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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Eliminate spousal exceptions for certain sex offenses"
+description: "Eliminate spousal exceptions for certain sex offenses"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
+legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
+session: "135"
+identifier: "HB 161"
+citation: "Ohio HB 161 (135)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Crime and Punishment", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brett Hillyer", "Jessica Miranda"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 9
+vote_count: 13
+first_action: "2023-04-26"
+last_action: "2024-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f167793-fd82-4867-9c8c-c6cb77f2a754"
+source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/hb161/"
+source_hash: "d0b107fae983cfd6e78fec95f5fcbbe78989dc4448eb1fca2f100e2a24c2b106"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
+---
+
+# Ohio HB 161 (135) — Eliminate spousal exceptions for certain sex offenses
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb161/IN/00/hb161_00_IN?format=pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb161/PH/02/hb161_02_PH?format=pdf)
+3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb161/PS/04/hb161_04_PS?format=pdf)
+4. **As Reported by the House Criminal Justice Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb161/RH/01/hb161_01_RH?format=pdf)
+5. **As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb161/RS/03/hb161_03_RS?format=pdf)
+6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb161/EN/05/hb161_05_EN?format=pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+- Pass — **75–1** (pass) · lower
+- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported - Substitute — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+- Pass — **75–1** (pass) · lower
+- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported - Substitute — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported - Substitute — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- Pass — **75–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brett Hillyer — primary (person)
+- Jessica Miranda — primary (person)
+- Adam Bird — cosponsor (person)
+- Adam Mathews — cosponsor (person)
+- Adam Miller, A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Al Cutrona — cosponsor (person)
+- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
+- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
+- Anita Somani — cosponsor (person)
+- Bernard Willis — cosponsor (person)
+- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
+- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
+- Brian Lampton — cosponsor (person)
+- Bride Rose Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
+- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
+- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
+- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
+- Cecil Thomas, C. — cosponsor (person)
+- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
+- Dani Isaacsohn — cosponsor (person)
+- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
+- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
+- Elliot Forhan — cosponsor (person)
+- Gail Pavliga — cosponsor (person)
+- Gary Click — cosponsor (person)
+- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
+- Haraz Ghanbari — cosponsor (person)
+- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
+- Ismail Mohamed — cosponsor (person)
+- James Hoops — cosponsor (person)
+- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
+- Jean Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
+- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
+- Jon Cross — cosponsor (person)
+- Joseph Miller, J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
+- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
+- Kevin Miller, K. — cosponsor (person)
+- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
+- Latyna Humphrey — cosponsor (person)
+- Lauren McNally — cosponsor (person)
+- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
+- Marilyn John — cosponsor (person)
+- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
+- Mary Lightbody — cosponsor (person)
+- Matt Dolan — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Rulli — cosponsor (person)
+- Michele Grim — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Loychik — cosponsor (person)
+- Monica Robb Blasdel — cosponsor (person)
+- Munira Abdullahi — cosponsor (person)
+- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
+- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
+- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
+- Rachel Baker — cosponsor (person)
+- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
+- Richard Dell'Aquila — cosponsor (person)
+- Rob McColley — cosponsor (person)
+- Rodney Creech — cosponsor (person)
+- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
+- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
+- Sean Brennan — cosponsor (person)
+- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephen Huffman, S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
+- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
+- Thomas Hall — cosponsor (person)
+- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
+- Tom Young, T. — cosponsor (person)
+- Tracy Richardson — cosponsor (person)
+- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)
+- William DeMora — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-04-26** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2023-05-02** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-10-18** Reported
+- **2023-11-29** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-12-05** Introduced `reading-1`
+- **2023-12-06** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2024-04-24** Passed `passage`
+- **2024-04-24** Reported
+- **2024-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 8/9/24 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f167793-fd82-4867-9c8c-c6cb77f2a754`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).
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