Crimes, Corrections, And Law Enforcement : Crime And Punishment
Ohio 136th General Assembly
Increase penalties for companion animal cruelty offenses [SB-64]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 955.54 and 959.99 and to enact section 959.23 of the Revised Code to increase the penalties for violating companion animal cruelty offenses and to prohibit a felony animal abuse offender from owning a companion animal in certain circumstances.
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Enact the Human Trafficking Prevention Act [HB-47]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2903.41, 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.32, and 2971.03 of the Revised Code to enact the Human Trafficking Prevention Act to increase the penalty for human trafficking of a minor or person with a developmental disability, kidnapping, and abduction.
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Ohio 136th General Assembly
Specify election official status for public records law purposes [SB-82]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to specify that certain election officials are designated public service workers for purposes of the public records law.
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Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings [HB-31]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 149.43 and 5149.10 and to enact section 5149.102 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of all parole board hearings and to make electronic recordings of full parole board hearings public records.
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Ohio 136th General Assembly
Enact the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act [HB-46]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 109.57, 2923.125, 2923.128, 2923.1213, and 2923.13 and to enact sections 2923.26, 2923.27, 2923.28, 2923.29, 2923.30, and 2923.99 of the Revised Code to enact the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act to allow certain persons to obtain a court order that temporarily restricts a person's access to firearms under specified circumstances.
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Add nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution [HB-36]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2921.24, 2949.22, 2949.221, and 2949.25 of the Revised Code to add nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution and to prohibit the disclosure of execution identifying information.
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Prohibit certain firearm transfers without a background check [HB-45]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend section 2923.11 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to prohibit a federally licensed firearms dealer from transferring a firearm unless the transferee passes a background check.
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Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes [SB-56]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
To amend sections 9.79, 121.04, 121.08, 519.21, 715.013, 928.03, 3376.07, 3780.01, 3780.10, 3780.22, 3780.23, 3780.31, 3796.01, 3796.02, 3796.03, 3796.032, 3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.061, 3796.07, 3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.11, 3796.12, 3796.13, 3796.14, 3796.15, 3796.16, 3796.17, 3796.18, 3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, 3796.22, 3796.24, 3796.27, 3796.28, 3796.29, 3796.30, 4729.80, 4735.18, 4743.09, 4776.01, 4796.25, 5502.01, 5502.13, 5502.14, and 5713.30; to enact sections 2953.321, 3796.04, 3796.062, 3796.221, 3796.32, and 3796.99; and to repeal sections
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Ohio 136th General Assembly
Regards civil actions for vandalism or riot activity injuries [SB-53]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2307.70 and to enact section 309.081 of the Revised Code regarding civil actions by persons who suffer injury or loss due to vandalism or riot activity.
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Ohio 136th General Assembly
Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers [HB-29]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To enact sections 341.261, 753.321, and 5120.631 of the Revised Code regarding inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers by municipal and county correctional facilities and state correctional institutions.
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Ohio 136th General Assembly
Regards underage possession or consumption of alcohol [HB-19]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 4301.69 of the Revised Code to reduce the mental state, from knowingly to recklessly, that applies to the prohibition against allowing an underage person to possess or consume alcohol in a private or public place.
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Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder [HB-20]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2903.22 and 2921.31 of the Revised Code to increase the penalty for obstructing official business when the victim is an emergency service responder who is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty and to clarify that heightened penalties apply for menacing a probation officer.
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Enact the Repeat Offender Act [HB-5]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 109.11, 109.57, 109.572, 109.578, 109.579, 2151.357, 2746.02, 2901.08, 2923.125, 2923.13, 2923.14, 2929.01, 2929.13, 2929.14, 2929.34, 2930.171, 2941.141, 2941.144, 2941.145, 2941.146, 2951.041, 2953.25, 2953.26, 2953.31, 2953.32, 2953.34, 2953.39, 2953.61, 4723.28, 4729.16, 4729.56, 4729.57, 4729.96, 4752.09, and 5120.035 and to enact sections 2941.1427, 2941.1428, 2941.1429, 2953.311, 2953.321, 2953.322, and 2953.323 of the Revised Code to enact the Repeat Offender Act to create a repeat offender classification, to create and
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Create Election Integrity Unit; revise election law prosecution [SB-4]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
To amend section 3501.05 and to enact section 3501.055 of the Revised Code to establish the Election Integrity Unit in the Office of the Secretary of State and to modify the law governing the prosecution of Election Law violations.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Create Attorney General's special counsel billing database [HB-710]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
To amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 109.082 (109.084), and to enact new section 109.082 and section 109.083 of the Revised Code to create the Attorney General's special counsel billing database.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elliot Forhan Introduced on 12/23/2024
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Enact the Ohio Bitcoin Reserve Act [HB-703]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Investments ]
To amend section 2981.12 and to enact section 135.146 of the Revised Code to authorize investment of state funds in bitcoin and to name this act the Ohio Bitcoin Reserve Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derek Merrin Introduced on 12/17/2024
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Enact the O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act [HB-700]
[Sports ]
To enact section 2927.18 of the Revised Code to prohibit planting a flagpole and flag in the center of the Ohio Stadium football field on the day of a college football game and to name this act the O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Williams Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 12/17/2024
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Require voice communication services for inmates, other offenders [SB-333]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To enact sections 341.43, 753.34, 5120.052, and 5139.132 of the Revised Code to require voice communication services for inmates, delinquent children, and youthful offenders, and to make an appropriation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine D. Ingram Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 11/20/2024
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Increase penalty for repeat voyeurism [HB-690]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2907.08 of the Revised Code to increase the penalty for repeat voyeurism.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 11/19/2024
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Prohibit sale of intoxicating hemp products [SB-326]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
To amend sections 928.01, 928.03, 3719.01, 5502.01, 5502.13, and 5502.14 and to enact sections 3779.01, 3779.02, 3779.03, 3779.04, 3779.05, and 3779.99 of the Revised Code to prohibit the sale of intoxicating hemp products and to declare an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen A. Huffman Referred To Committee: General Government on 11/12/2024