Ohio alcohol bills

What it would do: Reduces excise tax rates on beer manufactured in the United States. For twelve-ounce containers, American beer taxed at 0.016 cents per ounce versus 0.14 cents for other beer; for larger containers, American beer taxed at 0.096 cents per six ounces versus 0.84 cents for other beer. Also reduces tax on beer in barrels from current rates to 65 cents per barrel for American beer.

What it would do: Rescinds two portions of the Governor's Executive Order 2025-05D regarding intoxicating hemp: the authorization for the Ohio Department of Agriculture to amend rules 901:14-2-01 on an emergency basis, and the directives requiring removal of intoxicating hemp products from display, prohibiting their sale, and requiring segregation and disposal by retailers.

What it would do: Requires the division of liquor control, county auditor, and tax commissioner to issue renewals of liquor, cigarette, tobacco product, and vapor product permits or licenses not later than forty-eight hours after an application for renewal is filed, if all requirements are met.

What it would do: Allows municipal corporations and townships to adopt ordinances or resolutions permitting Sunday sales of intoxicating liquor under D-6 permits without requiring local option election approval, though local option elections remain available to supersede such ordinances.

What it would do: Increases the voter approval threshold for local taxes subject to voter approval from a majority to at least sixty percent of those voting, applying to county and school district taxes including income taxes, property taxes, and various excise taxes.

What it would do: Allows retail liquor permit holders to offer a ten percent discount on dealcoholized wine when purchased in the same transaction as a case of wine, in addition to existing case discounts.

What it would do: Amends Ohio's Alcohol Franchise Law by defining key terms including alcoholic beverages, manufacturers, distributors, franchises, good faith, wine brands, and sales territories, while repealing a prior section of the Revised Code.

What it would do: Revises licensing standards to limit criminal history disqualifications, establishes hemp cultivation and processing regulations, allows expungement of certain marijuana possession convictions, and creates a ten percent excise tax on adult-use marijuana sales.

What it would do: Reduces the mental state requirement for owners or occupants of public or private places from knowingly to recklessly when allowing underage persons to possess or consume alcohol on their premises.