OH SB57 | 2025-2026 | 136th General Assembly

Ohio Senate Bill 57

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-29 - Referred to committee: Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology
Pending: Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To amend sections 9.16, 113.40, and 2981.12 and to enact sections 135.146 and 5703.83 of the Revised Code to authorize investment of state funds in bitcoin, to require state entities to accept payment in cryptocurrency, and to name this act the Ohio Bitcoin Reserve Act.

Title

Enact the Ohio Bitcoin Reserve Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-29	Senate	Referred to committee: Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology
2025-01-28	Senate	Introduced

Subjects

Commerce
Commerce : Technology
Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee
State and Local Government : State Government

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	13	40	Amended Code	Citation Text
1	35	146	New Code	See Bill Text
29	81	12	Amended Code	Citation Text
57	03	83	New Code	See Bill Text

Ohio State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb57
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb57/00_IN/pdf/
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=24536