Crimes, Corrections, And Law Enforcement

State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers [HB-29] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Criminal Justice ]
To enact sections 341.261, 753.321, and 5120.631 of the Revised Code regarding inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers by municipal and county correctional facilities and state correctional institutions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. W. Scott Oelslager Referred To Committee: Government Oversight And Reform on 06/04/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Regards underage possession or consumption of alcohol [HB-19] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 4301.69 of the Revised Code to reduce the mental state, from knowingly to recklessly, that applies to the prohibition against allowing an underage person to possess or consume alcohol in a private or public place.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 01/28/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Create the escaped convict alert program [HB-23] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
To enact section 5502.54 of the Revised Code to create the escaped convict alert program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert A. Peterson Referred To Committee: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs And Public Safety on 06/25/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder [HB-20] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2903.22 and 2921.31 of the Revised Code to increase the penalty for obstructing official business when the victim is an emergency service responder who is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty and to clarify that heightened penalties apply for menacing a probation officer.

  

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

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Enact the Repeat Offender Act [HB-5] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 109.11, 109.57, 109.572, 109.578, 109.579, 2151.357, 2746.02, 2901.08, 2923.125, 2923.13, 2923.14, 2929.01, 2929.13, 2929.14, 2929.34, 2930.171, 2941.141, 2941.144, 2941.145, 2941.146, 2951.041, 2953.25, 2953.26, 2953.31, 2953.32, 2953.34, 2953.39, 2953.61, 4723.28, 4729.16, 4729.56, 4729.57, 4729.96, 4752.09, and 5120.035 and to enact sections 2941.1427, 2941.1428, 2941.1429, 2953.311, 2953.321, 2953.322, and 2953.323 of the Revised Code to enact the Repeat Offender Act to create a repeat offender classification, to create and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. W. Scott Oelslager Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 05/28/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Expedite unauthorized occupant removal; prohibit fraudulent deeds [SB-5] [Real Estate ] [Crime ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
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 from residential property and to prohibit the use and sale of fraudulent deeds.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew O. Brenner Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 01/29/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Create Attorney General's special counsel billing database [HB-710] [Law Enforcement ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Ethics ] [Funding ]
To amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 109.082 (109.084), and to enact new section 109.082 and section 109.083 of the Revised Code to create the Attorney General's special counsel billing database.

Sponsored by: Rep. Elliot Forhan Introduced on 12/23/2024

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Require voice communication services for inmates, other offenders [SB-333] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Telecommunications ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
To enact sections 341.43, 753.34, 5120.052, and 5139.132 of the Revised Code to require voice communication services for inmates, delinquent children, and youthful offenders, and to make an appropriation.

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine D. Ingram Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 11/20/2024

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Increase penalty for repeat voyeurism [HB-690] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2907.08 of the Revised Code to increase the penalty for repeat voyeurism.

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 11/19/2024

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Create escaped convict alert program [HB-677] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
To enact section 5502.54 of the Revised Code to create the escaped convict alert program.

Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Roemer Referred To Committee: State And Local Government on 11/12/2024

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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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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Vernon Sykes Referred To Committee: Veterans And Public Safety on 11/12/2024

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 11/12/2024

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State (Ohio)
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Roemer Referred To Committee: Transportation on 11/12/2024

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/11/2024

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State (Ohio)
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 05/21/2024

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sara P. Carruthers Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 05/21/2024

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards individuals unlawfully present; immigration enforcement [HB-564] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
To amend sections 9.63, 4507.08, and 5747.502 and to enact sections 9.631, 9.632, and 2905.321 of the Revised Code to modify the law regarding individuals who are unlawfully present in the United States, to require state and local authorities to cooperate with the federal government in the enforcement of immigration laws, and to sanction those who fail to do so.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Wiggam Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 05/21/2024

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Create the Healthy Soils Task Force [HB-568] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Science ] [Climate Change ]
To create the Healthy Soils Task Force.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Dean Referred To Committee: Agriculture on 05/21/2024

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State (Ohio)
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Johnson Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 05/21/2024

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