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Ohio General Assembly · HB 31 · Signed by the Governor Jun 8, 2026

Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings

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

Officially: “To amend sections 149.43, 2929.20, 5120.115, 5120.21, 5149.10, and 5149.101 and to enact section 5149.102 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of certain parole board hearings, to make electronic recordings of full parole board hearings public records, and to provide the... Read the full text

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136th General Assembly

Where it is

Introduced · Feb 3, 2025

House

Referred to committee (Government Oversight) · Feb 5, 2025

House

Reported (Government Oversight) · Jun 4, 2025

House

Passed · Jun 11, 2025

House

Introduced · Jun 12, 2025

Senate

Referred to committee (Judiciary) · Jun 18, 2025

Senate

Reported - Substitute (Judiciary) · Mar 11, 2026

Senate

Passed · May 13, 2026

Senate

Concurred in Senate amendments · May 20, 2026

House

Sent To The Governor · Jun 2, 2026
Signed By The Governor · Jun 8, 2026

The numbers

67
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Latyna M. HumphreyBrian StewartSean P. BrennanJuanita O. BrentDarnell T. BrewerKaren BrownleeGary ClickChristine CockleyJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterSedrick DensonMichael D. DovillaTex FischerChris GlassburnMichele GrimJennifer GrossDerrick HallThomas HallMark HinerDani IsaacsohnDontavius L. JarrellsMarilyn JohnMark JohnsonMatthew KishmanMeredith R. Lawson-RoweBeth LearCrystal LettGayle ManningAdam MathewsTy D. MathewsLauren McNallyJoseph A. Miller, IIIIsmail MohamedBob PetersonBeryl PiccolantonioPhil PlummerTristan RaderSharon A. RayKevin RitterMonica Robb Blasdel

Recorded votes

Recorded voteHouse · 2026-05-20 · Passed · Yeas 96, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-05-13 · Passed · Yeas 31, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-11 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 6, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-06-11 · Passed · Yeas 92, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-06-04 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 12, 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 (Jun 8, 2026).