Ohio 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Ohio Senate Bill SB129 Introduced / Bill

                    As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session	S. B. No. 129
2025-2026
Senator Koehler
Cosponsors: Senators Lang, Romanchuk
To amend sections 5725.98, 5726.98, 5729.98, 
5747.98, and 5751.98 and to enact sections 
5725.39, 5726.62, 5727.242, 5727.301, 5729.22, 
5736.51, 5747.74, and 5751.56 of the Revised 
Code to authorize a refundable tax credit for a 
portion of employer group health plan premiums.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 5725.98, 5726.98, 5729.98, 
5747.98, and 5751.98 be amended and sections 5725.39, 5726.62, 
5727.242, 5727.301, 5729.22, 5736.51, 5747.74, and 5751.56 of 
the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 5725.39.  	(A) As used in this section: 
(1) "Health benefit plan," "basic health care services," 
and "resident" have the same meanings as in section 5751.56 of 
the Revised Code.
(2) "Taxpayer" means a domestic insurance company subject 
to the tax imposed under section 5725.18 of the Revised Code.
(B) There is allowed a refundable credit against the tax 
imposed by section 5725.18 of the Revised Code for a taxpayer 
that purchases a group health benefit plan that provides 
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coverage for basic health care services to one or more of the 
taxpayer's employees who are residents. The credit shall equal 
one and three-tenths per cent of the portion of the premiums 
paid by the taxpayer during the calendar year to purchase such a 
plan for the taxpayer's employees who are residents. No person 
shall claim the credit authorized by this section based on 
coverage provided through a program of self-insurance. 
The credit shall be claimed in the order required under 
section 5725.98 of the Revised Code. If the credit amount 
exceeds the tax otherwise due under section 5725.18 of the 
Revised Code after deducting all other credits in that order, 
the excess shall be refunded to the taxpayer.
No credit shall be allowed under this section on the basis 
of group health benefit plan premiums if those premiums are the 
basis of a credit claimed under section 5726.62, 5727.242, 
5727.301, 5729.22, 5736.51, 5747.74, or 5751.56 of the Revised 
Code.
Sec. 5725.98. (A) To provide a uniform procedure for 
calculating the amount of tax imposed by section 5725.18 of the 
Revised Code that is due under this chapter, a taxpayer shall 
claim any credits and offsets against tax liability to which it 
is entitled in the following order: 
The credit for an insurance company or insurance company 
group under section 5729.031 of the Revised Code; 
The credit for eligible employee training costs under 
section 5725.31 of the Revised Code; 
The credit for purchasers of qualified low-income 
community investments under section 5725.33 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable job retention credit under division (B) 
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of section 122.171 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for investments in rural business 
growth funds under section 122.152 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable Ohio low-income housing tax credit under 
section 5725.36 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable affordable single-family home credit 
under section 5725.37 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for contributing capital to a 
transformational mixed use development project under section 
5725.35 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable opportunity zone investment credit under 
section 5725.38 of the Revised Code;
The offset of assessments by the Ohio life and health 
insurance guaranty association permitted by section 3956.20 of 
the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit for rehabilitating a historic 
building under section 5725.34 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit for Ohio job retention under former 
division (B)(2) or (3) of section 122.171 of the Revised Code as 
those divisions existed before September 29, 2015, the effective 
date of the amendment of this section by H.B. 64 of the 131st 
general assembly; 
The refundable credit for Ohio job creation under section 
5725.32 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit under section 5725.19 of the Revised 
Code for losses on loans made under the Ohio venture capital 
program under sections 150.01 to 150.10 of the Revised Code ;
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The refundable credit for employer health benefit plan 
premiums under section 5725.39 of the Revised Code . 
(B) For any credit except the refundable credits 
enumerated in this section, the amount of the credit for a 
taxable year shall not exceed the tax due after allowing for any 
other credit that precedes it in the order required under this 
section. Any excess amount of a particular credit may be carried 
forward if authorized under the section creating that credit. 
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow a taxpayer 
to claim, directly or indirectly, a credit more than once for a 
taxable year.
Sec. 5726.62.  	(A) As used in this section, "health benefit  
plan," "basic health care services," and "resident" have the 
same meanings as in section 5751.56 of the Revised Code.
(B) There is allowed a refundable credit against the tax 
imposed by section 5726.02 of the Revised Code for a taxpayer 
that purchases a group health benefit plan that provides 
coverage for basic health care services to one or more of the 
taxpayer's employees who are residents. The credit shall equal 
one and three-tenths per cent of the portion of the premiums 
paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year to purchase such a 
plan for the taxpayer's employees who are residents. No person 
shall claim the credit authorized by this section based on 
coverage provided through a program of self-insurance. 
The credit shall be claimed in the order required under 
section 5726.98 of the Revised Code. If the credit amount 
exceeds the tax otherwise due under section 5726.02 of the 
Revised Code after deducting all other credits in that order, 
the excess shall be refunded to the taxpayer.
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No credit shall be allowed under this section on the basis 
of group health benefit plan premiums if those premiums are the 
basis of a credit claimed under section 5725.39, 5727.242, 
5727.301, 5729.22, 5736.51, 5747.74, or 5751.56 of the Revised 
Code.
Sec. 5726.98. (A) To provide a uniform procedure for 
calculating the amount of tax due under section 5726.02 of the 
Revised Code, a taxpayer shall claim any credits to which the 
taxpayer is entitled under this chapter in the following order: 
The nonrefundable job retention credit under division (B) 
of section 5726.50 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for purchases of qualified low-
income community investments under section 5726.54 of the 
Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for qualified research expenses 
under section 5726.56 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for qualifying dealer in 
intangibles taxes under section 5726.57 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable Ohio low-income housing tax credit under 
section 5726.58 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable affordable single-family home credit 
under section 5726.60 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable welcome home Ohio (WHO) program credit 
under section 122.633 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable opportunity zone investment credit under 
section 5726.61 of the Revised Code;
The refundable credit for rehabilitating an historic 
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building under section 5726.52 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable job retention or job creation credit under 
division (A) of section 5726.50 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit under section 5726.53 of the Revised 
Code for losses on loans made under the Ohio venture capital 
program under sections 150.01 to 150.10 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable motion picture and broadway theatrical 
production credit under section 5726.55 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit for film and theater capital 
improvement projects under section 5726.59 of the Revised Code ;
The refundable credit for employer health benefit plan 
premiums under section 5726.62 of the Revised Code . 
(B) For any credit except the refundable credits 
enumerated in this section, the amount of the credit for a 
taxable year shall not exceed the tax due after allowing for any 
other credit that precedes it in the order required under this 
section. Any excess amount of a particular credit may be carried 
forward if authorized under the section creating that credit. 
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow a taxpayer 
to claim, directly or indirectly, a credit more than once for a 
taxable year.
Sec. 5727.242.  	(A) As used in this section: 
(1) "Health benefit plan," "basic health care services," 
and "resident" have the same meanings as in section 5751.56 of 
the Revised Code.
(2) "Taxpayer" means a person subject to the tax imposed 
by section 5727.24 of the Revised Code.
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(B) There is hereby allowed a refundable credit against 
the tax imposed by section 5727.24 of the Revised Code for a 
taxpayer that purchases a group health benefit plan that 
provides coverage for basic health care services to one or more 
of the taxpayer's employees who are residents. The credit shall 
equal one and three-tenths per cent of the portion of the 
premiums paid by the taxpayer during the calendar quarter or 
calendar year, as applicable, to purchase such a plan for the 
taxpayer's employees who are residents. No person shall claim 
the credit authorized by this section based on coverage provided 
through a program of self-insurance.
The taxpayer shall claim the credit after the credit 
authorized in sections 5727.241 and 5727.291 of the Revised 
Code. Any credit amount in excess of the taxpayer's tax 
liability shall be refunded to the taxpayer.
No credit shall be allowed under this section on the basis 
of group health benefit plan premiums if those premiums are the 
basis of a credit claimed under section 5725.39, 5726.62, 
5727.301, 5729.22, 5736.51, 5747.74, or 5751.56 of the Revised 
Code.
Sec. 5727.301.  	(A) As used in this section: 
(1) "Health benefit plan," "basic health care services," 
and "resident" have the same meanings as in section 5751.56 of 
the Revised Code.
(2) "Taxpayer" means a person subject to the tax imposed 
by section 5727.30 of the Revised Code.
(B) There is hereby allowed a refundable credit against 
the tax imposed by section 5727.30 of the Revised Code for a 
taxpayer that purchases a group health benefit plan that 
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provides coverage for basic health care services to one or more 
of the taxpayer's employees who are residents. The credit shall 
equal one and three-tenths per cent of the portion of the 
premiums paid by the taxpayer during the calendar year to 
purchase such a plan for the taxpayer's employees who are 
residents. No person shall claim the credit authorized by this 
section based on coverage provided through a program of self-
insurance.
The taxpayer shall claim the credit after the credit 
authorized in section 5727.29 of the Revised Code. Any credit 
amount in excess of the taxpayer's tax liability shall be 
refunded to the taxpayer.
No credit shall be allowed under this section on the basis 
of group health benefit plan premiums if those premiums are the 
basis of a credit claimed under section 5725.39, 5726.62, 
5727.242, 5729.22, 5736.51, 5747.74, or 5751.56 of the Revised 
Code.
Sec. 5729.22.  	(A) As used in this section: 
(1) "Health benefit plan," "basic health care services," 
and "resident" have the same meanings as in section 5751.56 of 
the Revised Code.
(2) "Taxpayer" means a foreign insurance company subject 
to the tax imposed by section 5729.03 of the Revised Code.
(B) There is allowed a refundable credit against the tax 
imposed by section 5729.03 of the Revised Code for a taxpayer 
that purchases a group health benefit plan that provides 
coverage for basic health care services to one or more of the 
taxpayer's employees who are residents. The credit shall equal 
one and three-tenths per cent of the portion of the premiums 
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paid by the taxpayer during the calendar year to purchase such a 
plan for the taxpayer's employees who are residents. No person 
shall claim the credit authorized by this section based on 
coverage provided through a program of self-insurance. 
The credit shall be claimed in the order required under 
section 5729.98 of the Revised Code. If the credit amount 
exceeds the tax otherwise due under section 5729.03 of the 
Revised Code after deducting all other credits in that order, 
the excess shall be refunded to the taxpayer.
No credit shall be allowed under this section on the basis 
of group health benefit plan premiums if those premiums are the 
basis of a credit claimed under section 5726.39, 5726.62, 
5727.242, 5727.301, 5736.51, 5747.74, or 5751.56 of the Revised 
Code.
Sec. 5729.98. (A) To provide a uniform procedure for 
calculating the amount of tax due under this chapter, a taxpayer 
shall claim any credits and offsets against tax liability to 
which it is entitled in the following order: 
The credit for an insurance company or insurance company 
group under section 5729.031 of the Revised Code; 
The credit for eligible employee training costs under 
section 5729.07 of the Revised Code; 
The credit for purchases of qualified low-income community 
investments under section 5729.16 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable job retention credit under division (B) 
of section 122.171 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for investments in rural business 
growth funds under section 122.152 of the Revised Code; 
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The nonrefundable Ohio low-income housing tax credit under 
section 5729.19 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable affordable single-family home credit 
under section 5729.20 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for contributing capital to a 
transformational mixed use development project under section 
5729.18 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable opportunity zone investment credit under 
section 5729.21 of the Revised Code;
The offset of assessments by the Ohio life and health 
insurance guaranty association against tax liability permitted 
by section 3956.20 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit for rehabilitating a historic 
building under section 5729.17 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit for Ohio job retention under former 
division (B)(2) or (3) of section 122.171 of the Revised Code as 
those divisions existed before September 29, 2015, the effective 
date of the amendment of this section by H.B. 64 of the 131st 
general assembly; 
The refundable credit for Ohio job creation under section 
5729.032 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit under section 5729.08 of the Revised 
Code for losses on loans made under the Ohio venture capital 
program under sections 150.01 to 150.10 of the Revised Code ;
The refundable credit for employer health benefit plan 
premiums under section 5729.22 of the Revised Code . 
(B) For any credit except the refundable credits 
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enumerated in this section, the amount of the credit for a 
taxable year shall not exceed the tax due after allowing for any 
other credit that precedes it in the order required under this 
section. Any excess amount of a particular credit may be carried 
forward if authorized under the section creating that credit. 
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow a taxpayer 
to claim, directly or indirectly, a credit more than once for a 
taxable year.
Sec. 5736.51.  	(A) As used in this section, "health benefit  
plan," "basic health care services," and "resident" have the 
same meanings as in section 5751.56 of the Revised Code.
(B) There is allowed a refundable credit against the tax 
imposed by this chapter for a taxpayer that purchases a group 
health benefit plan that provides coverage for basic health care 
services to one or more of the taxpayer's employees who are 
residents. The credit shall equal one and three-tenths per cent 
of the portion of the premiums paid by the taxpayer during the 
tax period to purchase such a plan for the taxpayer's employees 
who are residents. No person shall claim the credit authorized 
by this section based on coverage provided through a program of 
self-insurance.
The taxpayer shall claim the credit after any credits 
allowed under section 5736.50 of the Revised Code. Any credit 
amount in excess of the taxpayer's tax liability shall be 
refunded to the taxpayer.
No credit shall be allowed under this section on the basis 
of group health benefit plan premiums if those premiums are the 
basis of a credit claimed under section 5725.39, 5726.62, 
5727.242, 5727.301, 5729.22, 5747.74, or 5751.56 of the Revised 
Code.
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Sec. 5747.74.  	(A) As used in this section, "health benefit  
plan" and "basic health care services" have the same meanings as 
in section 5751.56 of the Revised Code.
(B) There is allowed a refundable credit against the 
taxpayer's aggregate tax liability under section 5747.02 of the 
Revised Code for a taxpayer that purchases a group health 
benefit plan that provides coverage for basic health care 
services to one or more of the taxpayer's employees who are 
residents. The credit shall equal one and three-tenths per cent 
of the portion of the premiums paid by the taxpayer during the 
taxable year to purchase such a plan for the taxpayer's 
employees who are residents. No person shall claim the credit 
authorized by this section based on coverage provided through a 
program of self-insurance. 
The credit shall be claimed in the order required under 
section 5747.98 of the Revised Code. If the credit amount 
exceeds the tax otherwise due under section 5747.02 of the 
Revised Code after deducting all other credits in that order, 
the excess shall be refunded to the taxpayer. Nothing in this 
section limits or disallows pass-through treatment of the 
credit.
No credit shall be allowed under this section on the basis 
of group health benefit plan premiums if those premiums are the 
basis of a credit claimed under section 5725.39, 5726.62, 
5727.242, 5727.301, 5729.22, 5736.51, or 5751.56 of the Revised 
Code.
Sec. 5747.98. (A) To provide a uniform procedure for 
calculating a taxpayer's aggregate tax liability under section 
5747.02 of the Revised Code, a taxpayer shall claim any credits 
to which the taxpayer is entitled in the following order: 
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Either the retirement income credit under division (B) of 
section 5747.055 of the Revised Code or the lump sum retirement 
income credits under divisions (C), (D), and (E) of that 
section; 
Either the senior citizen credit under division (F) of 
section 5747.055 of the Revised Code or the lump sum 
distribution credit under division (G) of that section; 
The dependent care credit under section 5747.054 of the 
Revised Code; 
The credit for displaced workers who pay for job training 
under section 5747.27 of the Revised Code; 
The campaign contribution credit under section 5747.29 of 
the Revised Code; 
The twenty-dollar personal exemption credit under section 
5747.022 of the Revised Code; 
The joint filing credit under division (G) of section 
5747.05 of the Revised Code; 
The earned income credit under section 5747.71 of the 
Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for education expenses under 
section 5747.72 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for donations to scholarship 
granting organizations under section 5747.73 of the Revised 
Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for tuition paid to a 
nonchartered nonpublic school under section 5747.75 of the 
Revised Code; 
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The nonrefundable vocational job credit under section 
5747.057 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable job retention credit under division (B) 
of section 5747.058 of the Revised Code; 
The enterprise zone credit under section 5709.66 of the 
Revised Code; 
The credit for beginning farmers who participate in a 
financial management program under division (B) of section 
5747.77 of the Revised Code; 
The credit for commercial vehicle operator training 
expenses under section 5747.82 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable welcome home Ohio (WHO) program credit 
under section 122.633 of the Revised Code; 
The credit for selling or renting agricultural assets to 
beginning farmers under division (A) of section 5747.77 of the 
Revised Code; 
The credit for purchases of qualifying grape production 
property under section 5747.28 of the Revised Code; 
The small business investment credit under section 5747.81 
of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable lead abatement credit under section 
5747.26 of the Revised Code; 
The opportunity zone investment credit under section 
5747.86 of the Revised Code; 
The enterprise zone credits under section 5709.65 of the 
Revised Code; 
The research and development credit under section 5747.331 
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of the Revised Code; 
The credit for rehabilitating a historic building under 
section 5747.76 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable Ohio low-income housing tax credit under 
section 5747.83 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable affordable single-family home credit 
under section 5747.84 of the Revised Code; 
The nonresident credit under division (A) of section 
5747.05 of the Revised Code; 
The credit for a resident's out-of-state income under 
division (B) of section 5747.05 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable motion picture and broadway theatrical 
production credit under section 5747.66 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit for film and theater capital 
improvement projects under section 5747.67 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable jobs creation credit or job retention 
credit under division (A) of section 5747.058 of the Revised 
Code; 
The refundable credit for taxes paid by a qualifying 
entity granted under section 5747.059 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credits for taxes paid by a qualifying 
pass-through entity granted under division (I) of section 
5747.08 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit under section 5747.80 of the Revised 
Code for losses on loans made to the Ohio venture capital 
program under sections 150.01 to 150.10 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit for rehabilitating a historic 
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building under section 5747.76 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit under section 5747.39 of the Revised 
Code for taxes levied under section 5747.38 of the Revised Code 
paid by an electing pass-through entity ;
The refundable credit for employer health benefit plan 
premiums under section 5747.74 of the Revised Code . 
(B) For any credit, except the refundable credits 
enumerated in this section and the credit granted under division 
(H) of section 5747.08 of the Revised Code, the amount of the 
credit for a taxable year shall not exceed the taxpayer's 
aggregate amount of tax due under section 5747.02 of the Revised 
Code, after allowing for any other credit that precedes it in 
the order required under this section. Any excess amount of a 
particular credit may be carried forward if authorized under the 
section creating that credit. Nothing in this chapter shall be 
construed to allow a taxpayer to claim, directly or indirectly, 
a credit more than once for a taxable year.
Sec. 5751.56.  	(A) As used in this section, "health benefit  
plan" has the same meaning as in section 3922.01 of the Revised 
Code, "basic health care services" has the same meaning as in 
section 1751.01 of the Revised Code, and "resident" has the same 
meaning as in section 5747.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) There is allowed a refundable credit against the tax 
imposed by section 5751.02 of the Revised Code for a taxpayer 
that purchases a group health benefit plan that provides 
coverage for basic health care services to one or more of the 
taxpayer's employees who are residents. The credit shall equal 
one and three-tenths per cent of the portion of the premiums 
paid by the taxpayer during the tax period to purchase such a 
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plan for the taxpayer's employees who are residents. No person 
shall claim the credit authorized by this section based on 
coverage provided through a program of self-insurance. 
The credit shall be claimed in the order required under 
section 5751.98 of the Revised Code. If the credit amount 
exceeds the tax otherwise due under section 5751.02 of the 
Revised Code after deducting all other credits in that order, 
the excess shall be refunded to the taxpayer.
A person that is not required to register with the tax 
commissioner under section 5751.04 of the Revised Code and pay 
the tax under this chapter may not claim the credit authorized 
by this section.
(C) No credit shall be allowed under this section on the 
basis of group health benefit plan premiums if those premiums 
are the basis of a credit claimed under section 5725.39, 
5726.62, 5727.242, 5727.301, 5729.22, 5736.51, or 5747.74 of the 
Revised Code.
Sec. 5751.98. (A) To provide a uniform procedure for 
calculating the amount of tax due under this chapter, a taxpayer 
shall claim any credits to which it is entitled in the following 
order: 
The nonrefundable jobs retention credit under division (B) 
of section 5751.50 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for qualified research expenses 
under division (B) of section 5751.51 of the Revised Code; 
The nonrefundable credit for a borrower's qualified 
research and development loan payments under division (B) of 
section 5751.52 of the Revised Code; 
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The nonrefundable credit for calendar years 2010 to 2029 
for unused net operating losses under division (B) of section 
5751.53 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable motion picture and broadway theatrical 
production credit under section 5751.54 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable credit for film and theater capital 
improvement projects under section 5751.55 of the Revised Code; 
The refundable jobs creation credit or job retention 
credit under division (A) of section 5751.50 of the Revised 
Code; 
The refundable credit for calendar year 2030 for unused 
net operating losses under division (C) of section 5751.53 of 
the Revised Code;
The refundable credit for employer health benefit plan 
premiums under section 5751.56 of the Revised Code . 
(B) For any credit except the refundable credits 
enumerated in this section, the amount of the credit for a tax 
period shall not exceed the tax due after allowing for any other 
credit that precedes it in the order required under this 
section. Any excess amount of a particular credit may be carried 
forward if authorized under the section creating the credit.
Section 2. That existing sections 5725.98, 5726.98, 
5729.98, 5747.98, and 5751.98 of the Revised Code are hereby 
repealed.
Section 3. The enactment by this act of sections 5725.39, 
5726.62, 5727.242, 5727.301, 5729.22, 5736.51, 5747.74, and 
5751.56 of the Revised Code applies to premiums paid on and 
after the effective date of this section by an employer for a 
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group health benefit plan that provides coverage for basic 
health care services, as those terms are defined in section 
5751.56 of the Revised Code, as enacted by this act.
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