Crimes, Corrections, And Law Enforcement : Crime And Punishment

State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Require sexual motivation for criminal child enticement offense [HB-148] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2905.05 and 2950.01 of the Revised Code to require that a person act with a sexual motivation to commit the offense of criminal child enticement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tavia Galonski Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 04/18/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards sales of kratom products [SB-103] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
To amend sections 3715.01, 3715.99, 3717.01, and 3717.99 and to enact sections 3715.026 and 3717.34 of the Revised Code regarding sales of kratom products.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Louis W. Blessing Referred To Committee: Health on 04/19/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Abolish death penalty; modify juror challenges in certain cases [SB-101] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [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. Vernon Sykes Adopted on 04/19/2023

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Urge support CA: abolish corporate personhood and money as speech [HR-56] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Human Rights ]
To call on legislators at the state and federal level and other communities and jurisdictions to support an amendment to the United States Constitution that would abolish corporate personhood and the doctrine of money as speech.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael J. Skindell Introduced And Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 03/28/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Enact Sarah's Law regarding seizure action plans [SB-99] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
To amend sections 3313.713, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 of the Revised Code to enact Sarah's Law to require public and chartered nonpublic schools to create a seizure action plan for each student with a seizure disorder.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Vernon Sykes Referred To Committee: Financial Institutions on 03/29/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Increase assault penalties if the victim is a sports official [HB-139] [Sports ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2903.13 and 2929.13 of the Revised Code to increase the penalties for assault if the victim is acting as a sports official or the assault is committed in retaliation for the victim's actions as a sports official.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Seitz Referred To Committee: Health on 12/06/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Prohibit installing tracking device or app without consent [SB-100] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Crime ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
To amend sections 1547.11, 1547.111, 2317.02, 2317.022, 2927.02, 3701.143, 3767.01, 4301.74, 4506.17, 4511.19, 4511.191, and 4511.192 and to enact section 2903.216 of the Revised Code to generally prohibit a person from knowingly installing a tracking device or application on another person's property without the other person's consent or failing to remove or ensure removal of such a device or application from another person's property if the other person gave consent and subsequently revokes it, to authorize collecting oral fluid as evidence in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze Effective on 03/20/2025

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards fraud, waste, and abuse of public funds [SB-91] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 4113.52 and 5705.41 of the Revised Code regarding fraud, waste, and abuse of public funds and to prohibit the expenditure of local tax revenues upon a vote of residents or without an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze Effective on 03/28/2024

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Honoring Dennis M. Papp on his retirement from LSC. [HR-61] [Retirement ]
Honoring Dennis M. Papp on his retirement from LSC.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein Adopted: Rules And Reference on 03/22/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Urge Congress to make daylight saving time permanent [HCR-7] [Consumer Protection ]
To urge Congress to make daylight saving time the permanent standard time.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert A. Peterson Referred To Committee: General Government on 12/13/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Expand offense of aggravated menacing for utility workers [SB-88] [Crime ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Safety ] [Energy ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2903.21 of the Revised Code to expand the offense of aggravated menacing to prohibit threatening a utility worker, cable operator worker, or broadband worker with intent to obstruct the operation of a utility.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Hearcel F. Craig Referred To Committee: Pensions on 03/23/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Expand intimidation offenses to include guardians ad litem [HB-122] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2921.03 and 2921.04 and to enact section 5.54 of the Revised Code to expand intimidation offenses to include guardians ad litem and court-appointed special advocates and to designate May 1st as "Court-Appointed Special Advocates Appreciation Day."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 09/13/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Allow candidate pay certain child care costs with campaign funds [HB-114] [Elections ] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
To amend sections 3517.01, 3517.10, 3517.12, 3517.13, 3517.155, and 3517.992 of the Revised Code to modify the Campaign Finance Law and to delay the deadline for a major political party to certify its presidential and vice presidential candidates to the Secretary of State for the 2024 general election.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Seitz Reported - Substitute: General Government on 05/08/2024

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Urge Congress to repeal Windfall Elimination [HCR-6] [Social Security ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
To urge Congress to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze Reported: Government Oversight on 04/10/2024

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Increase sentence range for third degree felony domestic violence [HB-111] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2903.215, 2919.25, and 2929.14 of the Revised Code to increase the sentencing range for third degree felony domestic violence and to create a presumption in favor of a prison term for the offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze Effective on 03/20/2025

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards limits on recovery and lien imposition by municipalities [HB-93] [Water ] [Housing ] [Property Tax ] [Consumer Protection ]
To amend sections 321.261, 701.10, 729.49, 735.29, 743.04, and 743.06 and to enact sections 319.65, 701.101, 701.102, 701.103, 701.20, 701.21, 701.22, 701.23, 701.24, 701.25, 701.26, 701.30, 701.31, 701.32, 701.33, 701.35, 701.36, 701.37, 701.38, 701.39, 701.40, 729.491, 729.492, 729.493, 735.291, 735.292, 743.041, 743.042, 1901.187, and 1907.033 of the Revised Code regarding limitations on recovery and lien imposition by municipalities against property owners of non-owner-occupied properties for unpaid water, sewer, and disposal services rates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Derek Merrin Referred To Committee: Local Government on 01/24/2024

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards subsequent reduction in penalties for prior offenders [HB-67] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
To amend section 1.58 and to enact section 181.26 of the Revised Code to provide that if a penalty for an offense has been imposed on an offender and if the penalty for that offense is subsequently reduced by a change to the Revised Code or Constitution, the penalty previously imposed on the offender may be reduced.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Seitz Referred To Committee: Transportation on 02/28/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Revise the liquor control laws [HB-86] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Cannabis ] [Taxes ] [Agriculture ]
To amend sections 121.95, 121.951, 519.21, 928.01, 928.03, 2925.01, 3376.07, 3719.01, 3796.01, 3796.02, 3796.03, 3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.07, 3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.12, 3796.14, 3796.15, 3796.17, 3796.18, 3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, 3796.22, 3796.24, 3796.28, 3796.29, 3796.30, 4301.17, 4301.171, 4303.041, 4303.184, 4399.15, 4735.18, 5119.10, 5502.01, 5502.13, 5502.14, 5713.30, 5739.21, and 5739.99; to enact sections 109.44, 2953.321, 3796.04, 3796.062, 3796.221, 3796.32, 3796.33, 3796.99, 5119.81, 5119.82, 5119.83, 5120.81, 5739.27, 5739.271, and 5739.272; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert McColley Introduced on 12/06/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Enact the Digital Fair Repair Act [SB-73] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ]
To enact sections 1350.01, 1350.011, 1350.02, 1350.03, 1350.04, and 1350.05 of the Revised Code to enact the Digital Fair Repair Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Louis W. Blessing Referred To Committee: Health on 03/01/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Remove criminal penalties for certain drug offenses [HB-83] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
To amend sections 2925.11, 2925.12, 2925.14, 2925.38, 2929.141, 2929.15, 2929.25, 2935.36, 2967.28, 3707.57, and 4510.17 and to repeal section 2925.141 of the Revised Code to remove criminal penalties for the use and possession of drug paraphernalia and drug abuse instruments.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael J. Skindell Referred To Committee: Transportation on 02/28/2023

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