this section, assist the individualfollowing: in contacting veteran- 82 related services such as the department of veterans services, 83 county veteran service commissions, veteran service 84 organizations, a representative of the veterans justice outreach 85 program operated by the United States department of veterans 86 affairs, or community organizations that may assist veterans in 87 applying for any federal, state, or local veteran-related 88 resources.
89(A) (C)Employing Thesuch directorstaff ofas rehabilitationare andnecessary correction shall 90 adopt rules to implementcarry theout requirements of this section for 91 each of the institutionscommission's orduties, entitiesand underfixing itstheir control,compensation; 92 including rules establishing the types of records upon which an 93 individual's veteran status must be indicated pursuant to 94 division (B)(5) of this section.
Institutions(B) andEstablishing entitiespolicies 95and referredprocedures tofor in division (A)(2) or (4) of this section that are 96 not under the controladministration of the departmentcommission of rehabilitation and 97 corrections shall adopt rules to implement the requirementsveterans ofservice 98office; this section, including rules establishing the types of records 99 upon which an individual's veteran status must be indicated 100 pursuant to division (B)(5) of this section.
101(C) Sec.Establishing policies and procedures for the administration of assistance as provided under this chapter;
5901.03.(D) Causing the budgets of the veterans service commission and veterans service office to be presented to the board of county commissioners for approval;
The(E) veteransEstablishing serviceprograms commissionof shalloutreach selectand 102coordination onewith ofother itsagencies membersto asenhance president,available oneservices asto vice-president,veterans andwithin onethe 103county;, aswhich secretary.may include any of the following:
The(1) commissionProviding shallfinancial meetassistance atto leasta onceveterans eachtreatment 104court S.to establish and fulfill an outreach program under this section;
(2) Hiring and compensating a person who will work at a veterans treatment court and provide assistance to the court as specified by the terms of an outreach program established under this section;
(3) Providing financial assistance to incarcerating institutions, under section 341.43 of the Revised Code, to purchase the necessary computer hardware and software, and to compensate for the cost of training and use of VRSS, if such purchase or compensation is not provided by the United States department of veteran affairs.
This assistance is to aid in identifying veterans who are incarcerated or charged with criminal conduct, so that these veterans can be assessed and, if they qualify, placed in outreach programs, such as veterans treatment courts, or other outreach programs provided by other agencies.
As used in this division, "VRSS" has the same meaning as in section 341.43 of the Revised Code.
(F) Promoting, monitoring, and providing funding for ongoing education and training for veterans service commissioners and staff;
(G) Making reports to the organizations represented on the commission, as provided in section 5901.02 of the Revised Code, and to others, upon request;
(H) Establishing regularly scheduled transportation for veterans to and from veterans administration medical centers whose districts the county is within, through contractual agreements or through other arrangements determined by the commission to be most cost-effective;
(I) Participating in appropriate memorial and commemorative activities to help promote patriotism and veterans services;
(J) Taking any other actions required by this chapter.
SECTION 2.
That existing sections 341.02 and 5901.03 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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179 Page136th 5G.A. As Passed by the Senate month.
ASpeaker judge___________________ of the courtHouse of commonRepresentatives. pleas may remove, for 105 cause, any member of the commission appointed under section 106 5901.02 of the Revised Code, and shall fill vacancies occurring 107 among memberships appointed under that section for the unexpired 108 terms in the manner provided for the original appointments.
109President The___________________ commission'sof duties shall include but are not limited 110 to the following:Senate.
111Passed (A)________________________, Employing20____ suchApproved staff________________________, as20____ areGovernor. necessary to carry out the 112 commission's duties, and fixing their compensation;
113Sub. (B) Establishing policies and procedures for the 114 administration of the commission and the veterans service 115 office;
116S. (C) Establishing policies and procedures for the 117 administration of assistance as provided under this chapter;
118 (D) Causing the budgets of the veterans service commission 119 and veterans service office to be presented to the board of 120 county commissioners for approval;
121 (E) Establishing programs of outreach and coordination 122 with other agencies to enhance available services to veterans 123 within the county;, which may include either of the following:
124 (1) Providing financial assistance to a veterans treatment 125 court to establish and fulfill an outreach program under this 126 section;
127 (2) Hiring and compensating a person who will work at a 128 veterans treatment court and provide assistance to the court as 129 specified by the terms of an outreach program established under 130 this section.
131 (F) Promoting, monitoring, and providing funding for 132 S.
179 Page136th 6G.A. As Passed by the Senate ongoing education and training for veterans service 133 commissioners and staff;
134The (G)section Makingnumbering reportsof tolaw theof organizationsa representedgeneral onand thepermanent 135nature commission,is ascomplete providedand in sectionconformity 5901.02with of the Revised Code,Code. 136 and to others, upon request;
137Director, (H)Legislative EstablishingService regularlyCommission. scheduled transportation for 138 veterans to and from veterans administration medical centers 139 whose districts the county is within, through contractual 140 agreements or through other arrangements determined by the 141 commission to be most cost-effective;
142Filed (I)in Participatingthe inoffice appropriateof memorialthe andSecretary 143of commemorativeState activitiesat toColumbus, helpOhio, promoteon patriotismthe and____ veteransday 144of services;___________,A.
145D. (J) Taking any other actions required by this chapter.
14620____. Section 2.
ThatSecretary existing sections 341.02 and 5901.03 of 147State. the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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Action History
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As Enrolled
Sponsors
- Terry Johnson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 133 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Terry Johnson Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (133)
133 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 133 →"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.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (33)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Liston | Democratic | Yea |
| Casey Weinstein | Democratic | 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 |
| Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Cutrona | Republican | Yea |
| Al Landis | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew O. Brenner | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Reineke | Republican | Yea |
| Brian M. Chavez | Republican | Yea |
| George F. Lang | Republican | Yea |
| Jane M. Timken | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry C. Cirino | Republican | Yea |
| Kristina D. Roegner | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Koehler | Republican | Yea |
| Louis W. Blessing, III | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Romanchuk | 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 |
| Susan Manchester | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Theresa Gavarone | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (93)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Somani | Democratic | Yea |
| Ashley Bryant Bailey | Democratic | Yea |
| Beryl Brown Piccolantonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Bride Rose Sweeney | Democratic | Yea |
| C. Allison Russo | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Thomas | Democratic | Yea |
| Chris Glassburn | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine Cockley | Democratic | Yea |
| Crystal Lett | Democratic | Yea |
| Dani Isaacsohn | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel P. Troy | Democratic | Yea |
| Darnell T. Brewer | Democratic | Yea |
| Derrick Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Desiree Tims | Democratic | Yea |
| Dontavius L. Jarrells | Democratic | Yea |
| Elgin Rogers, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Synenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Erika White | Democratic | Yea |
| Ismail Mohamed | Democratic | Yea |
| Juanita O. Brent | Democratic | Yea |
| Karen Brownlee | Democratic | Yea |
| Latyna M. Humphrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Mark Sigrist | Democratic | Yea |
| Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe | Democratic | Yea |
| Michele Grim | Democratic | Yea |
| Munira Abdullahi | Democratic | Yea |
| Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Rachel B. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Sean P. Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Terrence Upchurch | Democratic | Yea |
| Tristan Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Veronica R. Sims | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam C. Bird | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Holmes | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Andrea White | Republican | Yea |
| Angela N. King | 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 |
| David Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Mullins | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Click | Republican | Yea |
| Gayle Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Haraz N. Ghanbari | Republican | Yea |
| Heidi Workman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack K. Daniels | 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 |
| Jodi Salvo | Republican | Yea |
| Johnathan Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Deeter | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ritter | Republican | Yea |
| Levi Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Marilyn John | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hiner | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Huffman | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Kishman | Republican | Yea |
| Melanie Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Meredith Craig | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Odioso | 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 | Yea |
| Roy Klopfenstein | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Fowler Arthur | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Oelslager | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Demetriou | Republican | Yea |
| Tex Fischer | Republican | Yea |
| Thaddeus J. Claggett | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Barhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Young | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy M. Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Ty D. Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil Thomas | Democratic | Yea |
| Derrick Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Lauren McNally | Democratic | Yea |
| Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam Holmes | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lampton | Republican | Yea |
| Meredith Craig | Republican | Yea |
| Michael D. Dovilla | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy M. Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Ty D. Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (33)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Liston | Democratic | Yea |
| Casey Weinstein | Democratic | 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 |
| Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Cutrona | Republican | Yea |
| Al Landis | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew O. Brenner | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Reineke | Republican | Yea |
| Brian M. Chavez | Republican | Yea |
| George F. Lang | Republican | Yea |
| Jane M. Timken | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry C. Cirino | Republican | Yea |
| Kristina D. Roegner | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Koehler | Republican | Yea |
| Louis W. Blessing, III | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Romanchuk | 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 |
| Susan Manchester | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Theresa Gavarone | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hearcel F. Craig | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 179 do?
- To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the Revised Code to verify the veteran status of imprisoned individuals and individuals facing imprisonment.
- Who sponsors SB 179?
- SB 179 is sponsored by Terry Johnson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 179?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 23, 2026. Enacted.
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