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Ohio General Assembly · HB 23 · Signed by the Governor Dec 1, 2025

Create the escaped convict alert program

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “To amend section 4973.17 and to enact section 5502.54 of the Revised Code to create the escaped convict alert program and to allow a prior parent company of a bank to apply to the Secretary of State for the appointment and commission of banking police officers. 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 (Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety) · Jun 25, 2025

Senate

Reported - Substitute (Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety) · Oct 28, 2025

Senate

Passed · Oct 29, 2025

Senate

Concurred in Senate amendments · Nov 5, 2025

House

Sent To The Governor · Nov 21, 2025
Signed By The Governor · Dec 1, 2025

The numbers

73
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Bill RoemerJosh WilliamsMunira AbdullahiCindy AbramsAdam C. BirdSean P. BrennanJuanita O. BrentDarnell T. BrewerKaren BrownleeThaddeus J. ClaggettGary ClickJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterSedrick DensonMichael D. DovillaHaraz N. GhanbariJennifer GrossThomas HallJames M. HoopsDontavius L. JarrellsMarilyn JohnMark JohnsonAngela N. KingRoy KlopfensteinJeff LaReBrian LamptonMeredith R. Lawson-RoweBeth LearCrystal LettGayle ManningAdam MathewsTy D. MathewsJoseph A. Miller, IIIKevin D. MillerMelanie MillerJohnathan NewmanMike OdiosoScott OelslagerBob PetersonPhil Plummer

Recorded votes

Recorded voteHouse · 2025-11-05 · Passed · Yeas 92, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-10-29 · Passed · Yeas 32, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-10-28 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 6, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-06-18 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 11, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-06-18 · Passed · Yeas 97, Nays 0
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed By The Governor (Dec 1, 2025).