Designate the buckeye as the state candy

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill amends Ohio’s Revised Code to officially name the fudge‑and‑chocolate “buckeye” as the state candy. It also updates the scientific (Latin) name for the buckeye tree, the state’s official tree. The changes are symbolic and affect no regulatory or funding programs.

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Hearings

• House Government Oversight: Am. S. B. No. 247, H. C. R. No. 24, H. B. No. 481, H. B. No. 176, H. B. No. 75, H. B. No. 223
  House Government Oversight · Mar 3, 2026
• Senate Government Oversight and Reform: H. B. No. 13, H. B. No. 29, S. B. No. 111, S. B. No. 247, Paul Bloomfield - Ohio Real Estate Commission, Marilou Butcher-Roth - Ohio Real Estate Commission, Misty Ebinger - Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission, Jon Rettig - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, Adriana Sfalcin - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
  Senate Government Oversight and Reform · Nov 5, 2025
• Senate Government Oversight and Reform: S. B. No. 111, H. B. No. 13, H. B. No. 29, S. B. No. 247
  Senate Government Oversight and Reform · Oct 22, 2025

History

1. Feb 4, 2026Referred to committee
2. Nov 25, 2025Introduced
3. Nov 19, 2025Passed
4. Nov 5, 2025Reported
5. Oct 1, 2025Referred to committee
6. Aug 25, 2025Introduced

Sponsors

• Bill DeMora (D) · sponsor
• Beth Liston
• Casey Weinstein
• Jane M. Timken
• Kent Smith
• Louis W. Blessing, III
• Shane Wilkin
• William P. DeMora
• Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.

Bill text

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