Crimes, Corrections, And Law Enforcement
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Designates World Refugee Day [HB-247]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
To enact section 5.54 of the Revised Code to designate the twentieth day of June as "World Refugee Day."
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Prohibits certain adult cabaret performances [HB-245]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2907.39 and 4301.25 of the Revised Code to prohibit adult cabaret performances in locations other than adult cabarets.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Regards imposing sentence on offender who entered an Alford plea [HB-234]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 3.16, 2929.12, 2929.22, and 2953.32 of the Revised Code to revise the law relating to the suspension of a local official charged with a felony, to prohibit a court imposing a sentence on an offender for a felony or misdemeanor from considering whether the offender who entered an Alford plea shows genuine remorse for the offense, and to make changes to sealing and expungement eligibility.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Enact the Self-Defense Protection Act [HB-233]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[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.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Regards drug trafficking, organized trafficking of persons [HB-230]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 1547.11, 1547.111, 2317.02, 2317.022, 2925.01, 2925.03, 2925.11, 2929.14, 2941.1422, 3313.60, 3314.03, 3314.03f, 3326.11, 3328.24, 3701.143, 3705.08, 4506.17, 4511.19, 4511.191, and 4511.192 and to enact sections 5.56, 2905.321, 2941.1427, 3313.6030, 3313.6031, and 3345.371 of the Revised Code to increase penalties for drug trafficking above certain amounts, to prohibit organized trafficking of persons, to authorize collecting oral fluid as evidence in suspected OVI cases, to require schools and institutions of higher education
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Expand postconviction relief for DNA showing actual innocence [HB-221]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 2953.21 and 2953.23 of the Revised Code to expand the availability of postconviction relief based on DNA testing showing actual innocence.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Restore local authority to generally regulate firearm conduct [HB-218]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To repeal section 9.68 of the Revised Code to restore local authority to generally regulate firearms-related conduct.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Eliminate spousal exception for sex offenses; allow testimony [SB-127]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
To amend sections 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, and 2945.42 of the Revised Code to eliminate the spousal exceptions for the offenses of rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, gross sexual imposition, sexual imposition, and importuning and to permit a person to testify against the person's spouse in a prosecution for any of those offenses.
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Revise the law regarding bail [HB-191]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2743.70, 2903.212, 2903.213, 2907.41, 2919.251, 2937.40, 2949.02, 2949.04, 2949.093, 2953.03, and 2953.09 and to enact section 2937.011 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding bail and to declare an emergency.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Enact the Keep Every Home Safe Act [HB-175]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 5502.63, 5747.08, and 5747.98 and to enact sections 2923.1215, 2923.1216, 5502.621, and 5747.74 of the Revised Code to require secure storage of firearms, to authorize an income tax credit for the purchase of firearm storage and locking devices, to name this act the Keep Every Home Safe Act, and to make an appropriation.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Revise the law regarding bail [SB-122]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2743.70, 2903.212, 2903.213, 2907.41, 2919.251, 2937.40, 2949.02, 2949.04, 2949.093, 2953.03, and 2953.09 and to enact section 2937.011 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding bail and to declare an emergency.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Enact Extreme Risk Protection Order Act [HB-170]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 109.57, 2923.125, 2923.128, 2923.1213, and 2923.13 and to enact sections 2923.26, 2923.27, 2923.28, 2923.29, 2923.30, and 2923.99 of the Revised Code to enact the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act to allow family members, household members, and law enforcement officers to obtain a court order that temporarily restricts a person's access to firearms if that person poses a danger to themselves or others.
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Eliminate spousal exceptions for certain sex offenses [HB-161]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
To amend sections 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, and 2945.42 of the Revised Code to eliminate the spousal exceptions for the offenses of rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, gross sexual imposition, sexual imposition, and importuning and to permit a person to testify against the person's spouse in a prosecution for any of those offenses.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Create the Bureau of Hate Crimes in the Attorney General's Office [HB-157]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To enact sections 109.50 and 109.96 of the Revised Code to create the Bureau of Hate Crimes in the Office of the Attorney General and to authorize the Attorney General to prosecute hate crimes.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Regards employment conditions for certain registered nurses [HB-154]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
To amend sections 3727.50, 3727.51, 3727.52, and 3727.53 and to enact sections 3727.81, 3727.82, 3727.83, 3727.84, 3727.85, 3727.86, 3727.87, 3727.88, 3727.89, and 3727.90 of the Revised Code regarding staffing ratios and other employment conditions for registered nurses employed by hospitals.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Specify which abandoned land is subject to expedited foreclosure [HB-153]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
To amend sections 323.71, 323.78, and 5721.20 of the Revised Code to limit which abandoned land may be subject to certain expedited foreclosure proceedings.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Urge Congress to extend GI Bill benefits [HR-95]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To urge the Congress of the United States to enact H.R. 1255 to make direct descendants of Black veterans of World War II eligible for Veterans Administration housing loans and education benefits.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Regards sex offenses, State Medical Board regulated persons [SB-109]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 149.43, 2105.062, 2305.111, 2907.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.06, 2907.17, 2907.18, 2921.22, 2929.42, 2950.01, 2950.151, 2971.01, 3107.07, 3109.50, 3111.04, 4723.28, 4730.25, 4730.26, 4730.32, 4730.99, 4731.22, 4731.224, 4731.99, 4759.05, 4759.07, 4759.99, 4760.13, 4760.14, 4760.16, 4760.99, 4761.03, 4761.09, 4761.14, 4761.99, 4762.13, 4762.14, 4762.16, 4762.99, 4774.13, 4774.14, 4774.16, 4774.99, 4778.14, 4778.18, and 4778.99 and to enact sections 4723.93, 4730.57, 4731.2210, 4731.77, 4759.14, and 4778.171 of the Revised Code regarding
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Require sexual motivation for criminal child enticement offense [HB-148]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[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 to commit the offense of criminal child enticement.
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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Regards use of an uncrewed aerial vehicle for surveillance [HB-149]
[Drones ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
To enact sections 4561.60, 4561.61, 4561.62, 4561.63, and 4561.64 of the Revised Code to establish requirements related to the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle by law enforcement.