---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations"
description: "To enact section 109.70 of the Revised Code to prohibit law enforcement agencies from using quotas for arrests and citations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 114"
citation: "Ohio SB 114 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Courts and Civil Law", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Law Enforcement", "Traffic Offenses", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thomas F. Patton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-09-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d1a5947-539f-40ea-81ed-5769709e6c78"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb114/"
source_hash: "3b0d6f0cb9ef8e9dc926508a2175cd236a886bfdf0c0bab92b1b9a85e66338ac"
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 114 (136) — Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations

To enact section 109.70 of the Revised Code to prohibit law enforcement agencies from using quotas for arrests and citations.

## 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/sb114/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb114/04_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb114/02_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Public Safety Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb114/03_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/sb114/01_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb114/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thomas F. Patton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2025-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2025-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/30/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d1a5947-539f-40ea-81ed-5769709e6c78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).