---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards"
description: "To amend sections 4507.01, 4507.50, 4507.51, and 4507.52 and to enact section 2301.551 of the Revised Code to require that community-based correctional facilities and programs assist inmates in obtaining state identification cards prior to release."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 393"
citation: "Ohio HB 393 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Drivers' Licenses", "Prisons and Jails", "Public Safety", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darnell T. Brewer", "Gary Click"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-07-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-08-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd1147be-c6b3-454e-873b-9bda13f65ed5"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb393/"
source_hash: "451d14cc6f46c6c01f45a69be1db4087e1131aeb044782e0ef694072b5813dd1"
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 393 (136) — Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards

To amend sections 4507.01, 4507.50, 4507.51, and 4507.52 and to enact section 2301.551 of the Revised Code to require that community-based correctional facilities and programs assist inmates in obtaining state identification cards prior to release.

## 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/hb393/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb393/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb393/04_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Community Revitalization Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb393/01_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Addiction and Community Revitalization Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb393/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb393/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Passed — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **9–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported — **6–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Darnell T. Brewer — primary (person)
- Gary Click — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2026-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-08-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-08-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 8/26/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd1147be-c6b3-454e-873b-9bda13f65ed5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).