SB 247: Designate the buckeye as the state candy
The state of Ohio is adopting the buckeye as its official tree, and the buckeye candy is being designated as the official candy of the state. The Latin name of the buckeye tree, aesculus glabra, will be corrected to aesculus glabra. The changes will be made by amending the existing section 5.05 of the state's code and enacting a new section 5.083.
| Feb. 04, 2026 | Referred to committee: Government Oversight |
| Nov. 25, 2025 | Introduced |
| Nov. 19, 2025 | Passed |
| Nov. 05, 2025 | Reported: Government Oversight and Reform |
| Oct. 01, 2025 | Referred to committee: Government Oversight and Reform |
As Passed by the Senate
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
Am. S. B. No. 247
2025-2026
Senator DeMora
Cosponsors: Senators Timken, Blessing, Blackshear, Smith, Liston, Weinstein, Wilkin, Brenner, Johnson, Antonio, Craig, Gavarone, Hicks-Hudson, Ingram, Manning, Patton, Reynolds, Roegner, Schaffer, Wilson
To amend section 5.05 and to enact section 5.083 of the Revised Code to designate the buckeye as the state candy of Ohio, and to correct the Latin name of the Buckeye, the state tree.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 5.05 be amended and section 5.083 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 5.05. The tree, Aesculus-glabra_glabra, commonly known as the "Buckeye" is hereby adopted as the official tree of the state.
Sec. 5.083. The confection consisting of peanut butter fudge and chocolate, known as the buckeye, is hereby adopted as the official candy of the state.
Section 2. That existing section 5.05 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.