Crimes, Corrections, And Law Enforcement

State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs [HB-247] [Animals ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 304.02, 304.03, 715.23, 901.80, 935.03, 955.01, 955.011, 955.012, 955.02, 955.03, 955.04, 955.05, 955.06, 955.07, 955.10, 955.11, 955.12, 955.121, 955.14, 955.16, 955.20, 955.22, 955.221, 955.222, 955.26, 955.261, 955.40, 955.43, 955.44, 955.50, 955.54, 959.132, 1533.12, 1901.18, 1907.031, 2913.01, and 2921.321; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 955.01 (955.02), 955.011 (955.021), 955.012 (955.022), 955.013 (955.023), 955.02 (955.01), 955.09 (955.08), 955.10 (955.09), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert A. Peterson Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/25/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Regards failure to comply with an order of law enforcement [SB-188] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 2921.331 and 2929.14 of the Revised Code to expand the offense of failure to comply with an order or signal of a law enforcement officer.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas F. Patton Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 04/30/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs [SB-185] [Animals ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 304.02, 304.03, 715.23, 901.80, 935.03, 955.01, 955.011, 955.012, 955.02, 955.03, 955.04, 955.05, 955.06, 955.07, 955.10, 955.11, 955.12, 955.121, 955.14, 955.16, 955.20, 955.22, 955.221, 955.222, 955.26, 955.261, 955.40, 955.43, 955.44, 955.50, 955.54, 959.132, 1533.12, 1901.18, 1907.031, 2913.01, and 2921.321; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 955.01 (955.02), 955.011 (955.021), 955.012 (955.022), 955.013 (955.023), 955.02 (955.01), 955.09 (955.08), 955.10 (955.09), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Louis W. Blessing Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 04/30/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act [HB-249] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2907.09, 2907.39, and 4301.25 of the Revised Code to enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert A. Peterson Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 05/07/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Form Missing Women-Black, Indigenous, People of Color task force [SB-178] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ] [Children and Youth ]
To enact section 2901.44 of the Revised Code to create the Task Force on Missing Women and Girls who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color and to make an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Hearcel F. Craig Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 04/30/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Regards dog quarantine, disposition hearing, after a dog attack [HB-241] [Animals ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend section 955.222 and to enact section 955.13 of the Revised Code to require a 10-day quarantine period for a dog following an attack and to require a court, under certain circumstances, to hold a hearing to determine the dog's disposition.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 04/30/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Enact Avery's Law [HB-240] [Animals ] [Consumer Protection ]
To amend sections 955.11, 955.22, 955.222, 955.54, 955.99, and 956.99 and to enact sections 955.13, 955.60, and 956.25 of the Revised Code to make changes to the laws governing dogs and other companion animals and to name this act Avery's Law.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 04/30/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Protect assisted reproduction care [HB-237] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
To enact sections 2305.2312, 3732.01, 3732.02, 3732.03, 3732.04, 3732.05, 3732.06, 3732.08, 3732.09, 3732.11, 3732.13, and 3732.14 of the Revised Code to protect assisted reproduction care.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Allison Russo Referred To Committee: Health on 04/30/2025

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State (Ohio)
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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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Specify persons unlawfully present are not privileged from arrest [SB-172] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
To enact section 9.631 of the Revised Code to specify that persons who are unlawfully present in the United States are not privileged from arrest.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Theresa Gavarone Introduced on 06/23/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Require training on emotional intelligence for peace officers [SB-169] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Mental Health ]
To amend sections 109.71 and 109.79 and to enact section 109.7413 of the Revised Code to require training on emotional intelligence for peace officers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine D. Ingram Referred To Committee: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs And Public Safety on 04/09/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Regards AI images, simulated child porn, replica identity fraud [SB-163] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Crime ] [Data Privacy ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 1345.51, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, and 2913.49 and to enact section 1349.10 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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine D. Ingram Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 04/02/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Enact the Finding and Identifying with NamUs Data (FIND) Act [HB-217] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 2901.30, 2901.41, and 2901.42 of the Revised Code to enact the Finding and Identifying with NamUs Data (FIND) Act to require law enforcement agencies to enter information relating to a report of a missing person in the national missing and unidentified persons system (NamUs).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph A. Miller Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 04/09/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Regards the sale of used catalytic converters [HB-210] [Consumer Protection ] [Crime ]
To amend sections 2913.02, 2913.51, 4737.012, 4737.04, 4737.041, 4737.043, 4737.045, 4737.99, 4738.03, 4738.07, 4738.12, and 4775.09 and to enact sections 4737.046 and 4737.98 of the Revised Code regarding the sale of used catalytic converters.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/11/2025

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State (Ohio)
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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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Enact the America First Act [HB-200] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2909.30, 2929.15, 2929.16, 2929.17, 2929.25, 5747.50, 5747.502, 5747.51, and 5747.53; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 2909.30 (2965.03); and to enact sections 2965.01, 2965.02, 2965.04, 2965.05, 2965.06, 5747.504, and 5747.505 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, to require law enforcement agencies and detention facilities to cooperate in the enforcement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary N. Click Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 04/02/2025

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State (Ohio)
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

Regards motivation or purpose to commit criminal child enticement [HB-168] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [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 or an unlawful purpose to commit the offense of criminal child enticement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gayle L. Manning Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/25/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Revise liquor control, hemp, and adult-use marijuana laws [HB-160] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Cannabis ] [Taxes ] [Agriculture ]
To amend sections 9.79, 519.21, 928.01, 928.03, 3376.07, 3796.01, 3796.02, 3796.03, 3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.07, 3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.12, 3796.13, 3796.14, 3796.15, 3796.17, 3796.18, 3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, 3796.22, 3796.23, 3796.24, 3796.27, 3796.28, 3796.29, 3796.30, 3796.31, 4735.18, 4796.25, 5502.01, 5502.13, 5502.14, 5713.30, 5739.21, and 5739.99; to enact sections 2953.321, 3796.04, 3796.062, 3796.221, 3796.32, 3796.33, 3796.99, and 5739.27; and to repeal sections 3780.01, 3780.02, 3780.03, 3780.04, 3780.05, 3780.06, 3780.07, 3780.08, 3780.09, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Stewart Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 03/19/2025

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State (Ohio)
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 D. Roegner Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 03/19/2025

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