Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB120: Establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program
Status: In committee, June 9, 2026
To amend sections 3781.06, 3781.061, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code relating to temporary greenhouses and building codes, to establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program, to codify certain property tax requirements for agricultural land, and to make an appropriation.
What the bill says
To amend sections 3781.06, 3781.061, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code relating to temporary greenhouses and building codes, to establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program, to codify certain property tax requirements for agricultural land, and to make an appropriation.
From the amended text, June 3, 2026:
To amend sections 3781.06, 3781.061, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code relating to temporary greenhouses and building codes, to establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program, to codify certain property tax requirements for agricultural land, and to make an appropriation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 3781.06, 3781.061, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 3781.06. (A)(1) Any building that may be used as a place of resort, assembly, education, entertainment, lodging, dwelling, trade, manufacture, repair, storage, traffic, or occupancy by the public, any residential building, and all other buildings or parts and appurtenances of those buildings erected within this state, shall be so constructed, erected, equipped, and maintained that they shall be safe and sanitary for their intended use and occupancy. (2) Nothing in sections 3781.06 to 3781.18, 3781.40, and 3791.04 of the Revised Code shall be construed to limit the power of the division of industrial compliance of the department of commerce to adopt rules of uniform application governing manufactured home parks pursuant to section 4781.26 of the Revised Code. (B) Sections 3781.06 to 3781.18, 3781.40, and 3791.04 of the Revised Code do not apply to any of the following: (1) Either of the following: (a) Buildings or structures that are …
Sponsors
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Willis Blackshear (D, 6)
- Andrew Brenner (R, 19)
- Jerry Cirino (R, 18)
- Hearcel Craig (D, 15)
- Alessandro Cutrona (R, 33)
- William DeMora (D, 25)
- Theresa Gavarone (R, 2)
- Terry Johnson (R, SD-014)
- George Lang (R, 4)
- Beth Liston (D, 16)
- Thomas Patton (R, 24)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Amended
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (June 3, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (May 20, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Housing and Real Property, Finance and Appropriations, Education, Taxation, Primary and Secondary Education, Higher Education, Building and Fire Codes, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is SB120?
- SB120 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program.
- What does SB120 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 3781.06, 3781.061, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code relating to temporary greenhouses and building codes, to establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program, to codify certain property tax requirements for agricultural land, and to make an appropriation.
- What is the status of SB120?
- In committee as of June 9, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (June 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB120?
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (D, 11), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB120?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb120
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