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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

CA: Prohibit slavery, involuntary servitude as criminal penalty [HJR-5] [Human Rights ] [Criminal Justice ]
Proposing to amend Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to prohibit slavery or involuntary servitude in Ohio for the punishment of crime.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Introduced on 06/23/2025

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Prohibit certain conduct that accelerates firearm's rate of fire [HB-350] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
To amend sections 2923.13 and 2923.14 and to enact section 2923.133 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain conduct regarding trigger cranks, bumpfire devices, and other items that accelerate a semi-automatic firearm's rate of fire but do not convert it into an automatic firearm.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 06/18/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Enact the Sam Knisley Family Support Act [HB-336] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend section 2929.18 and to enact section 2125.05 of the Revised Code to require a felony offender of an OVI-caused aggravated vehicular homicide to pay child maintenance when the victim is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a minor child, to allow child maintenance to be awarded in a wrongful death action when the offender is deceased, and to name this act the Sam Knisley Family Support Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Click Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/11/2025

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Regards delinquent adjudications for felony theft or vandalism [HB-343] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2152.16, 2152.17, 2152.19, 2152.22, 5139.01, 5139.05, 5139.06, 5139.20, 5139.35, and 5139.51 of the Revised Code to require mandatory dispositions for youths adjudicated delinquent for committing acts that would be felony theft or vandalism if committed by an adult.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Johnson Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/11/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Enact Andy's Law [HB-338] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 121.03, 2903.01, 2903.11, 2903.13, 2921.36, 2921.38, 2929.03, 2929.14, and 5120.01 and to enact sections 2941.1427, 3923.283, 5120.012, 5120.361, 5120.491, and 5120.85 of the Revised Code to enact Andy's Law to increase the penalty for assaulting or causing the death of specified victims at state or local correctional institutions and to make changes to department of rehabilitation and correction policies and procedures.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Plummer Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/11/2025

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Enact Logan's Law [HB-305] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2925.03, 2929.14, and 3705.08 and to enact section 2941.1427 of the Revised Code to establish penalties for trafficking in pressed pill fentanyl, to require a death certificate to indicate if a death is caused by fentanyl poisoning, and to name this act Logan's Law.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Williams Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 05/28/2025

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Add immigration status as a required factor for sentencing, bail [HB-282] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2929.12, 2929.15, 2929.22, 2929.25, and 2937.011 of the Revised Code to add a person's immigration status as a factor a court must consider when sentencing or ordering bail.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Williams Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 05/21/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Regards courts and court procedures [HB-260] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
To amend sections 109.04, 1901.021, 1901.14, 1901.22, 1907.20, 2111.011, 2307.23, 2317.02, 2317.021, 2317.41, 2317.422, 2939.03, 2939.06, 2941.61, 2943.02, 2945.51, 2945.52, 2945.53, and 2945.54 and to repeal sections 1901.16, 1901.41, 1907.21, 1907.231, 2101.12, 2101.121, 2101.14, 2101.141, 2301.141, 2317.03, 2317.40, 2317.42, 2939.02, 2939.11, 2939.19, 2939.20, 2941.021, 2943.03, 2943.04, 2945.12, 2945.30, 2945.31, 2945.33, 2945.34, 2945.41, 2945.45, and 2945.50 of the Revised Code relative to courts and court procedures.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Mathews Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 05/14/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify [SB-183] [Construction ] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy Schaffer Referred To Committee: Workforce Development on 04/30/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify [HB-246] [Construction ] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to enact the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act requiring certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Peterson Referred To Committee: Workforce Development on 06/18/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Establish specified parking requirements [HB-238] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To amend sections 4521.01 and 4521.08 and to enact section 4521.20 of the Revised Code to establish specified parking requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elgin Rogers Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 04/30/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Regards crimes committed while masked or disguised [HB-236] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2152.17, 2911.21, 2917.02, and 2929.14 and to enact sections 2917.10 and 2941.1427 of the Revised Code to prohibit masked harassment and masked trespassing, to modify the offense of aggravated riot when the offender is wearing a mask or disguise or is otherwise concealing or attempting to conceal the offender's face, and to require an additional prison term of one year for an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony if the offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification that the offender wore a mask (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Williams Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 04/30/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Enact the Courtroom Employee Protection Act [HB-208] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend section 2903.13 of the Revised Code to enact the Courtroom Employee Protection Act to increase the penalty for assault when the victim is a judge, magistrate, prosecutor, or court official or employee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Johnson Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 04/02/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Require consideration of caretaker status in criminal cases [HB-211] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2929.19, 2951.03, and 2951.041 of the Revised Code to require a court to consider an offender's status as a primary caretaker of a child in determining whether the offender is amenable to a community control sanction or to intervention in lieu of conviction.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Allison Russo Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 04/02/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Allow motion for new trial, other relief based on new evidence [HB-177] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 181.25, 2929.06, 2945.79, 2945.80, 2945.81, 2953.21, and 2953.23 and to enact section 2945.811 of the Revised Code to allow a person to file a motion for a new trial or a petition for postconviction relief if the person produces new evidence that would establish a strong probability of a different result at trial.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Williams Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 03/19/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Condemn issuance of pardons and commutations for January 6, 2021 [HCR-4] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
To condemn President Trump's issuance of pardons and commutations for individuals convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol, including those who committed violent acts against law enforcement officers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Introduced And Referred To Committee: General Government on 02/12/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Codify the common law action for piercing the corporate veil [SB-146] [Law Enforcement ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ]
To enact section 2307.36 of the Revised Code to codify the elements of the common law cause of action for "piercing the corporate veil."

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Theresa Gavarone Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 03/19/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Abolish death penalty; regards funding of lethal injection drugs [SB-134] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 9.04, 9.07, 120.03, 120.041, 120.06, 120.14, 120.16, 120.18, 120.24, 120.26, 120.28, 120.33, 120.34, 149.43, 149.436, 149.45, 1901.183, 2152.13, 2152.67, 2301.20, 2307.60, 2317.02, 2701.07, 2743.51, 2901.02, 2909.24, 2929.02, 2929.13, 2929.14, 2929.61, 2930.19, 2937.222, 2941.021, 2941.14, 2941.148, 2941.401, 2941.43, 2941.51, 2945.06, 2945.10, 2945.13, 2945.21, 2945.25, 2945.33, 2945.38, 2949.02, 2949.03, 2953.02, 2953.07, 2953.08, 2953.09, 2953.10, 2953.21, 2953.23, 2953.71, 2953.72, 2953.73, 2953.81, 2967.05, 2967.12, 2967.13, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kristina Roegner Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 03/19/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Abolish the death penalty; revise number of juror challenges [SB-133] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 9.07, 120.03, 120.041, 120.06, 120.14, 120.16, 120.18, 120.24, 120.26, 120.28, 120.33, 120.34, 149.43, 149.436, 1901.183, 2152.13, 2152.67, 2301.20, 2307.60, 2317.02, 2701.07, 2743.51, 2901.02, 2909.24, 2929.02, 2929.13, 2929.14, 2929.61, 2930.19, 2937.222, 2941.021, 2941.14, 2941.148, 2941.401, 2941.43, 2941.51, 2945.06, 2945.10, 2945.13, 2945.21, 2945.25, 2945.33, 2945.38, 2949.02, 2949.03, 2953.02, 2953.07, 2953.08, 2953.09, 2953.10, 2953.21, 2953.23, 2953.71, 2953.72, 2953.73, 2953.81, 2967.05, 2967.12, 2967.13, 2967.193, 2967.194, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nickie Antonio Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 03/19/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Clarify compensatory damages for damaged vehicles [SB-131] [Consumer Protection ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To amend section 2315.18 of the Revised Code to clarify compensatory damages for damaged vehicles.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alessandro Cutrona Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 03/05/2025

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