Crimes, Corrections, And Law Enforcement
Ohio 132nd General Assembly
Paint purple marks on trees to notify intruders [SB-76]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2911.21 of the Revised Code to amend the law governing criminal trespass to specify that placing purple paint marks on trees or posts constitutes posting notice in a manner reasonably calculated to come to the attention of potential intruders.
Sponsored by: Sen. William P. Coley
Refer To Committee: Judiciary on 03/07/2017
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Require public indecency before minors offenders to register [HB-92]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2907.09 and 2950.01 of the Revised Code to require an offender who knowingly commits the offense of public indecency under certain circumstances involving exposure of private parts likely to be viewed by minors and for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification to register as a Tier I sex offender/child-victim offender if the judge orders registration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze
Passed on 12/13/2018
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Establish violent offender registry [SB-67]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To enact section 109.561 of the Revised Code to require the Attorney General to establish a violent offender registry and to name this act "Sierah's Law."
Sponsored by: Sen. Randall Gardner
Refer To Committee: Judiciary on 02/22/2017
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Develop and conduct training for new police chiefs [SB-37]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
To enact section 109.804 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 243.20 of Am. Sub. H.B. 49 of the 132nd General Assembly to require the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission to develop and conduct a chief of police training course for certain newly appointed chiefs of police.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze
Effective 12/27/17 - Section 2 Contains An Appropriation, Effective 9/26/17 on 12/27/2017
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Increase penalty for murder or assault of certain persons [HB-38]
[Crime ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2903.01 and 2923.02 of the Revised Code to provide that purposely causing the death of a first responder or military member is aggravated murder and to require an offender to serve a mandatory prison term for certain types of attempted aggravated murder when the victim is a first responder or military member.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze
Concurred In Senate Amendments on 12/06/2018
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Narrow scope of speedy trial rules [SB-32]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2945.71 and 2945.73 of the Revised Code to provide a prosecutor an additional fourteen days to commence a trial after a person charged with a felony has been discharged because the person has not been brought to trial within the required amount of time and to authorize the court to release the person from detention in connection with those charges pending trial.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Bacon
Refer To Committee: Criminal Justice on 05/16/2017
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Disclose law enforcement data to defendant [SB-33]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 2913.04, 2923.129, 2935.081, and 2951.041 and to enact section 5503.101 of the Revised Code to allow disclosure of information from the law enforcement automated data system (LEADS) to a defendant in a traffic or criminal case; to authorize a court to continue on intervention in lieu of conviction an offender who is on it and violates any of its terms or conditions; and to allow certain state highway patrol troopers to administer oaths and acknowledge criminal and juvenile court complaints, summonses, affidavits, and returns of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Bacon
Effective 3/23/18 on 03/23/2018
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Apply criminal penalties to casinos and affiliated casinos [HB-32]
[Gaming ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 3772.99 of the Revised Code to specify that the criminal penalty related to casino operators and employees participating in casino gaming applies at their casino facility or an affiliated casino facility.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Eklund
Effective 9/12/17 on 09/12/2017
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Add prison term if permanently disable victim [SB-20]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2903.11, 2929.01, 2929.13, and 2929.14 and to enact section 2941.1426 of the Revised Code to require an additional prison term of 6 years for an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to felonious assault if the offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification that the victim suffered permanent disabling harm and that the victim was under 10 years of age at the time of the offense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze
Concurred In House Amendments on 12/05/2018
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Create new municipal court [SB-25]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
To amend sections 1901.01, 1901.02, 1901.03, 1901.07, 1901.08, 1901.31, 1901.312, 1901.34, and 1907.11 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 729.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 483 of the 130th General Assembly, as subsequently amended, to create the Perry County Municipal Court in New Lexington on January 1, 2018, to establish one full-time judgeship in that court, to provide for the nomination of the judge by petition only, to abolish the Perry County County Court on that date, to designate the Perry County Clerk of Courts as the clerk of the Perry County
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Bacon
Effective 6/13/17 - Emergency: Effective June 13, 2017; Certain Provisions Effective January 1, 2018 on 06/13/2017
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Review workforce development laws [SB-3]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
To enact section 5.281 of the Revised Code to designate the first week of May as In-Demand Jobs Week.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze
Effective 2/5/18 on 02/05/2018
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Know of protection order if actual knowledge [SB-7]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend section 2919.27 of the Revised Code to provide the circumstances when service of a protection order or consent agreement upon a person is not necessary for the person to be convicted of the offense of violating a protection order.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze
Effective 9/27/17 on 09/27/2017
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Avoid crime if concealed carry into prohibited space and leave [HB-233]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.126, and 2923.1212 and to enact section 2923.1214 of the Revised Code to enact the "Decriminalization Effort For Ending Notorious Deaths (DEFEND)" to provide an opportunity for a concealed handgun licensee or qualified military member to avoid charges for carrying a deadly weapon into a prohibited place if the person leaves upon request, and to penalize failure to leave upon request or returning with a firearm.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein
Refer To Committee: Government Oversight And Reform on 09/20/2017
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Prohibit abortion if unborn has or may have Down Syndrome [HB-214]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
To amend section 3701.79 and to enact sections 2919.10 and 2919.101 of the Revised Code to prohibit a person from performing, inducing, or attempting to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman who is seeking the abortion because an unborn child has or may have Down Syndrome.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein
Effective 3/23/18 on 03/23/2018
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Expand right to concealed carry [SB-142]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 109.69, 109.731, 1547.69, 2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124, 2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1213, 2923.16, and 4749.10 and to enact section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to allow a concealed handgun licensee to carry concealed all firearms other than dangerous ordnance or firearms that state or federal law prohibits the person from possessing and to provide that a person 21 years of age or older and not prohibited by federal law from possessing or receiving a firearm does not need
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Jordan
Refer To Committee: Judiciary on 05/03/2017
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Cooperate in enforcing federal immigration laws [HB-179]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 9.63 and 5747.502 and to enact sections 9.631, 9.632, and 9.633 of the Revised Code to require state and local authorities to cooperate with the federal government in the enforcement of immigration laws, to prohibit a local government that fails to do so from receiving certain state funds, to provide for the removal of officers of a local government that fails to do so, and to declare an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Candice R. Keller
Refer To Committee: Government Accountability And Oversight on 05/01/2017