Crimes, Corrections, And Law Enforcement : Crime And Punishment
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Revise "companion animal" for companion animal cruelty law [HB-678]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend section 959.131 of the Revised Code to revise the definition of "companion animal" for purposes of the law governing cruelty to companion animals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney Referred To Committee: Agriculture on 11/12/2024
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Enact the America First Act [HB-671]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2929.15, 2929.16, 2929.17, and 2929.25 and to enact sections 2965.01 and 2965.02 of the Revised Code to enact the America First Act to prohibit a person who is unlawfully present in the United States from entering or being present in Ohio.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Wiggam Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 11/12/2024
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Alter law governing vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault [HB-653]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 2903.06 and 2903.08 of the Revised Code to alter the law governing vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Regards items that accelerate a firearm's rate of fire [SB-307]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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, bump-fire devices, and other items that accelerate a semi-automatic firearm's rate of fire but do not convert it into an automatic firearm.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Regards items that accelerate a firearm's rate of fire [HB-644]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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, bump-fire devices, and other items that accelerate a semi-automatic firearm's rate of fire but do not convert it into an automatic firearm.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Enact the E-Check Ease Act [HB-640]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
To amend sections 107.42, 3704.14, 4503.10, 4503.102, and 4503.103 and to repeal section 3704.032 of the Revised Code to create an alternative method to certify compliance with the E-Check program, to eliminate the authority to declare an air pollution emergency, and to name this act the E-Check Ease Act.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Regards offenses committed while wearing a mask or disguise [HB-639]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2152.17, 2917.02, and 2929.14 and to enact section 2941.1427 of the Revised Code to modify the offense of aggravated riot when the offender is wearing a mask or disguise 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 or disguise in commission of the offense.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Define antisemitism; expand offense of ethnic intimidation [SB-297]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2927.12 and 4112.01 and to enact section 4112.20 of the Revised Code to define antisemitism for the purpose of investigations and proceedings by state agencies and to expand the offense of ethnic intimidation to include the offenses of riot and aggravated riot committed by reason of the race, color, religion, or national origin of another person or group of persons.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Require names submitted by BMV to be included on the jury list [SB-298]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend section 2313.06 of the Revised Code to require names submitted by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to be included on the annual jury source list.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Eliminate period of limitation - rape prosecution or civil action [SB-289]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2901.13 and 2933.82 and to enact section 2305.119 of the Revised Code to eliminate the period of limitation for the criminal prosecution of a person for rape and for a civil action brought by a victim of conduct that would constitute rape.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Allow a sheriff to report violations of community control [HB-603]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 2929.15 and 2929.25 of the Revised Code to allow a sheriff or deputy sheriff to report violations of community control.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Reduce sealing, expungement requirements in certain cases [HB-608]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2953.33, 2953.34, and 2953.61 and to enact section 2953.331 of the Revised Code to reduce the requirements for sealing or expungement of records in a case where the defendant was acquitted or found not guilty.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Require Ohio election ballots to have an identifying watermark [HB-546]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
To amend sections 3505.28, 3506.01, and 3509.07 and to enact section 3506.022 of the Revised Code to require all ballots in Ohio elections to have an identifying watermark.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Permit motion for a new trial or relief based on new evidence [HB-594]
[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.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Prohibit unauthorized displays of symbols on bridges, buildings [HB-544]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2911.211, 2917.12, 2923.04, 2927.12, 4511.16, 4511.17, and 5589.99 and to enact sections 2911.212 and 5589.34 of the Revised Code to prohibit unauthorized displays of symbols on bridges or highways and unauthorized projections of images onto buildings and to expand the offenses of aggravated trespass and ethnic intimidation.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Enact Braden's Law to prohibit sexual extortion [HB-531]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 2137.15, 2905.11, 2929.12, and 2933.51 and to enact sections 2905.111 and 2933.523 of the Revised Code to enact Braden's Law to prohibit sexual extortion and to require service providers to comply with search warrants and interception warrants for electronic information.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Increase criminal penalty for intimidating an election officer [HB-528]
[Elections ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend section 3599.24 of the Revised Code to increase the criminal penalty for intimidating an election officer.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Enact Atmosphere Protection Act [HB-529]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
To amend section 3704.99 and to enact sections 3704.21, 3704.22, and 3704.23 of the Revised Code to prohibit a person from engaging in solar radiation modification and to name the act the Atmosphere Protection Act.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Expand "peace officer" to include bailiffs and probation officers [HB-532]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 2903.13 and 2935.01 of the Revised Code to expand the definition of "peace officer" to include bailiffs of a municipal court and probation officers, and to increase the penalty for assault when the victim is a bailiff, probation officer, or another court official or employee.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Prohibit executing death sentence by nitrogen gas administration [HB-589]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2949.22 of the Revised Code to prohibit the state from executing a death sentence by administration of nitrogen gas.