Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB223: Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members
Status: Signed into law, September 7, 2026
To amend section 1546.04 of the Revised Code to require the ODNR Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft to establish a discount program for veterans and service members for park services and rentals.
What the bill says
To amend section 1546.04 of the Revised Code to require the ODNR Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft to establish a discount program for veterans and service members for park services and rentals.
From the enrolled text, May 20, 2026:
To amend section 1546.04 of the Revised Code to require the ODNR Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft to establish a discount program for veterans and service members for park services and rentals. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: Section 1. That section 1546.04 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 1546.04. (A) Except as provided in this section, the chief of the division of parks and watercraft, with the approval of the director of natural resources, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary for the proper management of state parks, bodies of water, and the lands adjacent to them under its jurisdiction and control, including rules: (1) Governing opening and closing times and dates of state parks; (2) Establishing fees and charges for use of facilities in state parks; (3) Governing camps, camping, and fees for camps and camping; (4) Governing the application for and rental of, rental fees for, and the use of cottages; (5) Relating to public use of state park lands, and governing the operation of motor vehicles, including speeds and parking on those lands; (6) Governing all advertising within state parks and requirements for the operation of places selling tangible personal property and food service …
Sponsors
- Thomas Patton (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Nickie Antonio (D, 23)
- Willis Blackshear (D, 6)
- Andrew Brenner (R, 19)
- Brian Chavez (R, 30)
- Jerry Cirino (R, 18)
- Hearcel Craig (D, 15)
- William DeMora (D, 25)
- Theresa Gavarone (R, 2)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (D, 11)
- Catherine Ingram (D, 9)
- Terry Johnson (R, SD-014)
Latest actions
- : Effective
- : Signed By The Governor
- : Sent To The Governor
- : Reported
- : Passed
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Amended
- : Referred to committee
Votes
- Passed (May 20, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (May 20, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Passed (October 22, 2025): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (October 21, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Military and Veterans, Environment and Natural Resources, State Government, State and Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB223?
- SB223 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members.
- What does SB223 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 1546.04 of the Revised Code to require the ODNR Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft to establish a discount program for veterans and service members for park services and rentals.
- What is the status of SB223?
- Signed into law as of September 7, 2026. Latest action: Effective (September 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB223?
- Thomas Patton (R, 24), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB223?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb223
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