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Criminal Justice

Every criminal justice bill, vote, and legislator stance in Ohio, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

Total bills
34
136th Legislature (2025-2026)
Top supporter
Ismail Mohamed
100% support rate
Top opponent
Ron Ferguson
0% support rate
Ranked legislators
10
5 support · 5 oppose
Key legislators

Who's moving criminal justice in Ohio

Legislators moving criminal justice in Ohio
Legislator Party Stance Support rate Decisive votes
Ismail Mohamed
Ismail Mohamed House · District 3
D
Strong +
100% 14
Meredith Lawson‐Rowe
Meredith Lawson‐Rowe House · District 5
D
Strong +
100% 8
Veronica Sims
Veronica Sims House · District 33
D
Strong +
100% 7
Christine Cockley
Christine Cockley House · District 6
D
Strong +
100% 6
Michele Grim
Michele Grim House · District 43
D
Strong +
100% 5
Ron Ferguson
Ron Ferguson House · District 96
R
Strong −
0% 7
Beth Lear
Beth Lear House · District 61
R
Strong −
0% 5
Bernie Willis
Bernie Willis House · District 74
R
Strong −
11% 9
Jason Stephens
Jason Stephens House · District 93
R
Strong −
12% 8
Riordan McClain
Riordan McClain House · District 87
R
Strong −
12% 8
Showing 11–20 of 34 bills

All criminal justice bills

passed · Ohio · House Jun 11, 2026

HB 667: Enact the Reagan Tokes and Patrick Heringer Act

To amend sections 2929.141, 2929.34, 2935.10, 2935.11, 5120.021, 5120.038, 5589.21, and 5589.211 of the Revised Code to enact the Reagan Tokes and Patrick Heringer Act to require certain warrants to be entered into LEADS, to require GPS monitoring of offenders released from prison, and to modify T-CAP requirements.
passed · Ohio · House Jun 11, 2026

HB 346: Enact V.J.'s Law

To amend sections 2151.421 and 2151.99 of the Revised Code to enact V.J.'s Law to require mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect to report to both a peace officer and the public children services agency.
in committee · Ohio · House Jun 9, 2026

HB 635: Enact the Child Protection Reform Act

To amend sections 2151.412, 2151.421, 2151.423, 2151.429, 2151.467, 2151.468, 2903.01, 2903.11, 2919.22, 2929.13, 2929.14, 2941.1426, 5153.122, and 5153.16 and to enact sections 2151.4211, 2151.4235, 2151.89, and 5180.09 of the Revised Code to enact the Child Protection Reform Act.
signed · Ohio · Senate Jun 9, 2026

SB 137: Require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs

To enact sections 3727.81, 3727.811, and 5119.192 of the Revised Code to require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs under certain circumstances.
passed · Ohio · House Jun 4, 2026

HB 397: Expand allowable uses of profits from jail commissary funds

HB 397 amends Ohio's Revised Code (Section 341.25) to allow county jails to use profits from inmate commissary sales for additional purposes beyond current restrictions. This directly affects county jails managing these funds, as it expands their flexibility in allocating commissary profits. The key change is removing specific limitations on fund usage, permitting counties to direct these profits toward other operational needs as permitted by law, without creating new spending requirements. The bill focuses solely on reallocating existing revenue streams, not increasing funding.
passed · Ohio · Senate Jun 3, 2026

SB 318: Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services

To amend sections 505.431 and 3313.951 of the Revised Code to authorize a law enforcement agency to provide school resource officer services to a chartered nonpublic school.
passed · Ohio · House Jun 2, 2026

HB 565: Enact the Grand Jury Privacy and Protection Act

To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to exempt from disclosure under Public Records Law, the name and address of a grand juror and the signature of a grand-jury foreperson, and to name this act the Grand Jury Privacy and Protection Act.
passed · Ohio · House Apr 15, 2026

HB 217: Enact the Finding and Identifying with NamUs Data (FIND) Act

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).
passed · Ohio · House Mar 25, 2026

HB 84: Enact the Innocence Act

To amend sections 2307.66, 2917.211, and 2981.02 and to enact sections 2307.68 and 2907.312 of the Revised Code to enact the Innocence Act to prohibit an organization from failing to verify the age of a person attempting to access material that is obscene or harmful to juveniles, to prohibit a person from using another person's likeness to create sexual images of the other person, and to create a private right of action for each prohibited activity.
signed · Ohio · House Mar 20, 2026

HB 29: Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers

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.
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