Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response [HB-314]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to restrict harassing or disruptive public records requests and permit private contractors to respond to voluminous public records requests.
HB-314: Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response
Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Ray
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/04/2025
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).
HB-217: Enact the Finding and Identifying with NamUs Data (FIND) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Miller
Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 04/09/2025
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 Ingram
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/26/2025
Specify election official status for public records law purposes [SB-82]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to specify that certain election officials are designated public service workers for purposes of the public records law.
SB-82: Specify election official status for public records law purposes
Sponsored by: Sen. Theresa Gavarone
Referred To Committee: General Government on 02/12/2025
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 Peterson
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/18/2025
Reduce sealing, expungement requirements in certain cases [HB-608]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2953.33, 2953.34, and 2953.61 and to enact section 2953.331 of the Revised Code to reduce the requirements for sealing or expungement of records in a case where the defendant was acquitted or found not guilty.
HB-608: Reduce sealing, expungement requirements in certain cases
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Williams
Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 05/21/2024
Enact the Super Bowl Entourage Expense Act [HB-508]
[Sports ]
[Ethics ]
To enact section 107.72 of the Revised Code to create a public records exception for certain documents related to the Governor and to name this act the Super Bowl Entourage Expense Act.
HB-508: Enact the Super Bowl Entourage Expense Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Elliot Forhan
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 05/07/2024
Enacts the Getting Rehabilitated Ohioans Working Act [HB-460]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend section 2953.32 and to enact section 2953.321 of the Revised Code to enact the Getting Rehabilitated Ohioans Working Act to allow for the automatic sealing of certain criminal records.
HB-460: Enacts the Getting Rehabilitated Ohioans Working Act
Sponsored by: Rep. William Seitz
Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 04/02/2024
Require accident fault information on a motor vehicle abstract [HB-353]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend section 4509.05 of the Revised Code to require the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to include information regarding who is at fault for a motor vehicle accident on a motor vehicle abstract, when such information is available.
HB-353: Require accident fault information on a motor vehicle abstract
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Hudson Hillyer
Referred To Committee: State And Local Government on 12/06/2023
Allow for the sealing or expungement of certain charges [SB-197]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 1901.261, 1907.261, 2101.162, 2151.541, 2153.081, 2301.031, 2303.201, 2951.041, 2953.31, 2953.34, and 2953.61 and to enact section 2953.522 of the Revised Code to allow for the sealing or expungement of charges dismissed through intervention in lieu of conviction when those charges are connected to a conviction for operating a vehicle under the influence and to allow a clerk of court to spend computerization funds upon request.
SB-197: Allow for the sealing or expungement of certain charges
Sponsored by: Sen. Niraj Antani
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 12/06/2023
Exempt certain public service worker documents from disclosure [SB-185]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 149.43, 149.45, and 319.28 of the Revised Code to exempt redaction request forms, affidavits, and the records of the work schedules of designated public service workers from disclosure under public records law.
SB-185: Exempt certain public service worker documents from disclosure
Sponsored by: Sen. Al Landis
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 11/15/2023
Make election officials public service workers re:public records [SB-173]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Voting Rights ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to specify that certain election officials are designated public service workers for purposes of the public records law.
SB-173: Make election officials public service workers re:public records
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Referred To Committee: Civil Justice on 11/12/2024
Exempt certain public service workers' forms from disclosure [HB-265]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 149.43, 149.45, 319.28, 319.54, 2323.52, 2743.75, and 2951.03 and to enact section 9.59 of the Revised Code to revise the Public Records Law.
HB-265: Exempt certain public service workers' forms from disclosure
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Manning
Effective on 04/09/2025
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."
HB-247: Designates World Refugee Day
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Adopted on 09/12/2023
Regards State Board of Education membership and meetings [HB-235]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
To amend sections 3.15, 3301.01, 3301.02, 3301.03, 3301.06, 3501.01, 3501.02, 3505.03, 3505.04, 3513.04, and 3513.052; to enact sections 3301.021 and 3301.139; and to repeal section 3513.259 of the Revised Code with regard to membership and election of State Board of Education members and to make changes regarding the State Board's public meetings.
HB-235: Regards State Board of Education membership and meetings
Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein
Referred To Committee: Primary And Secondary Education on 09/12/2023
Enact the Free to Speak Act [HB-211]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend section 121.22 of the Revised Code to name this act the Free to Speak Act and to require a public body to permit members of the public to comment or testify about matters of public concern before the public body at its public meeting.
HB-211: Enact the Free to Speak Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Wiggam
Referred To Committee: State And Local Government on 06/20/2023
Designate Ohio Doula Awareness Week [SB-69]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To enact section 5.2316 of the Revised Code to designate the week including March 22nd as Ohio Doula Awareness Week.
SB-69: Designate Ohio Doula Awareness Week
Sponsored by: Sen. Vernon Sykes
Referred To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 03/01/2023
Enact Data Analysis Transparency Archive (DATA) Act [SB-71]
[Elections ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 305.02, 3513.041, 3513.05, 3513.06, 3513.07, 3513.261, and 3513.271 and to enact section 3513.053 of the Revised Code regarding candidate nominations and party central committees.
SB-71: Enact Data Analysis Transparency Archive (DATA) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Theresa Gavarone
Passed on 12/18/2024