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OH HB 528

in committee

Require 7 year mandatory minimum prison term for forcible rape

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

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Quick answers

Did OH HB 528 pass?

Not yet. OH HB 528 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): Referred to committee

What is OH HB 528 about?

To amend section 2907.02 of the Revised Code to require a seven year mandatory minimum prison term for forcible rape.

Who sponsors OH HB 528?

Josh Williams is the primary sponsor of OH HB 528, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

To amend section 2907.02 of the Revised Code to require a seven year mandatory minimum prison term for forcible rape.

Introduced
2025-10-15
Latest action
2026-06-10 — Referred to committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Josh Williamsprimary
  • Adam Mathewscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-10

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-06-04

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-06-03

    Passed

    passage

  4. 2026-06-03

    Reported - Amended

  5. 2025-10-22

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-10-15

    Introduced

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported

    2026-06-03 · fail · 9-3

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Jim Thomas: yes
    • D. J. Swearingen: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Scott Oelslager: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes
    • Eric Synenberg: no
    • Ismail Mohamed: no
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no

  • Passed

    2026-06-03 · pass · 89-0

    Member-level votes (89)
    • Munira Abdullahi: yes
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Rachel B. Baker: yes
    • Tim Barhorst: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Sean P. Brennan: yes
    • Darnell T. Brewer: yes
    • Karen Brownlee: yes
    • Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
    • Gary Click: yes
    • Christine Cockley: yes
    • Meredith Craig: yes
    • Rodney Creech: yes
    • Jack K. Daniels: yes
    • Levi Dean: yes
    • Kellie Deeter: yes
    • Steve Demetriou: yes
    • Ron Ferguson: yes
    • Tex Fischer: yes
    • Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
    • Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
    • Chris Glassburn: yes
    • Michele Grim: yes
    • Jennifer Gross: yes
    • Derrick Hall: yes
    • Thomas Hall: yes
    • Mark Hiner: yes
    • Adam Holmes: yes
    • James M. Hoops: yes
    • Matt Huffman: yes
    • Latyna M. Humphrey: yes
    • Dani Isaacsohn: yes
    • Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
    • Marilyn John: yes
    • Mark Johnson: yes
    • Angela N. King: yes
    • Matthew Kishman: yes
    • Roy Klopfenstein: yes
    • Brian Lampton: yes
    • Jeff LaRe: yes
    • Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: yes
    • Beth Lear: yes
    • Crystal Lett: yes
    • Brian Lorenz: yes
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Ty D. Mathews: yes
    • Riordan T. McClain: yes
    • Kevin D. Miller: yes
    • Ismail Mohamed: yes
    • Diane Mullins: yes
    • Johnathan Newman: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Scott Oelslager: yes
    • Bob Peterson: yes
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
    • Justin Pizzulli: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Tracy M. Richardson: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
    • C. Allison Russo: yes
    • Jodi Salvo: yes
    • Nick Santucci: yes
    • Jean Schmidt: yes
    • Mark Sigrist: yes
    • Veronica R. Sims: yes
    • Anita Somani: yes
    • Jason Stephens: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • D. J. Swearingen: yes
    • Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
    • Eric Synenberg: yes
    • Cecil Thomas: yes
    • David Thomas: yes
    • Jim Thomas: yes
    • Desiree Tims: yes
    • Daniel P. Troy: yes
    • Terrence Upchurch: yes
    • Andrea White: yes
    • Erika White: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Heidi Workman: yes
    • Tom Young: yes
    • Ashley Bryant Bailey: yes

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