OH SB87 | 2025-2026 | 136th General Assembly

Status

Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 13-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 4 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-18 - Referred to committee: Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

To amend sections 2927.12 and 4112.01 and to enact sections 124.92 and 4112.20 of the Revised Code to define antisemitism for specific purposes and to expand the offense of ethnic intimidation to include the offenses of riot and aggravated riot committed by reason of the race, color, religion, or national origin of another person or group of persons.

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Title

Define antisemitism; expand the offense of ethnic intimidation

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-04 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 27 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Senate Favorable Passage (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-18HouseReferred to committee: Judiciary
2026-03-10HouseIntroduced
2026-03-04SenatePassed
2026-03-04SenateReported - Substitute: Judiciary
2025-02-12SenateReferred to committee: Judiciary
2025-02-10SenateIntroduced

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
12492New CodeSee Bill Text
292712Amended CodeCitation Text
411201Amended CodeCitation Text
411220New CodeSee Bill Text

Ohio State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb87
Texthttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb87/00_IN/pdf/
Texthttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb87/01_RS/pdf/
Texthttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb87/02_PS/pdf/
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=24703
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=26966
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=27083
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=27333
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=27329
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=27348
Supplementhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=27443
Roll Callhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb87/votes

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