OH HB 88

in committee

Regards drug trafficking, human trafficking, and fentanyl

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

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Did OH HB 88 pass?

Not yet. OH HB 88 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): Referred to committee

What is OH HB 88 about?

To amend sections 2923.31, 2925.01, 2925.03, 2925.11, 2929.14, 2941.1422, 3313.60, 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, and 3705.08 and to enact sections 5.57, 2905.321, 2941.1427, 3313.6031, 3313.6032, and 3345.372 of the Revised Code to increase penalties for drug trafficking above certain amounts, to prohibit organized trafficking of persons, to require schools and institutions of higher education to incorporate instruction and policies on fentanyl awareness and abuse prevention, and to designate the month of August as "Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month."

Who sponsors OH HB 88?

Phil Plummer, Cindy Abrams are the primary sponsors of OH HB 88, joined by 40 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-11
Latest action: 2026-02-11 — Referred to committee
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-11
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-11-25
Introduced
introduction
2025-11-19
Passed
passage
2025-11-19
Reported - Substitute
2025-02-12
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-02-11
Introduced
introduction

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Documents

Votes

Reported
2025-11-20 · fail · 8-5
Member-level votes (13)
- Jim Thomas: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- Adam Mathews: yes
- Mike Odioso: yes
- Scott Oelslager: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Eric Synenberg: no
- Jamie Callender: no
- Ismail Mohamed: no
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
- Desiree Tims: no
Passed
2025-11-20 · pass · 71-18
Member-level votes (89)
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Sean P. Brennan: yes
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Gary Click: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Rodney Creech: yes
- Jack K. Daniels: yes
- Levi Dean: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Ron Ferguson: yes
- Tex Fischer: yes
- Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Jennifer Gross: yes
- Derrick Hall: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- Mark Hiner: yes
- Adam Holmes: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Matt Huffman: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Angela N. King: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Brian Lampton: yes
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Crystal Lett: yes
- Brian Lorenz: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Adam Mathews: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Lauren McNally: 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
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Mark Sigrist: yes
- Jason Stephens: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- Michelle Teska: yes
- Cecil Thomas: 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
- Ty Moore: yes
- Munira Abdullahi: no
- Rachel B. Baker: no
- Juanita O. Brent: no
- Darnell T. Brewer: no
- Karen Brownlee: no
- Jamie Callender: no
- Latyna M. Humphrey: no
- Dani Isaacsohn: no
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: no
- Ismail Mohamed: no
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: no
- Veronica R. Sims: no
- Eric Synenberg: no
- Desiree Tims: no
- Terrence Upchurch: no
- Erika White: no
- Ashley Bryant Bailey: no

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