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Ohio General Assembly · HB 247 · Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025

Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs

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

Officially: “To amend sections 304.02, 304.03, 715.23, 901.80, 935.03, 955.01, 955.011, 955.012, 955.02, 955.03, 955.04, 955.05, 955.06, 955.07, 955.10, 955.11, 955.12, 955.121, 955.14, 955.16, 955.20, 955.22, 955.221, 955.222, 955.26, 955.261, 955.40, 955.43, 955.44, 955.50, 955.54, 959.132, 1533.12, 1901.18,... Read the full text

136th General Assembly

What it does

To amend sections 304.02, 304.03, 715.23, 901.80, 935.03, 955.01, 955.011, 955.012, 955.02, 955.03, 955.04, 955.05, 955.06, 955.07, 955.10, 955.11, 955.12, 955.121, 955.14, 955.16, 955.20, 955.22, 955.221, 955.222, 955.26, 955.261, 955.40, 955.43, 955.44, 955.50, 955.54, 959.132, 1533.12, 1901.18, 1907.031, 2913.01, and 2921.321; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 955.01 (955.02), 955.011 (955.021), 955.012 (955.022), 955.013 (955.023)
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · Apr 29, 2025

House

Referred to committee (Public Safety) · Apr 30, 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

Concurred in Senate amendments · Nov 19, 2025

House

Reported - Substitute (Judiciary) · Nov 19, 2025

Senate

Passed · Nov 19, 2025

Senate

Sent To The Governor · Dec 9, 2025
Signed By The Governor · Dec 19, 2025

The numbers

96
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Kevin D. MillerMeredith R. Lawson-RoweCindy AbramsAdam C. BirdSean P. BrennanJuanita O. BrentDarnell T. BrewerKaren BrownleeThaddeus J. ClaggettChristine CockleyRodney CreechJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterSedrick DensonMichael D. DovillaSarah Fowler ArthurHaraz N. GhanbariChris GlassburnMichele GrimJennifer GrossDerrick HallThomas HallMark HinerAdam HolmesJames M. HoopsLatyna M. HumphreyDani IsaacsohnDontavius L. JarrellsMarilyn JohnMark JohnsonAngela N. KingMatthew KishmanRoy KlopfensteinJeff LaReBrian LamptonBeth LearCrystal LettBrian LorenzAdam MathewsTy D. Mathews

Recorded votes

Recorded voteHouse · 2025-11-19 · Passed · Yeas 87, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-11-19 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 7, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-11-19 · Passed · Yeas 33, 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.
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