Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB331: Allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities
Status: In committee, June 9, 2026
To enact section 102.10 of the Revised Code to allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities.
What the bill says
From the amended text, June 3, 2026:
As Passed by the Senate 136th General Assembly Regular Session Am. S. B. No. 331 2025-2026 Senators Wilson, Blackshear Cosponsors: Senators Brenner, Cirino, Ingram, Craig, DeMora, Gavarone, Hicks-Hudson, Huffman, Johnson, Lang, O'Brien, Reineke, Smith, Timken, Wilkin To enact section 102.10 of the Revised Code to allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 102.10 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 102.10. (A) As used in this section, "public hospitality employee" means a public employee who performs the employee's primary duties at any of the following facilities: (1) A publicly owned combined park-camp, recreation camp, recreational vehicle park, or temporary park-camp, as those terms are defined in section 3729.01 of the Revised Code; (2) A publicly owned facility containing a public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool, as those terms are defined in section 3749.01 of the Revised Code; (3) A publicly owned golf course; (4) A hotel, as defined in section 3731.01 of the Revised Code, that is publicly owned; (5) A publicly owned theater, concert hall, entertainment venue, convention center, or similar space for hosting performances or events; (6) A refuge harbor or marine recreational facility as described in section 1547.72 of the Revised Code; (7) …
Sponsors
- Steve Wilson (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Willis Blackshear (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- Andrew Brenner (R, 19)
- Jerry Cirino (R, 18)
- Hearcel Craig (D, 15)
- William DeMora (D, 25)
- Theresa Gavarone (R, 2)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (D, 11)
- Stephen Huffman (R, 5)
- Catherine Ingram (D, 9)
- Terry Johnson (R, SD-014)
- George Lang (R, 4)
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 19, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Public Officials and Employees, Retirement, Ethics, Employment, State and Local Government, Wage and Hour
Common questions
- What is SB331?
- SB331 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities.
- What does SB331 do?
- To enact section 102.10 of the Revised Code to allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities.
- What is the status of SB331?
- In committee as of June 9, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (June 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB331?
- Steve Wilson (R, 7), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB331?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb331
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