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

SB 315: Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act

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 315 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on November 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act. Primary sponsor: Tim Schaffer (Republican), Hearcel Craig (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 6, 2026): Effective 10/6/26.

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 amend sections 5101.54 and 5101.542 of the Revised Code to require Ohio's SNAP program to begin using chip-enabled EBT cards, to name this act the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act, and to make an appropriation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim SchafferPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Hearcel CraigPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Andrew BrennerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Bill DeMoraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Kyle KoehlerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Mark RomanchukCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Casey WeinsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

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

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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