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OH HB 5

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Enact the Repeat Offender Act

Ohio · 2025-2026 Regular Session (136th General Assembly) · lower

Description

To amend sections 109.57, 109.572, 109.578, 109.579, 2151.357, 2901.08, 2923.125, 2923.13, 2923.14, 2929.01, 2929.13, 2929.14, 2941.141, 2941.144, 2941.145, 2941.146, 2953.25, 2953.26, 2953.32, 2953.34, 2953.61, 4723.28, 4729.16, 4729.56, 4729.57, 4729.96, and 4752.09 and to enact sections 2941.1427, 2941.1428, and 2953.321 of the Revised Code to enact the Repeat Offender Act to create a repeat offender classification, to create and modify certain firearm specifications, to increase the penalties for certain firearm offenses and specifications, to broaden the scope of relief from firearms disability, and to modify the sealing procedure for misdemeanors and fourth and fifth degree felonies.

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
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Latest action
2025-05-28 — Referred to committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bernard Willisprimary
  • Josh Williamsprimary
  • Diane Mullinscosponsor
  • Melanie Millercosponsor
  • Kevin D. Millercosponsor
  • Roy Klopfensteincosponsor
  • Mark Johnsoncosponsor
  • Sharon A. Raycosponsor
  • Sarah Fowler Arthurcosponsor
  • Tex Fischercosponsor
  • Rodney Creechcosponsor
  • Gary Clickcosponsor
  • Adam C. Birdcosponsor
  • Jennifer Grosscosponsor
  • Johnathan Newmancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-23

    Introduced

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-28

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-21

    Reported - Substitute

  4. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  5. 2025-05-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  6. 2025-05-28

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported

    2025-05-21 · fail · 9-4

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Jim Thomas: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Scott Oelslager: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • D. J. Swearingen: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes
    • Dani Isaacsohn: no
    • Ismail Mohamed: no
    • Eric Synenberg: no
    • Desiree Tims: no

  • Passed

    2025-05-21 · pass · 71-24

    Member-level votes (95)
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Rachel B. Baker: yes
    • Tim Barhorst: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Sean P. Brennan: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
    • Gary Click: yes
    • Meredith Craig: yes
    • Rodney Creech: yes
    • Jack K. Daniels: yes
    • Levi Dean: yes
    • Kellie Deeter: yes
    • Steve Demetriou: yes
    • Michael D. Dovilla: yes
    • Ron Ferguson: yes
    • Tex Fischer: yes
    • Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
    • Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
    • Chris Glassburn: yes
    • Jennifer Gross: yes
    • Derrick Hall: yes
    • Thomas Hall: yes
    • Adam Holmes: yes
    • James M. Hoops: yes
    • Matt Huffman: yes
    • Marilyn John: yes
    • Mark Johnson: yes
    • Don Jones: yes
    • Angela N. King: yes
    • Matthew Kishman: yes
    • Roy Klopfenstein: yes
    • Brian Lampton: yes
    • Jeff LaRe: yes
    • Beth Lear: yes
    • Brian Lorenz: yes
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Ty D. Mathews: yes
    • Riordan T. McClain: yes
    • Joseph A. Miller, III: yes
    • Kevin D. Miller: yes
    • Melanie Miller: yes
    • Diane Mullins: yes
    • Johnathan Newman: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Scott Oelslager: yes
    • Bob Peterson: yes
    • Justin Pizzulli: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Sharon A. Ray: yes
    • Tracy M. Richardson: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • C. Allison Russo: yes
    • Jodi Salvo: yes
    • Jean Schmidt: yes
    • Mark Sigrist: yes
    • Jason Stephens: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • D. J. Swearingen: yes
    • Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
    • David Thomas: yes
    • Jim Thomas: yes
    • Daniel P. Troy: yes
    • Andrea White: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Heidi Workman: yes
    • Tom Young: yes
    • Munira Abdullahi: no
    • Juanita O. Brent: no
    • Darnell T. Brewer: no
    • Karen Brownlee: no
    • Christine Cockley: no
    • Sedrick Denson: no
    • Michele Grim: no
    • Latyna M. Humphrey: no
    • Dani Isaacsohn: no
    • Dontavius L. Jarrells: no
    • Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: no
    • Crystal Lett: no
    • Ismail Mohamed: no
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
    • Tristan Rader: no
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: no
    • Elgin Rogers, Jr.: no
    • Veronica R. Sims: no
    • Anita Somani: no
    • Eric Synenberg: no
    • Cecil Thomas: no
    • Desiree Tims: no
    • Terrence Upchurch: no
    • Erika White: no

Related bills

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