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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings"
+description: "To amend sections 149.43 and 5149.10 and to enact section 5149.102 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of all parole board hearings and to make electronic recordings of full parole board hearings public records."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
+legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
+session: "136"
+identifier: "HB 31"
+citation: "Ohio HB 31 (136)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Crime and Punishment", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Postconviction Remedies", "Prisons and Jails", "Public Records", "Sentencing", "State and Local Government"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brian Stewart", "Latyna M. Humphrey"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b25a95d-4771-41ec-9b39-ce13f321f611"
+source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb31/"
+source_hash: "23ac5866c5951e57662b8012398bab40246341e3c770ff9ef8e9b41ab8d29d48"
+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 31 (136) — Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings
+
+To amend sections 149.43 and 5149.10 and to enact section 5149.102 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of all parole board hearings and to make electronic recordings of full parole board hearings public records.
+
+## 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/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb31/00_IN/pdf/)
+2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb31/02_PH/pdf/)
+3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb31/04_PS/pdf/)
+4. **As Reported by the House Government Oversight Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb31/01_RH/pdf/)
+5. **As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb31/03_RS/pdf/)
+6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb31/05_EN/pdf/)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concurred in Senate amendments — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported — **6–0** (fail) · upper
+- Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported — **12–0** (fail) · lower
+- Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brian Stewart — primary (person)
+- Latyna M. Humphrey — primary (person)
+- Beryl Piccolantonio — cosponsor (person)
+- Bride Rose Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
+- C. Allison Russo — cosponsor (person)
+- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
+- Christine Cockley — cosponsor (person)
+- Dani Isaacsohn — cosponsor (person)
+- Darnell T. Brewer — cosponsor (person)
+- Desiree Tims — cosponsor (person)
+- Dontavius L. Jarrells — cosponsor (person)
+- Gary Click — cosponsor (person)
+- Ismail Mohamed — cosponsor (person)
+- Jack K. Daniels — cosponsor (person)
+- Jean Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
+- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
+- Juanita O. Brent — cosponsor (person)
+- Lauren McNally — cosponsor (person)
+- Mark Johnson — cosponsor (person)
+- Mark Sigrist — cosponsor (person)
+- Phil Plummer — cosponsor (person)
+- Sean P. Brennan — cosponsor (person)
+- Sedrick Denson — cosponsor (person)
+- Sharon A. Ray — cosponsor (person)
+- Terrence Upchurch — cosponsor (person)
+- Tex Fischer — cosponsor (person)
+- Veronica R. Sims — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
+- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
+- **2026-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
+- **2026-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
+- **2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
+- **2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/7/26 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b25a95d-4771-41ec-9b39-ce13f321f611`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).
+