Crimes, Corrections, And Law Enforcement : Crime And Punishment
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Regards unauthorized occupants of residential property [HB-478]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend section 2909.07 and to enact sections 1923.16 and 2913.53 of the Revised Code to provide for the expedited removal of unauthorized occupants of residential property and to prohibit the use and sale of fraudulent deeds.
HB-478: Regards unauthorized occupants of residential property
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Edwards
Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 04/23/2024
Prohibit certain offenses with an unmanned aerial vehicle system [HB-450]
[Drones ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2907.08, 2911.21, 2911.211, and 2911.23 of the Revised Code to prohibit voyeurism, criminal trespass, and aggravated criminal trespass through the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle system.
HB-450: Prohibit certain offenses with an unmanned aerial vehicle system
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas J. Young
Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 04/02/2024
Prohibit carrying mass casualty weapons [HB-433]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 2923.11, 2923.12, and 2923.17 of the Revised Code to prohibit carrying mass casualty weapons.
HB-433: Prohibit carrying mass casualty weapons
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 04/02/2024
Regards carrying a concealed handgun, licensee's duties [HB-418]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
To amend sections 109.69, 109.731, 311.41, 311.42, 311.43, 1547.69, 2921.13, 2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124, 2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.127, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1211, 2923.1213, 2923.16, 2953.35, and 5502.411 and to repeal section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to repeal the changes made by S.B. 215 of the 134th General Assembly to the laws regarding a concealed handgun licensee's duty to carry the license and notify a law enforcement officer if the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun and the rights of
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HB-418: Regards carrying a concealed handgun, licensee's duties
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 04/02/2024
Enact the Universal Background Checks Act [HB-419]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2929.28 and 5122.311 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Universal Background Checks Act to require a firearm transfer to be made through a dealer, through a law enforcement agency, or pursuant to a specified exception, and to require a background check when a firearm is transferred.
HB-419: Enact the Universal Background Checks Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 04/02/2024
Enact the Keeping Our Survivors Safe Act [HB-417]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2923.13 and 2923.14 of the Revised Code to enact the Keeping Our Survivors Safe Act to prohibit a person who is charged with or has been convicted of first degree misdemeanor domestic violence from possessing a firearm or dangerous ordnance.
HB-417: Enact the Keeping Our Survivors Safe Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 04/02/2024
Enact FORCE Act re: organized retail theft [SB-223]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 177.011, 177.02, 2909.07, 2913.01, 2913.02, 2913.30, 2923.31, 2923.32, and 5739.17 and to enact sections 109.831 and 2913.08 of the Revised Code to enact the Fight Organized Retail Crime and Empower Law Enforcement (FORCE) Act to create the Organized Retail Theft Advisory Council and an investigative task force, to modify theft offenses and penalties related to retail property, and to make an appropriation.
SB-223: Enact FORCE Act re: organized retail theft
Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy O. Schaffer
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/28/2024
Create the offense of nonconsensual distribution of a deepfake [HB-401]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To enact section 2913.321 of the Revised Code to create the offense of nonconsensual distribution of a deepfake.
HB-401: Create the offense of nonconsensual distribution of a deepfake
Sponsored by: Sen. Casey Weinstein
Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 04/02/2024
Add nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution [HB-392]
[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.
HB-392: Add nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Wiggam
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 02/06/2024
Regards AI-generated products, simulated porn, identity fraud [SB-217]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 1345.51, 2907.321, and 2913.49 and to enact sections 1349.10 and 2907.324 of the Revised Code to require AI-generated products have a watermark, to prohibit simulated child pornography, and to prohibit identity fraud using a replica of a person.
Enact Human Trafficking Prevention Act [HB-377]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[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.
HB-377: Enact Human Trafficking Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein
Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 02/06/2024
Enact FORCE Act re: organized retail theft [HB-366]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 177.011, 177.02, 1707.043, 2913.01, 2913.02, 2913.30, 2923.32, and 5739.17 and to enact sections 177.04, 2913.021, and 2913.08 of the Revised Code to enact the Fight Organized Retail Crime and Empower Law Enforcement (FORCE) Act to create the Organized Retail Theft Advisory Council and an investigative task force, to create the crime of theft of mail, and to modify theft offenses and penalties related to retail property.
HB-366: Enact FORCE Act re: organized retail theft
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan H. Manning
Effective on 04/09/2025
Regards drug, alcohol, marijuana, tobacco instruction in schools [SB-205]
[Education ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Cannabis ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend section 3313.60 and to enact section 3301.0722 of the Revised Code with regard to instruction in the harmful effects of and legal restrictions against drug abuse, alcoholic beverages, marijuana, and tobacco in schools.
SB-205: Regards drug, alcohol, marijuana, tobacco instruction in schools
Sponsored by: Sen. Terry A. Johnson
Referred To Committee: Education on 12/13/2023
Create pilot programs to increase student attendance, graduation [HB-348]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
To establish pilot programs to increase student attendance and graduation rates through financial awards and incentives, and to make an appropriation.
HB-348: Create pilot programs to increase student attendance, graduation
Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Seitz
Referred To Committee: Primary And Secondary Education on 12/06/2023
Prohibit abuse of a companion animal corpse [HB-351]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 959.131 and 959.99 of the Revised Code to prohibit the abuse of a companion animal corpse.
HB-351: Prohibit abuse of a companion animal corpse
Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Plummer
Reported - Substitute: Criminal Justice on 12/11/2024
Presume certain vehicles for agricultural purposes re: sales tax [HB-347]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
To amend section 5739.03 of the Revised Code to allow an alternative method for certain farmers to verify that certain trailers and vehicles are purchased for agricultural purposes and thus exempt from sales and use tax.
HB-347: Presume certain vehicles for agricultural purposes re: sales tax
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert A. Peterson
Referred To Committee: Ways And Means on 05/22/2024
Create offense - manufacture, purchase, or sale of an auto sear [HB-346]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2923.11 and to enact section 2923.191 of the Revised Code to create the offense of unlawful manufacture, purchase, or sale of an auto sear.
HB-346: Create offense - manufacture, purchase, or sale of an auto sear
Sponsored by: Rep. Allison Russo
Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 12/06/2023