Revise civil service status of certain county probation positions [HB-146]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend section 2301.27 of the Revised Code to change the civil service status of certain positions in a county probation department from classified to unclassified.
HB-146: Revise civil service status of certain county probation positions
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Williams
Referred To Committee: Local Government on 03/05/2025
Increase assault penalty if victim is a transit system operator [SB-124]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2903.13 and 2917.41 and to enact section 306.20 of the Revised Code to increase the penalty for assault when the victim is an operator of an Ohio transit system bus or rail car; to authorize Ohio transit systems to post a sign regarding abuse or assault of staff; and to increase the penalty for evading payment of the known fares of a public transportation system.
SB-124: Increase assault penalty if victim is a transit system operator
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas F. Patton
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/26/2025
Prohibit law enforcement from charging fees for certain videos [SB-123]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to prohibit a law enforcement agency for charging a fee for preparing or producing a video public record for a person known or presumed to be depicted in the video.
SB-123: Prohibit law enforcement from charging fees for certain videos
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine D. Ingram
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/26/2025
Restrict sex offender from residing, loitering near victim's home [HB-102]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 1923.02, 2950.99, 5321.03, and 5321.051; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 2950.035 (2950.036); and to enact section 2950.035 of the Revised Code to prohibit a sex offender or a child-victim offender from residing within 2,000 feet of the residence of the victim and from loitering within 1,000 feet of the residence of the victim.
HB-102: Restrict sex offender from residing, loitering near victim's home
Sponsored by: Rep. Riordan T. McClain
Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 02/26/2025
Enact the Self-Defense Protection Act [HB-108]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2901.05 of the Revised Code to enact the Self-Defense Protection Act to create a pretrial procedure for a person asserting self-defense, defense of another, or defense of that person's property.
HB-108: Enact the Self-Defense Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Williams
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/26/2025
Enact the Innocence Act [HB-84]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2307.66, 2917.211, and 2981.02 and to enact sections 2307.68 and 2907.312 of the Revised Code to enact the Innocence Act to prohibit an organization from failing to verify the age of a person attempting to access material that is obscene or harmful to juveniles, to prohibit a person from using another person's likeness to create sexual images of the other person, and to create a private right of action for each prohibited activity.
HB-84: Enact the Innocence Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert A. Peterson
Referred To Committee: Technology And Innovation on 02/12/2025
Prohibit firearm possession - certain domestic violence offenses [SB-98]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2923.13 and 2923.14 of the Revised Code 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.
SB-98: Prohibit firearm possession - certain domestic violence offenses
Sponsored by: Sen. Hearcel F. Craig
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/12/2025
Regards conceal carry locations, nonresident firearms disability [HB-68]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2923.123 and 2923.14 of the Revised Code to allow a concealed handgun licensee to carry a handgun in a building or structure that is not a courthouse but in which a courtroom is located in specified circumstances and to permit a nonresident of Ohio to obtain statutory relief from firearms disability based on an Ohio conviction, guilty plea, or delinquent child adjudication.
Increase penalty for assault if the victim is a sports official [HB-79]
[Sports ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2903.13 and 2929.13 of the Revised Code to increase the penalties for assault if the victim is acting as a sports official or the assault is committed in retaliation for the victim's actions as a sports official.
HB-79: Increase penalty for assault if the victim is a sports official
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph A. Miller
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/12/2025
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.
SB-64: Increase penalties for companion animal cruelty offenses
Sponsored by: Sen. Alessandro Cutrona
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/12/2025
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.
HB-47: Enact the Human Trafficking Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert A. Peterson
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/11/2025
Regards law enforcement training and competitive examinations [HB-44]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 109.804, 124.11, and 124.30 and to enact sections 109.791 and 737.061 of the Revised Code regarding training schools for prospective law enforcement officers, filling a vacant police department position without a competitive examination, requirements for chief of police training, and advanced training for officers at or above the rank of sergeant.
HB-44: Regards law enforcement training and competitive examinations
Sponsored by: Sen. Terry A. Johnson
Reported: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs And Public Safety on 06/25/2025
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.
HB-31: Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert A. Peterson
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/18/2025
Require certain agencies to collect and report citizenship data [HB-42]
[Immigration ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
To amend section 3301.0714 and to enact sections 107.26, 2965.01, 2965.02, 3301.0717, 5101.546, 5107.101, and 5162.138 of the Revised Code to require certain agencies to collect and report data concerning the citizenship or immigration status of persons with whom they come into contact.
HB-42: Require certain agencies to collect and report citizenship data
Sponsored by: Rep. Gary N. Click
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 02/05/2025
Enact Protecting Ohio Communities Act [HB-26]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
To amend sections 9.63, 4501.06, 5747.50, 5747.502, 5747.51, and 5747.53 and to enact sections 9.631, 9.632, 9.633, and 5747.504 of the Revised Code to require state and local authorities to cooperate with the federal government in the enforcement of immigration laws, to prescribe funding reductions for noncompliance, to name this act the Protecting Ohio Communities Act, and to declare an emergency.
HB-26: Enact Protecting Ohio Communities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Hall
Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 02/05/2025