---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change penalties for promoting prostitution"
description: "Change penalties for promoting prostitution"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "133"
identifier: "SB 5"
citation: "Ohio SB 5 (133)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Crime and Punishment", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Firearms", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Sex Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Dolan", "Stephanie Kunze"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac962391-1526-413c-b0a5-77ed999ca6dd"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb5/"
source_hash: "2b32a8aa88a1910f15d5e121f39c21f5c9f5ac09c18659b517bd993de0467ebd"
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 SB 5 (133) — Change penalties for promoting prostitution

## 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_133/bills/sb5/IN/00?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb5/PH/04?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb5/PS/02?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_133/bills/sb5/RH/03?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb5/RS/01?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/sb5/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matt Dolan — primary (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — primary (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Roemer — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Baldridge — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Hill — cosponsor (person)
- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Riedel — cosponsor (person)
- D. J. Swearingen — cosponsor (person)
- Darrell Kick — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Greenspan — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Don Manning, D. — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Green — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Gayle Manning, G. — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Gil Blair — cosponsor (person)
- Haraz Ghanbari — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- J. Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hottinger — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff LaRe — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Crossman — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Smith, T. — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Miranda — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Butler — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Uecker — cosponsor (person)
- John Eklund — cosponsor (person)
- John Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- John Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Miller, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Juanita Brent — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Yuko — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
- Kris Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina Roegner — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Obhof — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Lanese — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Sobecki — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Terhar — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Huffman, M. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Rulli — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Sheehy — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy Lehner — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Randi Clites — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Stoltzfus — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Carfagna — cosponsor (person)
- Riordan McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Robert McColley — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wiggam — cosponsor (person)
- Sean O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Hambley — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Huffman, S. — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Fedor — cosponsor (person)
- Terrence Upchurch — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas West — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Ginter — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Maharath — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Richardson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-13** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Passed `passage`
- **2019-03-06** Reported
- **2019-03-11** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2019-03-19** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-11** Reported
- **2019-10-23** Passed `passage`
- **2019-11-06** Concurred in House amendments `passage`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 3/12/20 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac962391-1526-413c-b0a5-77ed999ca6dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).