Ohio House Bill 289 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-20 - Effective
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend sections 2930.02, 2950.01, 2950.04, 2950.042, 2950.05, 2950.07, and 2951.041 and to repeal section 2930.071 of the Revised Code to provide that if a Tier I or Tier II sex offender/child-victim offender fails to comply with duties under the SORN law, the period of time that the offender has a duty to comply is tolled during the time of the failure, to require a sex offender/child-victim offender to register a fixed residence address or provide a detailed description of the places at which the offender or delinquent child intends to stay under the SORN Law, to require the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, under specified circumstances, to notify the sheriff of a receiving county when an offender who is required to register as a sex offender will be transported to that county upon release, and to repeal procedures relating to a subpoena of victims' records.

Regards SORN law compliance; add new sexually oriented offense

Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel [R]	Rep. D. J. Swearingen [R]	Sen. Jerry Cirino [R]	Sen. Alessandro Cutrona [R]
Sen. Theresa Gavarone [R]	Sen. Nathan Manning [R]

2024-12-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 89 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-12-11 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 27 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-12-11 - Senate - Senate Favorable Passage (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-12 - House - House Passed (Y: 87 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-10 - House - House Favorable Passage (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-20		Effective
2024-12-19		Signed By The Governor
2024-12-17		Sent To The Governor
2024-12-11	House	Concurred in Senate amendments
2024-12-11	Senate	Passed
2024-12-11	Senate	Reported - Substitute: Judiciary
2024-06-25	Senate	Referred to committee: Judiciary
2024-06-17	Senate	Introduced
2024-06-12	House	Passed
2024-06-10	House	Reported - Substitute: Criminal Justice
2023-10-03	House	Referred to committee: Criminal Justice
2023-10-02	House	Introduced

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
29	30	02	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	30	071	Repealed Code	Citation Text
29	50	01	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	50	04	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	50	042	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	50	05	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	50	07	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	51	041	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb289
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/hb289/00_IN/pdf/
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/hb289/01_RH/pdf/
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/hb289/02_PH/pdf/
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=21677
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=21771
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=22717
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=22905
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=22900
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=22941
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=23038
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=23458
Roll Call	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb289/votes