Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “To amend sections 2903.22 and 2921.31 of the Revised Code to modify the offense of obstructing official business when the victim is an emergency service responder, to increase the penalty for obstructing official business when the victim is an emergency service responder who is engaged in the...” Read the full text
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136th General Assembly
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 27, 2025
House
Referred to committee (Public Safety) · Jan 28, 2025
House
Reported - Substitute (Public Safety) · Jun 18, 2025
House
Passed · Jun 18, 2025
House
Introduced · Jun 24, 2025
Senate
Referred to committee (Judiciary) · Jun 25, 2025
Senate
Reported - Substitute (Judiciary) · Jun 3, 2026
Senate
Passed · Jun 3, 2026
Senate
Concurred in Senate amendments · Jun 9, 2026
House
Sent To The Governor · Jul 1, 2026
Signed By The Governor · Jul 7, 2026
The numbers
55
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Thomas HallPhil PlummerCindy AbramsAdam C. BirdSean P. BrennanGary ClickMeredith CraigRodney CreechJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterSteve DemetriouMichael D. DovillaHaraz N. GhanbariJennifer GrossMark HinerAdam HolmesMatthew KishmanJeff LaReBrian LamptonBeth LearAdam MathewsTy D. MathewsRiordan T. McClainKevin D. MillerJohnathan NewmanMike OdiosoScott OelslagerBob PetersonSharon A. RayTracy M. RichardsonKevin RitterMonica Robb BlasdelBill RoemerJodi SalvoNick SantucciJean SchmidtMark SigristCecil ThomasDavid ThomasJosh Williams
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-06-09 · Passed · Yeas 83, Nays 12
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-06-03 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 7, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-06-03 · Passed · Yeas 29, Nays 2
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-06-18 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 8, Nays 2
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-06-18 · Passed · Yeas 79, Nays 18
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Ohio legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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