SB 7 — Regards student instruction on harmful effects of substance use
Last action — Referred to committee
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4Passed House
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Passed Senate
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
To amend sections 3313.60 and 3313.6024 and to enact sections 3301.0722, 3301.165, 3313.6031, 3314.0311, 3326.092, and 3328.60 of the Revised Code regarding instruction for public and chartered nonpublic school students in the harmful effects of substance use.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
18 added · 16 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent version of Bill SB 7 includes a long list of additional cosponsors from the Senate, indicating broader support compared to the previous version. This change matters because it demonstrates a wider agreement among lawmakers, which could increase the bill's chances of passing. The removal of the earlier version's limited cosponsor list suggests that more senators now see value in the bill and are willing to back it publicly. Ultimately, greater support can lead to more robust discussions and potential improvements to the legislation.
As ReportedPassed by the Senate Education Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session Sub.
Senators Huffman, BrennerBrenner, Antonio, Blackshear, Cirino, Cutrona, DeMora, Gavarone, Hicks-Hudson, Ingram, Landis, Liston, O'Brien, Patton, Reineke, Reynolds, Roegner, Romanchuk, Schaffer, Timken, Weinstein, Wilkin To amend sections 3301.0732, 3313.60, and 3313.6024 1 and to enact sections 3301.0722, 3301.165, 2 3313.6031, 3314.0311, 3326.092, and 3328.60 of 3 the Revised Code regarding instruction for 4 students in the harmful effects of substance 5 use.
13 (B) The department of education and workforce, in 14 collaboration with the department of mental health and addiction 15 services, shall conduct a review of available resources and 16 develop a list of curricula, materials, programs, and 17 instructional strategies related to the instruction required 18 under divisions (A)(5)(b) and (g) of section 3313.60 of the 19 Sub.
7 Page 2 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationunder Committeedivisions (A)(5)(b) and (g) of section 3313.60 of the 19 Revised Code and section 3313.6031 of the Revised Code, that 20 districts or schools may utilize.
45 (C) The parents of a child enrolled in a nonchartered 46 nonpublic school shall be responsible for reporting their 47 child's enrollment or withdrawal from that school to the 48 treasurer of the board of education of the city, exempted 49 Sub.
7 Page 3 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationtreasurer Committeeof the board of education of the city, exempted 49 village, or local school district in which the pupil resides.
72 (5) Health, which may include age and developmentally 73 appropriate instruction about how short-term or chronic 74 substance use, as defined in section 3313.6031 of the Revised 75 Code, to alter an individual's mood is harmful to an 76 individual'sSub. health;
77 Sub.
7 Page 4 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationindividual's Committeehealth; (6) Physical education;
77 (6) Physical education;
102 (C) Conform the instruction to prevention best-practice 103 frameworks;Sub.
104 Sub.
7 Page 5 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationframeworks; Committee (D) Focus the instruction on addressing changes in 105 knowledge, attitude, and skills as a child develops.
104 (D) Focus the instruction on addressing changes in 105 knowledge, attitude, and skills as a child develops.
130 (a) The nutritive value of foods, including natural and 131 organically produced foods, the relation of nutrition to health, 132 Sub.
7 Page 6 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationorganically Committeeproduced foods, the relation of nutrition to health, 132 and the use and effects of food additives;
156 (f) In grades seven through twelve, developmentally 157 appropriate instruction in dating violence prevention education 158 and sexual violence prevention education, which shall include 159 instruction in recognizing dating violence warning signs and 160 characteristics of healthy relationships, except that upon 161 Sub.
7 Page 7 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationcharacteristics Committeeof healthy relationships, except that upon 161 written request of the student's parent or guardian a student 162 shall be excused from taking instruction in sexual violence 163 prevention.
187 If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than 188 eighteen years of age submits to the principal of the student's 189 school a written request to examine the dating violence 190 Sub.
7 Page 8 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationschool Committeea written request to examine the dating violence 190 prevention and sexual violence prevention instruction materials 191 used at that school, the principal, within forty-eight hours 192 after the request is made, shall allow the parent or guardian to 193 examine those materials at that school.
218 For the instruction required under divisions (A)(5)(i) and 219 Sub.
7 Page 9 As ReportedPassed by the Senate EducationFor Committeethe instruction required under divisions (A)(5)(i) and 219 (j) of this section, the board shall use a training program 220 approved by the department of education and workforce under 221 section 3301.221 of the Revised Code.
243 (C) As specified in divisions (B)(6) and (C)(6) of section 244 3313.603 of the Revised Code, except as provided in division (E) 245 of this section, every high school shall include in the 246 requirements for graduation from any curriculum one-half unit 247 eachSub. of American history and government.
248 Sub.
7 Page 10 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationeach Committee (D) Except as provided in division (E) of thisAmerican section,history 249 basic instruction or demonstrated mastery in geography, United 250 States history, the government of the United States, the 251 government of the state of Ohio, local government in Ohio, the 252 Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and 253government. the Constitution of the state of Ohio shall be required before 254 pupils may participate in courses involving the study of social 255 problems, economics, foreign affairs, United Nations, world 256 government, socialism, and communism.
248 (D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, 249 basic instruction or demonstrated mastery in geography, United 250 States history, the government of the United States, the 251 government of the state of Ohio, local government in Ohio, the 252 Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and 253 the Constitution of the state of Ohio shall be required before 254 pupils may participate in courses involving the study of social 255 problems, economics, foreign affairs, United Nations, world 256 government, socialism, and communism.
276 (1)Sub. Any survey or questionnaire, prior to its 277 administration to the child;
278 Sub.
7 Page 11 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Education(1) Committee (2) Any textbook,survey workbook, software, video, or otherquestionnaire, 279prior instructionalto materialsits being277 usedadministration byto the district in connection 280 with the instruction of the child;
278 (2) Any textbook, workbook, software, video, or other 279 instructional materials being used by the district in connection 280 with the instruction of the child;
305 (3)Sub. Professional development for teachers, administrators, 306 and other staff;
307 Sub.
7 Page 12 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Education(3) CommitteeProfessional (4)development Partnershipsfor withteachers, communityadministrators, coalitions306 and 308other organizationsstaff; to provide prevention services and resources to 309 students and their families;
307 (4) Partnerships with community coalitions and 308 organizations to provide prevention services and resources to 309 students and their families;
327 (C) Each year, the department shall analyze the substance 328 abuse case data and the information on programs, services, and 329 supports collected in the annual survey prescribed under this 330 section for that year, and prior years, to determine the overall 331 effectiveness of different programs, services, and supports at 332 preventing substance abuse cases over time and identify best 333 practicesSub. for prevention education.
334 (D) The department may use information reported under this 335 Sub.
7 Page 13 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationpractices Committee section, and any other information collected by the department 336 pursuant to law, as a factor in the distribution of any funding 337 available for prevention-focusedprevention programs,education. services, and 338 supports.
334 (D) The department may use information reported under this 335 section, and any other information collected by the department 336 pursuant to law, as a factor in the distribution of any funding 337 available for prevention-focused programs, services, and 338 supports.
360 (4) Focus the instruction on addressing changes in 361 knowledge,Sub. attitude, and skills as a child develops.
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3314.0311.
The governing authority of each community 363 Sub.
7 Page 14 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationknowledge, Committeeattitude, schooland establishedskills under this chapter annually shall provide 364 instruction to students in the grade levels the school serves 365 about how short-term or chronic substance use, as defineda inchild 366develops. section 3313.6031 of the Revised Code, to alter one's mood is 367 harmful to an individual's health.
362 Sec.
3314.0311.
The governing authority of each community 363 school established under this chapter annually shall provide 364 instruction to students in the grade levels the school serves 365 about how short-term or chronic substance use, as defined in 366 section 3313.6031 of the Revised Code, to alter one's mood is 367 harmful to an individual's health.
389 (C)Sub. Conform the instruction to prevention best-practice 390 frameworks;
391 Sub.
7 Page 15 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Education(C) CommitteeConform (D) Focus the instruction onto addressingprevention changesbest-practice in390 392frameworks; knowledge, attitude, and skills as a child develops.
391 (D) Focus the instruction on addressing changes in 392 knowledge, attitude, and skills as a child develops.
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Action History
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As Passed by the Senate
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.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine D. Ingram | Democratic | Yea |
| Kent Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Cutrona | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew O. Brenner | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Koehler | Republican | Yea |
| Louis W. Blessing, III | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Huffman | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 7 do?
- To amend sections 3313.60 and 3313.6024 and to enact sections 3301.0722, 3301.165, 3313.6031, 3314.0311, 3326.092, and 3328.60 of the Revised Code regarding instruction for public and chartered nonpublic school students in the harmful effects of substance use.
- Who sponsors SB 7?
- SB 7 is sponsored by Terry Johnson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 7?
- This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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