Enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act
Summary
To amend sections 301.30, 504.04, 715.013, 718.01, 1315.01, and 5747.01 and to enact sections 101.88, 1352.01, 1352.02, 1352.03, and 1352.04 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act to address mining, taxation, and regulation of digital assets and digital asset investments by the state retirement systems.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Last action Jun 25, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 18, 2025
How they voted
70–25
Passed
Total votes 95
Jun 18, 2025
D
Democratic32
78% Nay
R
Republican63
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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