Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB997: Regards recovery housing residences and zoning
Status: Introduced, September 2, 2026
To enact section 5119.398 of the Revised Code regarding recovery housing residences and zoning.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 2, 2026:
As Introduced 136th General Assembly Regular Session H. B. No. 997 2025-2026 Representative Lorenz To enact section 5119.398 of the Revised Code regarding recovery housing residences and zoning. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 5119.398 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 5119.398. (A) Any person or government entity may operate a recovery housing residence that is for one to five unrelated persons as a permitted use in any residential district or zone, including any single-family residential district or zone of any political subdivision. Such residences may be required to comply with area, height, yard, and architectural compatibility requirements that are uniformly imposed upon all single-family residences within the district or zone. (B) Any person or government entity may operate a recovery housing residence that is for six or more unrelated persons as a permitted use in any multiple-family residential district or zone of any political subdivision, except that a political subdivision that has enacted a zoning ordinance or resolution establishing planned-unit developments as defined in section 519.021 of the Revised Code may exclude such residences from such districts, and a political subdivision that has enacted a zoning ordinance or resolution may regulate such residences in multiple-family residential districts or zones as a conditionally permitted use …
Sponsors
- Brian Lorenz (R, 60) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced
Subjects: Health and Human Services, State and Local Government, Local Government
Common questions
- What is HB997?
- HB997 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Regards recovery housing residences and zoning.
- What does HB997 do?
- To enact section 5119.398 of the Revised Code regarding recovery housing residences and zoning.
- What is the status of HB997?
- Introduced as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: Introduced (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB997?
- Brian Lorenz (R, 60).
- Where is the official record for HB997?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb997
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