To amend section 9.63 of the Revised Code to withhold all state funding from municipal corporations that do not cooperate with federal homeland security activities and remove the Director of Public Safety's role in determining what constitutes noncooperation.
This bill prohibits law enforcement from making civil immigration-related arrests at specific locations such as schools, places of worship, healthcare facilities, and courthouses. The law aims to protect individuals from being detained solely based on their citizenship or immigration status while they are on the premises of these designated sites. However, the provision does not stop arrests if a judge has issued a valid criminal warrant for the person. By restricting where civil immigration arrests can occur, the bill seeks to create safe zones for vulnerable populations and essential community services.
HB 826 introduces a new felony charge for obstructing federal immigration enforcement. This law directly affects individuals who attempt to prevent, obstruct, or delay federal immigration officers from carrying out their duties. Under the bill, anyone found guilty of these actions would be charged with a fifth-degree felony. The legislation adds this specific offense to the state's Revised Code to address interference with federal agents.
To amend sections 2929.12, 2929.15, 2929.22, 2929.25, and 2937.011 of the Revised Code to add a person's immigration status as a factor a court must consider when sentencing or ordering bail.
To amend sections 9.63, 4501.06, 5747.50, 5747.502, 5747.51, and 5747.53 and to enact sections 9.631, 9.632, 9.633, and 5747.504 of the Revised Code to require state and local authorities to cooperate with the federal government in the enforcement of immigration laws, to prescribe funding reductions for noncompliance, to name this act the Protecting Ohio Communities Act, and to declare an emergency.
To amend sections 2909.30, 2929.15, 2929.16, 2929.17, 2929.25, 5747.50, 5747.502, 5747.51, and 5747.53; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 2909.30 (2965.03); and to enact sections 2965.01, 2965.02, 2965.04, 2965.05, 2965.06, 5747.504, and 5747.505 of the Revised Code to enact the America First Act to prohibit a person who is unlawfully present in the United States from entering or being present in Ohio, to require law enforcement agencies and detention facilities to cooperate in the enforcement of federal immigration laws, and to withhold state local government funds from a subdivision that does not abide by the act.
SB 172 clarifies that individuals in the U.S. without legal authorization (often called "unlawfully present") are not protected from arrest under Ohio state law. It adds a new provision to Ohio's Revised Code, explicitly stating that such individuals cannot claim immunity from arrest by state law enforcement. This directly affects undocumented immigrants living in Ohio by removing a potential legal barrier to their arrest. The bill makes a specific change to state law without altering federal immigration status or creating new enforcement mechanisms.
To amend section 3301.0714 and to enact sections 107.26, 2965.01, 2965.02, 3301.0717, 5101.546, 5107.101, and 5162.138 of the Revised Code to require certain agencies to collect and report data concerning the citizenship or immigration status of persons with whom they come into contact.
