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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 116: Enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 116 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act. Primary sponsor: Steve Demetriou (Republican). It lists 21 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 25, 2025): Referred to committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To amend sections 301.30, 504.04, 715.013, 718.01, 1315.01, and 5747.01 and to enact sections 101.88, 1352.01, 1352.02, 1352.03, and 1352.04 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act to address mining, taxation, and regulation of digital assets and digital asset investments by the state retirement systems.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 21

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve DemetriouPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Thad ClaggettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Jack DanielsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Mike DovillaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Tex FischerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Angie KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Beth LearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Brian LorenzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Riordan McClainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Melanie MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Bill RoemerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
D. J. SwearingenCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Heidi WorkmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced
  3. Passed
  4. Reported - Substitute
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source