HB 176 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Establish a universal regulatory sandbox program

Summary

To enact sections 1357.01, 1357.02, 1357.03, 1357.04, 1357.05, 1357.06, 1357.07, 1357.08, 1357.09, 1357.10, 1357.11, and 1357.12 of the Revised Code to create a regulatory relief division within the common sense initiative office and to establish a universal regulatory sandbox program.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Passed by the House · 3 edits · Mar 25, 2026

MINOR

The bill was significantly expanded by adding numerous new cosponsors and reformatting the text for the House session. The substantive policy content, including the creation of a regulatory relief division, the establishment of a universal regulatory sandbox program, and the detailed rules for testing new products and services, remains identical to the original version.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; no new entities are added to the program, and no existing rules were modified.

TECHNICAL

Added a large number of new cosponsors to the bill.

Reformatted the header, title, and section numbering to reflect the bill's status as 'As Passed by the House'.

Reorganized the layout of definitions and statutory sections to fit the new formatting style.

Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2026

How they voted

95–0

Passed

Total votes 95

Mar 25, 2026

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican64

64 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to committee

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to committee

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced

lower

2 primary · 7 co-sponsors