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

SB 480: Require coroner to preserve DNA sample for future analysis

Introduced 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 480 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on October 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Require coroner to preserve DNA sample for future analysis. Primary sponsor: Tom Patton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (October 21, 2026): Introduced.

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 section 313.124 of the Revised Code to require a coroner to preserve and store a DNA sample for future genetic analysis when the coroner performs an autopsy and is unable to determine a cause of death.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom PattonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24

“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. Introduced

Sources

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