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

SB 56: Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes

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 56 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes. Primary sponsor: Steve Huffman (Republican). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 20, 2026): Effective 3/20/26.

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 121.04, 121.08, 519.21, 928.03, 3376.07, 3780.01, 3780.06, 3780.08, 3780.10, 3780.11, 3780.31, 3796.01, 3796.02, 3796.03, 3796.032, 3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.061, 3796.07, 3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.11, 3796.12, 3796.13, 3796.14, 3796.15, 3796.16, 3796.17, 3796.18, 3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, 3796.22, 3796.24, 3796.27, 3796.28, 3796.29, 3796.30, 4729.80, 4735.18, 4743.09, 4776.01, 5502.01, 5502.13, 5502.14, 5713.30, 5739.21, and 5739.99; to enact sections 3796.04, 3796.062, 3796.221, 3796.32, 3796.33, 3796.99, and 5739.27; and to repeal sections 3780.02, 3780.03, 3780.04, 3780.05, 3780.07, 3780.09, 3780.12, 3780.13, 3780.14, 3780.15, 3780.16, 3780.17, 3780.18, 3780.19, 3780.20, 3780.21, 3780.22, 3780.23, 3780.24, 3780.25, 3780.26, 3780.27, 3780.28, 3780.29, 3780.30, 3780.32, 3780.33, 3780.34, 3780.35, 3780.36, 3780.90, 3780.99, and 3796.021 of the Revised Code to consolidate the administration of the marijuana control program, revise the medical and adult-use marijuana laws, and to levy taxes on marijuana.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve HuffmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Sarah Fowler ArthurCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Andrew BrennerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Darnell BrewerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Karen BrownleeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Jamie CallenderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Latyna HumphreyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Mike OdiosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Michele ReynoldsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Brian StewartCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
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 3/20/26
  2. Effective Operating appropriations effective 12/19/2025
  3. Line item veto receipt
  4. Signed By The Governor
  5. Sent To The Governor
  6. Conference report agreed to
  7. Conference report agreed to
  8. Conference managers: Reps. - Fischer, Stewart, Sweeney
  9. Conference managers: Sens. - Huffman, Wilkin, DeMora
  10. Insist on amendments; asks for committee of conference
  11. Refused to concur in House amendments
  12. Passed

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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