HB1

INTERVENTION IN LIEU OF CONVICTION (PLUMMER P, HICKS-HUDSON P) To modify the requirements for intervention in lieu of conviction and for sealing records of conviction.

Current Status:   

9/16/2020 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Judiciary, (Fifth Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-1

HB3

AISHA'S LAW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (BOYD J, CARRUTHERS S) To add domestic violence circumstances to the offenses of aggravated murder and endangering children, to establish local domestic violence high risk teams, and to require law enforcement officers to utilize a qualified lethality assessment screening tool to refer high risk victims to a local team.

Current Status:   

9/16/2020 - Senate Judiciary, (First Hearing)

Comments:   

Support provisions on strangulation, lethality assessment, and prior domestic violence convictions as an aggravating circumstance for death penalty specifications. Opposed to the provision encouraging prosecutors offices to adopt no-drop policies. Concerned with ability to implement provisions on 24/7 access to the courts for a protection order and the development of domestic violence high risk teams.

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-3

HB5

PUBLIC DEFENDER LOAN REPAYMENT (HILLYER B, LELAND D) To establish the Ohio Public Defender State Loan Repayment Program.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - Senate Finance, (Sixth Hearing)

Comments:   

Bill should include loan forgiveness for assistant prosecutors. Indigent Defense Task Force should provide an appointment for OPAA.

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-5

HB24

HUMANE SOCIETY LAW (HAMBLEY S) To make changes to humane society law, to make humane society agents subject to bribery law, and to establish procedures for the seizure and impoundment of certain animals and livestock.

Current Status:   

9/22/2020 - Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)

Comments:   

Support bill in its current form. Still concerned with humane society private prosecution authority and humane society agent arrest authority without the same training requirements as a peace officer.

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-24

HB27

PUBLIC MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (INGRAM C) To modify political subdivision liability for an employee's negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

Current Status:   

3/19/2019 - House Civil Justice, (Third Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-27

HB37

VICIOUS DOGS LAW (ANTANI N, HOLMES G) To revise the laws governing nuisance, dangerous, and vicious dogs.

Current Status:   

9/25/2019 - House Criminal Justice Criminal Sentencing Subcommittee, (First Hearing)

Comments:   

If dog wardens are to be given arrest authority, they should be required to have the same training as peace officers. Remove provision in bill that imposes a fine on someone who does not respond to receipt of notice that they were not in violation of the vicious dog law.

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-37

HB61

HEALTH PROVIDER RESIDENTIAL INFO (LANESE L) To include forensic mental health providers, mental health evaluation providers, and regional psychiatric hospital employees as individuals whose residential and familial information is exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law.

Current Status:   

9/22/2020 - Senate Appoints Managers; J. Eklund, N. Manning & C. Thomas Named as Senate Conferees

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-61

HB66

THEFT VICTIM RESTITUTION (MERRIN D) To enact the "Theft Victims' Restitution Act" to allow restitution for the cost of accounting or auditing done to determine the extent of a victim's economic loss.

Current Status:   

10/1/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 10/1/20

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-66

HB83

SCHOOL BUS PHOTO EVIDENCE (BROWN R, SCHAFFER T) To allow images captured by a camera installed on a school bus to be used as corroborating evidence for the offense of failing to stop for a school bus.

Current Status:   

5/19/2020 - House Criminal Justice, (Third Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-83

HB85

CAPITAL CASE COSTS (WILKIN S, ROGERS J) To allow the Controlling Board to transfer money to the Attorney General and State Public Defender to defray county costs associated with certain capital cases and to declare an emergency.

Current Status:   

4/24/2019 - Senate Finance, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-85

HB86

DANGEROUS ORDNANCE CORRECTION (PLUMMER P) To correct a drafting error in the definition of "dangerous ordnance" that resulted from Am. Sub. H.B. 228 of the 132nd General Assembly and to declare an emergency.

Current Status:   

3/11/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 3/11/19. Certain provisions effective 3/28/19

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-86

HB87

OVI CHARGE SEALING (ANTANI N) To allow for the sealing of charges dismissed through intervention in lieu of conviction when those charges are connected to a conviction for operating a vehicle under the influence.

Current Status:   

3/28/2019 - House Criminal Justice, (Third Hearing)

Comments:   

Support. Other stakeholders have concerns with implementation. No way to seal the drug related offense and not the OVI when they are all on the same document. Discussions ongoing about creating a sub-file to maintain the record of conviction for OVI while sealing the record of the drug related offense.

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-87

HB89

FAILURE TO STOP-SCHOOL BUS (ANTANI N) To enhance the penalties for failing to properly stop for a school bus, to establish requirements related to informing the public about that prohibition, and to make an appropriation.

Current Status:   

3/5/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Comments:   

Amended into House Bill 83.

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-89

HB105

SCHOOL BUS STOP (BROWN R, SCHERER G) To enhance the penalty for failing to stop for a school bus that is picking up or dropping off school children when the offender has a prior violation within a five-year period.

Current Status:   

3/5/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Comments:   

Amended into House Bill 83.

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-105

HB119

LOCAL CONTROL-TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS (STOLTZFUS R) To grant municipal and county courts original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action concerning a traffic law violation, to modify certain requirements governing the use of traffic law photo-monitoring devices by a local authority, and to make corrective changes to the distracted driving and texting-while-driving law.

Current Status:   

9/22/2020 - Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs, (Third Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-119

HB124

RESIDENTIAL SMALL LIVESTOCK (BRINKMAN T) To allow an owner of residential property to keep small livestock on the property and to prohibit zoning authorities from regulating certain noncommercial agricultural activities on residential property.

Current Status:   

3/12/2019 - Referred to Committee House Agriculture and Rural Development

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-124

HB128

SOLICITING PENALTY (KOEHLER K, MILLER A) To modify the penalties for certain soliciting offenses and to specify that an imposed fine may be deposited into the Victims of Human Trafficking Fund.

Current Status:   

4/11/2019 - House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing)

Comments:   

Remove requirement that offender offer payment, or offer payment in the vicinity of a school or place of worship. Amend fines to allow for standard F4/F5 fine amount.

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-128

HB136

DEATH PENALTY-MENTALLY ILL (HILLYER B) To prohibit imposing the death penalty for aggravated murder when the offender had a serious mental illness at the time of the offense.

Current Status:   

6/3/2020 - REPORTED OUT, Senate Judiciary, (Seventh Hearing)

Comments:   

The bill is so broadly written that it effectively ends the death penalty. Post-conviction relief provision allows everyone currently on death row to file for relief based on the assertion that they had one of the listed mental illnesses at the time of their crime. Concern about delegation to APA to define the listed mental illnesses. Remove post conviction relief, major depressive disorder, language about "rational judgment," and language about mental illness due "solely" to the effects of drug or alcohol abuse. See also Senate Bill 54.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-136

HB139

TRAFFIC CAMERAS-EMERGENCY SERVICES (PATTON T) To prohibit a municipal corporation or township that does not operate either a fire department or an emergency medical services organization from utilizing traffic law photo-monitoring devices.

Current Status:   

5/15/2019 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-139

HB140

TRAFFIC CAMERAS-LOW POPULATION (PATTON T) To prohibit a local authority with a population of 200 or fewer from utilizing traffic law photo-monitoring devices.

Current Status:   

5/15/2019 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-140

HB141

TRAFFIC CAMERAS-TICKET/POPULATION CAP (PATTON T) To prohibit a local authority, in any year, from issuing a total number of traffic tickets based on the use of traffic law photo-monitoring devices that exceeds two times the population of the local authority.

Current Status:   

5/15/2019 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-141

HB142

TRAFFIC CAMERAS-REVENUE CAP (PATTON T) To prohibit a local authority from deriving more than 30 per cent of the total annual revenue of the local authority from the issuance of tickets for traffic law violations based on evidence recorded by traffic law photo-monitoring devices.

Current Status:   

5/15/2019 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-142

HB145

ANIMAL ABUSE REGISTRY (BRINKMAN T) To require the Attorney General to establish an animal abuser registry.

Current Status:   

4/9/2019 - House Agriculture and Rural Development, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-145

HB146

ANIMAL ABUSE-COMPANION ANIMALS (BRINKMAN T) To prohibit an animal abuse offender from owning, possessing, having custody of, or residing with a companion animal for a specified time period.

Current Status:   

4/9/2019 - House Agriculture and Rural Development, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-146

HB153

VACANT OFFICE-FAILURE TO PERFORM (BECKER J) To modify the law regarding declaring a county office vacant for failure to perform duties, including failure to appear at the officer's principle office location, and to designate this act the "Working Officials Requirements Key Act" or "WORK Act."

Current Status:   

6/5/2019 - House State and Local Government, (Second Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-153

HB156

CIVIL IMMUNITY-HANDGUN CRIMES (SCHAFFER T) To grant civil immunity to nonprofit corporations and persons associated with them for certain injuries, deaths, or losses resulting from the carrying of handguns.

Current Status:   

4/9/2019 - House Civil Justice, (Second Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-156

HB158

FILING FEE-LIMITED DRIVING PRIVILEGES (BLESSING III L) To waive the fee for filing a petition for limited driving privileges for an individual who qualifies as indigent and whose license is suspended as a result of failure to maintain proof of financial responsibility, and to authorize a court to grant such limited driving privileges on a first offense.

Current Status:   

3/10/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; Eff. 6/10/20

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-158

HB159

INDEMNITY PROVISIONS-PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS (BLESSING III L) To regulate the use of indemnity provisions in professional design contracts related to public improvements.

Current Status:   

6/2/2020 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Civil Justice, (Third Hearing)

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-159

HB161

ABUSE OF CORPSE (SMITH R) To increase the penalty for abuse of a corpse under certain circumstances.

Current Status:   

6/27/2019 - REPORTED OUT, House Criminal Justice, (Fifth Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-161

HB164

STUDENT RELIGIOUS RIGHTS (GINTER T) Regarding student religious expression and to entitle the act the "Ohio Student Religious Liberties Act of 2019."

Current Status:   

6/19/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 9/18/20. Emergency and appropriations effective 6/19/20

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-164

HB166

OPERATING BUDGET (OELSLAGER S) To make operating appropriations for the biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of state programs.

Current Status:   

7/18/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; Operating appropriations and tax levy generally effective 7/18/19. Some provisions subject to special effective dates.

Comments:   

Remove provision authorizing Director of ODRC, rather than the Governor, to grant medical release to terminally ill or medically incapacitated prisoners. Remove provisions shifting responsibility for probation services from APA to counties in counties that rely on APA for those services. Amend to include OPAA appointment to Indigent Defense Task Force.

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-166

HB169

IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT (KELLER C, ANTANI N) To require state and local authorities to cooperate with the federal government in the enforcement of immigration laws, to sanction those that fail to do so, and to declare an emergency.

Current Status:   

1/23/2020 - House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-169

HB178

CONCEALED WEAPONS REFORM (HOOD R) To modify the Weapons Law by renaming a concealed handgun license as a concealed weapons license, allowing a concealed weapons licensee to carry concealed all deadly weapons not otherwise prohibited by law, repealing a notice requirement applicable to licensees stopped for a law enforcement purpose, authorizing expungement of convictions of a violation of that requirement, and allowing a person age 21 or older and not prohibited by federal law from firearm possession to carry a concealed deadly weapon without needing a license subject to the same carrying laws as a licensee.

Current Status:   

5/28/2020 - House Criminal Justice, (Second Hearing)

Comments:   

Oppose as written. Maintain requirement to notify law enforcement regarding possession of a weapon. Remove provision prohibiting search, seizure, or detention based on the presence of a weapon. Amend to clarify that a person shall not be deemed to have been issued a concealed carry license during the commission of any felony offense.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-178

HB180

CHILDREN-SEXUAL ACT SIMULATION (SCHAFFER T) To prohibit a performance in which a child simulates sexual activity and, if the offender is a D liquor permit holder, to require the court to order the revocation of the permit.

Current Status:   

4/4/2019 - Referred to Committee House Commerce and Labor

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-180

HB194

SPORTS GAMBLING (GREENSPAN D, KELLY B) To create a Sports Gaming Advisory Board, to legalize and regulate sports gaming in this state, and to levy a tax on businesses that provide sports gaming.

Current Status:   

5/28/2020 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 83-10

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-194

HB197

OMNIBUS MEASURES ON CORONAVIRUS (POWELL J, MERRIN D) To continue essential operations of state government and maintain the continuity of the state tax code in response to the declared pandemic and global health emergency related to COVID-19, to make appropriations, and to declare an emergency.

Current Status:   

3/27/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; Emergency: effective 3/27/20

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-197

HB205

LEGAL IMMUNITY-OVERDOSE (GALONSKI T) To expand immunity from prosecution for certain drug offenses when a person obtains medical assistance for a drug overdose.

Current Status:   

6/27/2019 - House Criminal Justice, (Third Hearing)

Comments:   

Current "good Samaritan" statute should be fixed before the law is expanded. There is no way to track whether a person follows through with addiction assessment and nothing to connect the person to treatment. Most often results in immediate return to drug use.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-205

HB208

ASSAULT-SPORTS OFFICIALS (ROEMER B, MILLER J) To increase the penalty 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.

Current Status:   

9/24/2020 - Informally Passed

Comments:   

Creates special class of victim.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-208

HB215

REAGAN TOKES-REENTRY (BOGGS K, CARFAGNA R) To modify the Corrections Law regarding a Department of Rehabilitation and Correction reentry program for certain offenders, maximum workload and caseload standards for parole and field officers, GPS monitoring of offenders released from prison, and entry into LEADS of specified information about GPS-monitored offenders, and to require the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission to appoint an Offender Supervision Study Committee.

Current Status:   

2/26/2020 - BILL AMENDED, House Criminal Justice, (Fourth Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-215

HB218

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PATTON T) To authorize certain public entities to enter into public-private initiatives with a private party through a public-private agreement regarding public facilities.

Current Status:   

6/9/2020 - BILL AMENDED, House State and Local Government, (Fourth Hearing)

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-218

HB232

IMPORTUNING OFFENSE (SCHAFFER T, SMITH K) To amend the penalties for the offense of importuning.

Current Status:   

10/31/2019 - House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-232

HB236

HOSPITAL POLICE (SMITH J, PLUMMER P) To add hospital police officers to the definition of peace officer.

Current Status:   

2/5/2020 - REPORTED OUT, Senate Judiciary, (Fourth Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-236

HB240

FIREARM STORAGE (KELLY B, MIRANDA J) To prohibit negligent storage of a firearm and to provide criminal penalties if a minor gains access to an improperly stored firearm.

Current Status:   

10/31/2019 - House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing)

Comments:   

Penalties too high.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-240

HB248

ANTIQUE FIREARMS RESTRICTIONS (POWELL J, SMITH J) To exempt certain antique firearms from the prohibitions against having weapons while under disability and unlawful transactions in weapons.

Current Status:   

6/3/2020 - House Federalism, (Fourth Hearing)

Comments:   

Understand the purpose of the legislation is to protect gun sellers due to discrepancy between federal and state law. Solution should not be to put weapons in the hands of convicted felons.

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-248

HB263

OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING-CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS (KOEHLER K) To revise the initial occupational licensing restrictions applicable to individuals convicted of criminal offenses.

Current Status:   

9/23/2020 - Senate Transportation, Commerce and Workforce, (Second Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-263

HB273

DELINQUENT TAX-ONLINE NOTICE (RYAN S, LIPPS S) To permit the second publication of a county delinquent property tax list to be made online instead of in a newspaper.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, House Ways and Means, (Fourth Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-273

HB277

ELECTRONIC RECORDING - CUSTODIAL INTERROGATIONS (PLUMMER P, WEST T) To revise the law governing the electronic recording of custodial interrogations.

Current Status:   

6/3/2020 - Referred to Committee Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs

Comments:   

Amend to maintain immunity for law enforcement officers and agencies for failure to record, expand exceptions to the recording requirement to include a totality of the circumstances, maintain current law regarding motions to suppress for failure to record, and clarify language regarding a cautionary instruction for failure to record so that the instruction does not include an advisement that failure to record is a "violation of state law."

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-277

HB279

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-RAPE (BOGGS K, GALONSKI T) To eliminate the spousal exceptions for certain sex offenses, to permit a person to testify against the person's spouse in a prosecution for any of those offenses, 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, and to amend the versions of sections 2907.02 and 2907.05 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect March 22, 2020, to continue the provisions of this act on and after that effective date.

Current Status:   

6/18/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-279

HB285

LICENSE REINSTATEMENT AMNESTY (GREENSPAN D, BRENT J) To establish a permanent Driver's License Reinstatement Fee Debt Reduction and Amnesty Program.

Current Status:   

6/16/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 9/15/20

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-285

HB290

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS (BOGGS K, CRAWLEY E) To prohibit unlawful sexual contact between health care professionals and patients and to revoke professional licenses for criminal misconduct.

Current Status:   

6/25/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-290

HB291

PEER RECOVERY-FIRST RESPONDERS (SMITH J) To provide privileged testimonial communications between a peer recovery supporter and a fellow first responder exhibiting signs of distress.

Current Status:   

9/3/2019 - House Civil Justice, (First Hearing)

Comments:   

Testimonial privileges are in derogation of the search for truth. They lead to occasional injustice. Benefit of the privilege must be balanced against the occasional injustice.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-291

HB294

SCHOOL BULLYING (DENSON S, MILLER A) To modify the definition of school harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

Current Status:   

6/25/2019 - Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-294

HB298

STATUTE OF LIMITATION-CHILD ABUSE (KENT B) To modify the period of limitation for prosecution of offenses involving child abuse and neglect.

Current Status:   

6/25/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-298

HB299

PENALTIES-CRIMES AGAINST CORRECTIONS (GREENSPAN D) To enhance penalties for certain crimes against corrections officers, parole officers, probation officers, and parole board members.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - REPORTED OUT, House Criminal Justice, (Fourth Hearing)

Comments:   

Opposed to increased assault penalties for special classes of victims.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-299

HB302

INCLUDE CHILD ABUSE IN VIOLENT OFFENDER DATABASE (PERALES R) To include certain child abuse-related offenses in the violent offender database, to name the act Jacob's Law, and to make an appropriation.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - REPORTED OUT, House Criminal Justice, (Fourth Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-302

HB307

INCREASE VOYEURISM PENALTIES (ANTANI N, PLUMMER P) To increase the penalties for the offense of voyeurism.

Current Status:   

11/21/2019 - House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-307

HB308

PTSD COVERAGE - FIRST RESPONDERS (PATTON T) Concerning workers' compensation and disability retirement for peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical workers diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder arising from employment without an accompanying physical injury.

Current Status:   

6/3/2020 - Senate General Government and Agency Review , (Third Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-308

HB309

ASSAULT-TRANSIT OPERATOR (DENSON S, PERALES R) 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.

Current Status:   

2/20/2020 - House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing)

Comments:   

Creates a special class of victim.

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-309

HB310

SCHOOL BULLYING AND HAZING (GREENSPAN D) To enact the "Ohio Anti-Bullying and Hazing Act" with regard to school discipline and bullying and hazing policies at public schools and colleges.

Current Status:   

1/23/2020 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (Fifth Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-310

HB311

COUNTY INSPECTOR GENERAL (GREENSPAN D) To authorize counties to request and obtain a county inspector general to investigate wrongful acts or omissions in county and other political subdivision government.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - REPORTED OUT, House State and Local Government, (Third Hearing)

Comments:   

Duplicates the work of county prosecutors, Attorney General, Auditor of State, and Ethics Commission. Subpoena power and power to interview witnesses could interfere with prosecutor investigations. Legislation not needed for counties to create an inspector general.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-311

HB314

ANTI-PROSTITUTION GRANT FUND (MILLER A) To create the anti-prostitution grant program fund and to make an appropriation.

Current Status:   

1/23/2020 - House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-314

HB315

FIREARM SALES-SUICIDE PREVENTION (LISTON B) To require federally licensed firearms dealers to provide suicide prevention information to the purchaser of a firearm.

Current Status:   

9/24/2019 - Referred to Committee House Health

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-315

HB316

RED FLAG PROTECTION ORDERS (RUSSO A, SWEENEY B) 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.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - House Health, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-316

HB317

FIREARM TRANSFERS (ROBINSON P, MILLER A) To enact the Protect Law Enforcement Act to require a firearm transfer to be made through a dealer, through a law enforcement agency, or pursuant to a specified exception, and to require a background check when a firearm is transferred.

Current Status:   

9/24/2019 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-317

HB319

LOCAL CONTROL-FIREARMS (WEST T, MILLER A) To restore local authority to generally regulate firearms-related conduct.

Current Status:   

9/24/2019 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-319

HB320

PENDING BACKGROUND CHECK-FIREARMS (WEST T) To prohibit a federally licensed firearms dealer from transferring a firearm while a background check is pending unless 30 days have elapsed.

Current Status:   

9/24/2019 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-320

HB335

PROTECTION ORDER-FIREARM SURRENDER (LEPORE-HAGAN M, BOYD J) To require a person who is subject to a civil or criminal domestic violence temporary protection order to surrender the person's firearms.

Current Status:   

9/24/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-335

HB337

CHILD ADVOCATES-COMMUNICATION (STEIN D, GALONSKI T) To provide generally a privilege for communications between a qualified advocate rendering advocacy services and a victim of certain crimes, to exempt the nondisclosure of that privileged communication from the offense of failure to report a crime, and to generally require a qualified advocate to report child abuse or neglect of the victim.

Current Status:   

2/20/2020 - House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing)

Comments:   

Testimonial privileges are in derogation of the search for truth. The cost is occasional injustice. Benefit of the privilege must be weighed against the cost. See also Senate Bill 196.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-337

HB338

MENTAL HEALTH-COMMUNITY VIOLENCE (GREENSPAN D) To enact the Mental Health Awareness and Community Violence Protection Act.

Current Status:   

2/4/2020 - BILL AMENDED, House Health, (Third Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-338

HB341

ADDICTION TREATMENT DRUGS (GINTER T) Regarding the administration of drugs for addiction treatment.

Current Status:   

9/16/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-341

HB346

VAPE PRODUCT SALES (PATTON T) To prohibit the sale of flavored electronic smoking devices and flavored vapor products and to establish a committee to study the health risks associated with such products.

Current Status:   

10/2/2019 - Referred to Committee House Health

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-346

HB349

LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES (WEINSTEIN C) To generally prohibit a person from possessing a large capacity magazine and to establish a large capacity magazine registry.

Current Status:   

10/2/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-349

HB350

ANIMAL FIGHTING, BESTIALITY (HOOPS J) To reenact provisions of law governing animal fighting and bestiality.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - REPORTED OUT, House Criminal Justice, (Fourth Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-350

HB354

WEAPONS DISABILITY DATA PORTAL (PLUMMER P, SWEARINGEN D) To require the juvenile court to expunge all records sealed pursuant to the juvenile sealing law upon the person's twenty-eighth birthday, to expand the circumstances under which a person has a weapon under disability, to specify that moderate or severe substance use disorder is a mental illness for purposes of the law governing civil commitments, to require the Director of Public Safety to create and maintain the weapons disability data portal, to impose certain consequences on specified entities that fail to comply with data submission requirements, and to make an appropriation.

Current Status:   

10/16/2019 - House Finance, (Fifth Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-354

HB362

MASKED INTIMIDATION OFFENSE (PLUMMER P, LANG G) To create the crime of masked intimidation, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Current Status:   

10/9/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Comments:   

Could prevent prosecution for a more serious offense like intimidation or intimidation of an attorney, victim, or witness. Could also be difficult to prove that someone wore the mask "in order to purposely" do one of the things prohibited in the bill. Both of the aforementioned intimidation statutes require, at most, that the person have acted knowingly.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-362

HB366

CRIMINAL CHILD ENTICEMENT PROHIBITION (MIRANDA J, PLUMMER P) To revise the general prohibition against criminal child enticement.

Current Status:   

10/22/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-366

HB368

COMPUTER CRIMES (BALDRIDGE B) To enact the Ohio Computer Crimes Act.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Judiciary, (Second Hearing)

Comments:   

In several places, the bill prohibits a person from acting "with malicious purpose or in bad faith." This creates a gray area between "purposefully" and "knowingly" that will be problematic for prosecutors to prove. Recommend that these portions be amended to prohibit the person from acting "knowingly and without privilege to do so."  Also concern that the bill could inadvertently lower penalties by replacing the current offense of unauthorized use of a computer with the new offense of computer trespass and by creating the new offense of electronic data theft. The current offenses of unauthorized use of a computer and theft provide higher penalties as the value of the loss goes up.

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-368

HB370

HISTORICAL SYMBOLS, MONUMENTS (HILLYER B, BALDRIDGE B) To allow the Attorney General to defend political subdivisions in certain actions brought under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or analogous provisions of the Ohio Constitution.

Current Status:   

12/10/2019 - House Civil Justice, (Third Hearing)

Comments:   

Decision whether to request assistance from the Attorney General should be left to the local prosecutor.

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-370

HB372

DRIVER'S LICENSES - EIGHT YEARS (MERRIN D) To authorize a person to renew specified driver's licenses or state identification cards every eight years beginning July 1, 2021.

Current Status:   

2/18/2020 - House Transportation and Public Safety, (Fifth Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-372

HB381

STAND YOUR GROUND (KELLER C, HOOD R) To enact the Ohio Stand Your Ground Act to modify the law regarding self-defense.

Current Status:   

6/10/2020 - House Criminal Justice, (Fourth Hearing)

Comments:   

Opposed to provisions that provide for pretrial immunity, use of deadly force to repel "forcible felonies," and repeal of reasonable duty to retreat. See also Senate Bill 237.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-381

HB403

SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS - TRANSITIONAL CONTROL (HILLYER B, GALONSKI T) To eliminate the requirement that a sentencing court must assent to the transfer of a prisoner to a transitional control program.

Current Status:   

11/18/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Comments:   

Violation of separation of powers to allow executive branch to override sentencing decision of judicial branch. Undoes compromise from several years ago when agreed to maintain judicial veto for sentences of two years or less. Many offenders with sentences of two years or less have enough credit for time served that they are immediately eligible for transitional control by the time the judge decides that prison is necessary. Undermines the determination made at the local level that a prison sentence was appropriate.

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-403

HB415

PROHIBITION OF PROSTITUTION PROCEEDS (POWELL J) To prohibit a person from receiving proceeds of prostitution.

Current Status:   

2/13/2020 - House Criminal Justice, (Second Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-415

HB421

STATUTORY IMMUNITY-HOSPITAL POLICE (SMITH J, BLAIR G) To provide a municipal corporation or county immunity from civil and criminal liability in any action that arises from a hospital police officer acting directly in the discharge of the person's duties as a police officer and that occurs on the premises of the hospital or its affiliates or subsidiaries or elsewhere in the municipal corporation or county.

Current Status:   

6/3/2020 - Referred to Committee Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-421

HB425

CONCEALED WEAPONS (WIGGAM S) To modify the requirement that a concealed handgun licensee must notify a law enforcement officer that the licensee is authorized to carry a concealed handgun and is carrying a concealed handgun when stopped.

Current Status:   

6/24/2020 - Referred to Committee Senate Government Oversight and Reform

Comments:   

Okay with the concept of the bill. Concern with making this an unclassified misdemeanor offense subject only to a $25 fine. Review level of offense and fine amount as inappropriately low.

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-425

HB429

ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM (LARE J, ABRAMS C) To make changes to the Address Confidentiality Program administered by the Secretary of State.

Current Status:   

9/23/2020 - Referred to Committee Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-429

HB431

SEXUAL EXPLOITATION DATABASE (ABRAMS C, CARFAGNA R) To create the Sexual Exploitation Database and to make an appropriation.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Judiciary, (Second Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-431

HB444

CHANGES TO TOWNSHIP LAW (BALDRIDGE B, ABRAMS C) To make various changes to township law.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - REPORTED OUT, House State and Local Government, (Fourth Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-444

HB446

ELDER ABUSE LICENSE PLATE (POWELL J) To create the "Stop Elder Abuse" license plate.

Current Status:   

5/19/2020 - REPORTED OUT, House Transportation and Public Safety, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-446

HB456

ELECTRONIC MONITORING - RESIDENTIAL FACILITY (BRENT J) To permit a resident of a residential facility to conduct electronic monitoring of the resident's room.

Current Status:   

12/23/2019 - WITHDRAWN

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-456

HB460

PARTY DESIGNATION - JUDICIAL CANDIDATES (HAMBLEY S, SKINDELL M) To allow a partisan judicial candidate to appear on the general election ballot with a political party designation.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-460

HB468

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHILE DRIVING (LIGHTBODY M) To alter the law governing the use of a handheld electronic wireless communications device while driving.

Current Status:   

5/19/2020 - BILL AMENDED, House Transportation and Public Safety, (Second Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-468

HB470

CRIMINAL PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS - CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE (ROGERS J) To eliminate the period of limitations for the criminal prosecution of a person for rape and to extend the period of limitations for a civil action by a victim of childhood sexual abuse.

Current Status:   

1/28/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-470

HB471

CIVIL PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS - CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE (ROGERS J) To extend the period of limitations for a civil action by a victim of childhood sexual abuse.

Current Status:   

1/28/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-471

HB472

CRIMINAL PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS - RAPE (ROGERS J) To eliminate the period of limitations for the criminal prosecution of a person for rape.

Current Status:   

1/28/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-472

HB486

DEFINE CRIME/CIVIL ACTION - ASSISTED REPRODUCTION (POWELL J) To create the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction and civil actions for an assisted reproduction procedure without consent.

Current Status:   

2/4/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-486

HB501

ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS (WIGGAM S, KICK D) To clarify the law governing slow-moving vehicles and to revise the lighting and reflective material requirements applicable to animal-drawn vehicles.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - House Transportation and Public Safety, (Second Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-501

HB552

LIFE SENTENCES - MINORS (GALONSKI T, MANNING D) Regarding a bar against a sentence of life without parole, and special parole dates, for offenders who committed the offense when under age 18.

Current Status:   

5/5/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Comments:   

• The bill goes far beyond what is constitutionally required by the Graham, Miller, Moore line of U.S. and Ohio Supreme Court cases to just rewrite our sentencing laws
• Opposed to repeal of discretionary juvenile life without parole
• Opposed to substantially reduced timelines for parole eligibility that are disconnected from seriousness of offense(s)
• Opposed to parole board consideration of same factors of youth as sentencing court

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-552

HB555

CHILD SUPPORT LAWS - CARETAKERS (RUSSO A, MANCHESTER S) To make changes to child support laws with regard to caretakers.

Current Status:   

6/10/2020 - House Civil Justice, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-555

HB576

SUSPEND HOMESTEAD INTEREST PENALTY, FORECLOSURE (ROGERS J, CROSSMAN J) To temporarily abate the charging of interest and penalties against tax-delinquent homesteads and suspend tax foreclosure proceedings and tax certificate sales regarding such homesteads and to declare an emergency.

Current Status:   

5/5/2020 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-576

HB602

PROPERTY TAX FORECLOSURE NOTICES (ROGERS J, LIPPS S) To modify the manner in which property tax foreclosure notices may be published.

Current Status:   

6/10/2020 - REPORTED OUT, House Ways and Means, (Fifth Hearing)

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-602

HB604

CRIMINAL RECORDS SEALING LAW (ROGERS J) Regarding the Criminal Records Sealing Law.

Current Status:   

5/5/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Comments:   

• Opposed to expansive opportunity for record sealing that includes sealing an unlimited number of certain F3, F4, F5 offenses
• Opposed to shortened time frame for applying
• Legislation should clarify areas related to inspection of sealed records and use of investigatory work product by law enforcement 

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-604

HB606

CIVIL IMMUNITY - COVID-19 TRANSMISSION (GRENDELL D) To grant civil immunity to a person who provides services for essential businesses and operations for injury, death, or loss that was caused by the transmission of COVID-19 during the period of emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D, issued on March 9, 2020.

Current Status:   

9/14/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-606

HB610

CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS (CUPP B) To make changes relative to the rights of crime victims.

Current Status:   

5/19/2020 - House Criminal Justice, (Second Hearing)

Comments:   

• Opposed to interlocutory appeal to enforce victim rights. Will lead to delay and litigation in midst of the state's case.
• Opposed to repeal of language that currently prohibits the reopening of pleas, dismissed indictments, diversions, etc.
• Concerned with language in the bill regarding victim participation in bench conferences/sidebars.
• Concerned with language in the bill regarding victim rights in relation to dismissed indictments/counts in an indictment. 

Position:   

Amend

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-610

HB613

PEACE OFFICER INSTRUCTION (UPCHURCH T, HOWSE S) Regarding instruction for peace officers, students, and new or student drivers on proper interactions with peace officers.

Current Status:   

5/12/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-613

HB622

CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION SUSPENSION (INGRAM C) To suspend child support obligations for obligors who have lost income during the period of the state of emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D, issued on March 9, 2020, and to declare an emergency.

Current Status:   

5/19/2020 - Referred to Committee House Civil Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-622

HB634

MARIHUANA CULTIVATION, POSSESSION (DENSON S, UPCHURCH T) To allow for the cultivation and possession of marihuana, to modify possession and cultivation penalties, and to allow for expungement of certain marihuana convictions.

Current Status:   

5/19/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-634

HB641

MEDICAL MARIJUANA - AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (BRENT J) To authorize the use of medical marijuana for autism spectrum disorder.

Current Status:   

5/27/2020 - Referred to Committee House Health

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-641

HB642

REPEAL CRIMINAL PROHIBITIONS - CANNABIS (BRENT J) To repeal criminal prohibitions against the trafficking and possession of cannabis.

Current Status:   

5/27/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-642

HB646

PILOT PROGRAM - CLEVELAND GUN VIOLENCE (HOWSE S) To require the Director of Health to establish and operate a pilot program to provide individual, problem-solving therapy sessions and related family support services to youth and young adults in Cleveland who are at a high risk for gun violence.

Current Status:   

5/27/2020 - Referred to Committee House Health

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-646

HB647

PROHIBIT MANUFACTURING, POSSESSION - MAGAZINES (STRAHORN F) To prohibit the manufacture or possession for sale of high-capacity magazines except for authorized use by law enforcement agencies or for federal military purposes.

Current Status:   

5/27/2020 - Referred to Committee House Federalism

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-647

HB650

MEDICAL MARIJUANA - ANXIETY, OPIOID USE DISORDER (UPCHURCH T) To authorize the use of medical marijuana for anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, and opioid use disorder.

Current Status:   

5/27/2020 - Referred to Committee House Health

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-650

HB652

NONCONSENSUAL DISTRIBUTION EXPLICIT IMAGES (ROGERS J) Regarding the nonconsensual distribution of explicit images.

Current Status:   

5/27/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-652

HB655

DRUG OFFENSE LAWS (GALONSKI T) To revise Ohio's Drug Offense Law

Current Status:   

5/27/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-655

HB659

MAKE CONFIDENTIAL - PUBLIC SERVICE RETIREES INFORMATION (GALONSKI T) To exempt from disclosure as a public record the residential and familial information of retired public service workers.

Current Status:   

5/27/2020 - Referred to Committee House Civil Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-659

HB660

DEFINE THEFT OFFENSE - MEDICAL MARIJUANA (GALONSKI T) To establish theft offenses for medical marijuana.

Current Status:   

5/27/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-660

HB669

SALE, DELIVERY - ALCOHOL (SWEARINGEN D, LARE J) To enact provisions of law relative to the sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages by liquor permit holders and to declare an emergency.

Current Status:   

10/13/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 10/13/20

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-669

HB680

MAIL VOTING-HEALTH EMERGENCY (ABRAMS C) To create a procedure to conduct an election entirely by mail in the case of a public health emergency, to modify certain deadlines for absent voting, and to direct the Secretary of State's use of federal CARES Act funds.

Current Status:   

9/23/2020 - Senate Government Oversight and Reform, (Third Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-680

HB690

LSC STATEMENT - CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS (HOWSE S, CROSSMAN J) To require the Director of the Legislative Service Commission to prepare a human impact statement concerning a bill or resolution that proposes to amend criminal justice law.

Current Status:   

6/9/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-690

HB698

DRUG PENALTY REFORMS (HOLMES A, CROSSMAN J) Regarding a proposal to establish addiction treatment facilities, to increase penalties for drug trafficking violations, to modify penalties for drug possession, to require an offender convicted of a drug possession or drug trafficking offense involving certain drugs to be subject to ten years of postrelease control, to allow a criminal defendant who has a severe substance use disorder involving certain drugs to be confined by a state detoxification provider while awaiting trial, to create restitution work programs, and to make an appropriation.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-698

HB699

REDUCE OPIATE ABUSE (HOLMES A, CROSSMAN J) Regarding reducing the abuse of prescription opiates.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Health

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-699

HB700

ADDICTION TREATMENT (HOLMES A, CROSSMAN J) Regarding making addiction treatment widely available.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Health

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-700

HB701

SOCIAL IMPACT BOND FUND, PROGRAM (HOLMES A, CROSSMAN J) To establish the social impact bond fund and the social impact bond program to be administered by the department of rehabilitation and correction.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Finance

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-701

HB702

REENTRY OHIO PROGRAM (HOLMES A, CROSSMAN J) To create the reentry Ohio program and to make an appropriation.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Commerce and Labor

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-702

HB703

STUDY, IMPLEMENT PROFESSIONAL POLICE PRACTICES (PLUMMER P, ABRAMS C) To express the intent of the General Assembly to study and implement professional police practices in Ohio.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 1 - High

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-703

HB714

PROHIBIT USE OF DRONES FOR TRESPASSING (CROSSMAN J, HOLMES A) To prohibit using an unmanned aerial vehicle to commit trespass, voyeurism, and stalking.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-714

HB715

ADMISSIBLE STATEMENTS - CUSTODIAL INTERROGATIONS (CROSSMAN J, UPCHURCH T) Regarding the admissibility of statements made by a child during a custodial interrogation.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-715

HB716

LAW ENFORCEMENT STRANGULATION OFFENSE (LEPORE-HAGAN M, GALONSKI T) To create the offense of strangulation by a law enforcement officer.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-716

HB719

SENTENCE REDUCTIONS (WEST T, CRAWLEY E) To allow a sentence that has been imposed for a qualifying offense to be reduced.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-719

HB723

STATE PROPERTY, PROSECUTION (LARE J) To provide for the investigation and prosecution by the Attorney General of criminal activity committed at, or on, any facility, building, premises, or property owned or leased by, or otherwise under the control of, the state and to name the act the State Property Protection and Prosecution Act.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Comments:   

• Overbroad
• Would include prosecution of cases from state highways, state prisons, state universities, etc...

Position:   

Oppose

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-723

HB734

DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS (ROGERS J, HICKS-HUDSON P) To modify some delinquent property tax foreclosure proceedings and to prohibit certain tax-delinquent persons and associates from purchasing any tax-foreclosed property or delinquent tax certificates.

Current Status:   

11/10/2020 - House Ways and Means, (First Hearing)

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-734

HB735

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IDENTIFICATION (SMITH K, ROBINSON P) To require certain law enforcement officers to wear a clearly visible badge and identification on their person while on duty and to impose a fine on the appointing authority of an officer who fails to comply.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-735

HB741

ADD OFFENSES-PUBLIC RETIREMENT BENEFITS (MANNING G, GREENSPAN D) To add extortion and perjury and certain federal offenses to the offenses that may result in forfeiture or termination of public retirement system benefits.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-741

HB753

PARKER'S LAW (BECKER J) To create a new negligent assault offense and to name this act Parker's Law.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Introduced

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 3 - Low

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-753

HB755

TAX FORECLOSURES - COUNTY LAND REUTILIZATIONS (PATTON T) To make changes to the law relating to tax foreclosures and county land reutilization corporations.

Current Status:   

8/31/2020 - Introduced

Position:   

Support

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-755

HB778

ELECTRONIC MONITORING - PROTECTION ORDER VIOLATORS (ROGERS J, PATTERSON J) To allow a court to order electronic monitoring of a person who violates a protection order.

Current Status:   

10/26/2020 - Introduced

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-778

HB784

INCREASE PENALITIES FOR RIOTING/VANDALISM (ABRAMS C, CARRUTHERS S) To increase penalties for certain assault, vandalism, and riot offenses, to allow peace officers to bring civil suits against persons participating in a riot, and to prohibit bias motivated intimidation of first responders.

Current Status:   

11/9/2020 - Introduced

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-784

HCR10

DRUG CARTELS (WIGGAM S, PLUMMER P) To urge the federal government to designate certain drug cartels operating from Mexico as foreign terrorist organizations.

Current Status:   

12/11/2019 - ADOPTED BY SENATE; Vote 31-0

Position:   

Monitor

Priority:   

Tier 2 - Medium

State Bill Page:   

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HCR-10