HB 57 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugs

HB 57 requires Ohio schools to establish written policies allowing trained staff to administer overdose reversal drugs (like naloxone) during opioid overdose emergencies. It directly affects school staff, administrators, and students by creating clear protocols for emergency response. Key provisions include mandating staff training on drug administration, specifying when and how the drugs may be used, and requiring documentation of each administration. The bill aims to enable swift, life-saving interventions in school settings without requiring individual prescriptions for each incident. These changes apply to all public and private schools operating within Ohio.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Oct 2025

Signed into Law

Jan 2026

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Jan 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Passed by the Senate → As Enrolled · 3 edits · Oct 20, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a Senate-passed version to an enrolled version, adding standard legislative formatting and signatures while preserving the core policy content. The substantive policy changes remain unchanged, focusing on school policies for religious instruction released time and overdose reversal drug supplies in schools.

TECHNICAL

Added standard legislative formatting including General Assembly designation, substitute bill notation, and official signature blocks for House Speaker, Senate President, and Governor.

Reorganized text layout from multi-column format to single-column format for the enrolled version, removing page numbers and line numbers from the original Senate version.

Removed sponsor lists and cosponsor information that appears in the Senate-passed version but is not included in the enrolled version.

As Passed by the House → As Passed by the Senate · 7 edits · Oct 1, 2025

MODERATE

The Senate version of HB 57 significantly expanded the bill's scope by adding provisions about religious instruction courses, while maintaining the original overdose reversal drug requirements. The Senate version also added new sections and repealed the old section 3313.6022, creating a more comprehensive legislative framework. These changes matter because they now address both drug safety policies and religious education policies in a single bill, potentially affecting how schools handle both issues.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from solely addressing overdose reversal drug policies to also include provisions about released time courses in religious instruction, creating a dual-purpose legislative framework.

SCOPE

Added new provisions regarding released time courses in religious instruction, including requirements for parental consent, attendance records, transportation responsibility, and liability provisions.

REQUIREMENT

Added new section 3313.7120 specifically addressing nonpublic schools' ability to accept donations for overdose reversal drugs and comply with district requirements.

Modified the structure of section 3313.6022 to include both religious instruction policies and overdose reversal drug policies, replacing the previous standalone section.

TIMELINE

Added a deadline requiring the department of education and workforce to develop a model policy for overdose reversal drug maintenance by August 1, 2026.

ENFORCEMENT

Added provisions limiting liability for school districts and employees when students are transported to religious instruction courses using private transportation.

FISCAL

Added requirements that schools track the expenditure of donated funds for overdose reversal drugs and may only use donations for that specific purpose.

TECHNICAL

Added Section 3 which prevents courts from awarding monetary damages for violations of the repealed section 3313.6022 that occurred between September 30, 2025, and the effective date of this section.

Floor votes · Senate Oct 1, 2025 · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

28–4

Passed

Total votes 32

Oct 1, 2025

D Democratic9

5 Yea 4 Nay

55% Yea

R Republican23

23 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Oct 9, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Sent To The Governor

legislature

Oct 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendments

lower

Oct 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to committee

upper

May 13, 2025

Introduced

upper

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to committee

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Introduced

lower

2 primary · 16 co-sponsors