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

SB 138: Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws

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 138 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws. Primary sponsor: Terry Johnson (Republican). It lists 67 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 30, 2025): Effective 9/30/25.

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 340.011, 340.03, 340.032, 340.036, 340.041, 340.05, 340.08, 5119.22, 5119.221, 5119.25, and 5119.99 and to enact section 340.038 of the Revised Code to modify various laws regarding boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services and to impose penalties for not registering recovery housing residences.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 34 · Republican 33

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terry JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Munira AbdullahiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Cindy AbramsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Rachel BakerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Willis BlackshearCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Bill BlessingCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Juanita BrentCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Darnell BrewerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Karen BrownleeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Brian ChavezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Christine CockleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Hearcel CraigCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jack DanielsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Bill DeMoraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Sedrick DensonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mike DovillaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Theresa GavaroneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Chris GlassburnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Catherine IngramCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Dani IsaacsohnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Dontavius JarrellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Al LandisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Meredith Lawson‐RoweCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Crystal LettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Beth ListonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Gayle ManningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Lauren McNallyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Ismail MohamedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Sandy O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Mike OdiosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Tom PattonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Bob PetersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Beryl PiccolantonioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Justin PizzulliCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Tristan RaderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Michele ReynoldsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Kristina RoegnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Elgin RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Allison RussoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Jodi SalvoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Nick SantucciCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Veronica SimsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Cecil ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Desireè TimsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Dan TroyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Terrence UpchurchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Casey WeinsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Andrea WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Erika WhiteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Steve WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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 9/30/25
  2. Effective Certain provisions effective March 30, 2026
  3. Signed By The Governor
  4. Sent To The Governor
  5. Passed
  6. Reported
  7. Referred to committee
  8. Introduced
  9. Passed
  10. Reported
  11. Referred to committee
  12. Introduced

Sources

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