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

SB 137: Require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs

Enacted 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

SB 137 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs. Primary sponsor: Terry Johnson (Republican). It lists 28 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 9, 2026): Effective 6/9/26.

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 enact sections 3727.81, 3727.811, and 5119.192 of the Revised Code to require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs under certain circumstances.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terry JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Willis BlackshearCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Hearcel CraigCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Bill DeMoraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Paula Hicks-HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Steve HuffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Catherine IngramCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Al LandisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Sandy O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Scott OelslagerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Michele ReynoldsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Elgin RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Jodi SalvoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Anita SomaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Jane TimkenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Casey WeinsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Andrea WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Steve WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Tom YoungCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37

“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. Effective 6/9/26
  2. Effective
  3. Signed By The Governor
  4. Sent To The Governor
  5. Passed
  6. Reported
  7. Referred to committee
  8. Introduced
  9. Passed
  10. Reported - Amended
  11. Referred to committee
  12. Introduced

Sources

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