SB 218 Ohio Senate · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Exempt armed forces-certified child care provider from licensure

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 10, 2025 Last action Jun 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Passed by the Senate · 1 edit · May 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a new exemption for family child care providers certified by the United States armed forces, including the Coast Guard. This change expands the list of programs exempt from state licensure requirements to include military-certified caregivers, ensuring they are not subject to the same licensing rules as other family child care homes.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include military-certified family child care providers as an exempt category, whereas the original version did not explicitly list this exemption.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a new exemption (Section 1, Item 12) for programs certified as family child care providers by any branch of the United States armed forces, including the Coast Guard.

Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026

How they voted

310
Passed
Total votes 31
May 13, 2026
D Democratic8
8 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
23 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee
lower
May 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Kristina Roegner
Kristina Roegner
RRepublican
OH
27