Skip to main content
CivixlyCivixly
HomeFederal GovernmentState GovernmentLearnCommunityFeedback
Sign InCreate Account
Menu
HomeFederal GovernmentState GovernmentLearnCommunityFeedback
Sign InCreate Account
Civixly

Find representatives, follow federal and state legislation, and connect public records to the people and institutions responsible for them.

Explore

Federal governmentState governmentCivics guides

About the data

About CivixlyMethodologyData sources

Help improve Civixly

Send feedback or a correctionCommunity

State Government / Ohio / Legislation / SB 247

SB 247Session 136SenatePassed a vote

Designate the buckeye as the state candy

To enact section 5.083 of the Revised Code to designate the buckeye as the state candy of Ohio.

Latest development · Feb 4, 2026

Referred to committee

Your view
Source record ↗
Session
136
Introduced
Aug 25, 2025
Latest passage
Nov 19, 2025
TopicsSponsorsActionsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Source subjects

Special Designations

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorWilliam P. DeMora
cosponsorAndrew O. Brenner
cosponsorBeth Liston
cosponsorCasey Weinstein
cosponsorCatherine D. Ingram
cosponsorHearcel F. Craig
cosponsorJane M. Timken
cosponsorKent Smith
cosponsorKristina D. Roegner
cosponsorLouis W. Blessing, III
cosponsorMichele Reynolds
cosponsorNathan H. Manning
cosponsorNickie J. Antonio
cosponsorPaula Hicks-Hudson
cosponsorShane Wilkin
cosponsorSteve Wilson
cosponsorTerry Johnson
cosponsorTheresa Gavarone
cosponsorThomas F. Patton
cosponsorTim Schaffer
cosponsorWillis E. Blackshear, Jr.

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline6 actions⌄
  1. Feb 4, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  2. Nov 25, 2025

    Introduced

    IntroductionHouse
  3. Nov 19, 2025

    Passed

    PassageSenate
  4. Nov 5, 2025

    Reported

    Senate
  5. Oct 1, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  6. Aug 25, 2025

    Introduced

    IntroductionSenate

SB 247 discussion

0 comments

Sign in to join the discussion.Comments are publicly visible.

Loading comments...

State legislative data provided by Open States and linked legislature sources when available.

Civixly tracks state bill actions, passage dates, and sponsors. Member-level state roll-call histories are not included.

Source data last updated Sep 3, 2026.