HB65 • 2026

Enact the Agriculture Appreciation Act

Agriculture

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Roy Klopfenstein
Last action: 2025-07-01
Official status: As Enrolled
Effective date: 2025-09-30

Plain English Breakdown

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Enact the Agriculture Appreciation Act

To enact sections 5.2322, 5.2411, 5.2412, 5.2413, 5.2414, 5.2415, and 5.268 of the Revised Code to make specified day and week designations relating to agriculture and to name this act the Agriculture Appreciation Act.

What This Bill Does

To enact sections 5.2322, 5.2411, 5.2412, 5.2413, 5.2414, 5.2415, and 5.268 of the Revised Code to make specified day and week designations relating to agriculture and to name this act the Agriculture Appreciation Act.

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Amendments

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AM0358

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Filed

Plain English: AM_136_0358_LINE_COMMANDS Amendment No.

AM_136_0358_LINE_COMMANDS Amendment No.
am_136_0358 H.
B.
No.

Bill History

2025-07-01 Ohio Legislature
As Enrolled
Ohio Legislature
As Introduced
Ohio Legislature
As Reported by the House Agriculture Committee
Ohio Legislature
As Passed by the House
Ohio Legislature
As Reported by the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Ohio Legislature
As Passed by the Senate

Official Summary Text

To enact sections 5.2322, 5.2411, 5.2412, 5.2413, 5.2414, 5.2415, and 5.268 of the Revised Code to make specified day and week designations relating to agriculture and to name this act the Agriculture Appreciation Act.

Current Bill Text

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(136th General Assembly)

(Amended
House Bill Number 65)

AN ACT

To enact sections 5.2322, 5.2411,
5.2412, 5.2413, 5.2414, 5.2415, and 5.268 of the Revised Code to make
specified day and week designations relating to agriculture and to
name this act the Agriculture Appreciation Act.

Be
it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:

Section
1.
That
sections 5.2322, 5.2411, 5.2412, 5.2413, 5.2414
,
5.2415
,
and 5.268 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
5.2322.
The
first week of October is designated as "Ohio Stormwater
Awareness Week."

Sec.
5.2411.
The
week beginning on the Saturday before the last Saturday of February
through the last Saturday in February is designated as "FFA
Week."

Sec.
5.2412.
The
twelfth day of October is designated as "Farmer's Day."

Sec.
5.2413.
The
week ending with the second Saturday of March is designated as "4-H
Week."

Sec.
5.2414.
The
twenty-first day of March is designated as "Agriculture Day."

Sec.
5.2415.
The
first full week of August is designated as "National Farmers
Market Week."

Sec.
5.268.
The
second full week of November is designated "Ohio Soil Health
Week," to celebrate and raise awareness for the importance of
soil health to Ohio agriculture and in honor of the birthday of soil
pioneer and advocate David Brandt.

Section
2.
This
act shall be known as the Agriculture Appreciation Act.

Speaker
___________________ of the House of Representatives.

President
___________________ of the Senate.

Passed
________________________, 20____

Approved
________________________, 20____

Governor.

The section numbering of law
of a general and permanent nature is complete and in conformity with
the Revised Code.

Director, Legislative
Service Commission.

Filed
in the office of the Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio, on the
____ day of ___________, A. D. 20____.

Secretary of State.

File
No. _________ Effective Date ___________________