---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify criminal sentencing and corrections law"
description: "Modify criminal sentencing and corrections law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "132"
identifier: "SB 66"
citation: "Ohio SB 66 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts and Civil Law", "Courts", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Crime and Punishment", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Prisons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charleta B. Tavares", "John Eklund"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-21"
last_action: "2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c23eed74-163f-4c4a-9f3b-ea6987c8f473"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb66/"
source_hash: "fa924321f3927cb76fcf6e640c82242ceebc7867ea290367f62aaf1ae1161c7e"
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 66 (132) — Modify criminal sentencing and corrections law

## 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_132/bills/sb66/IN/00?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb66/PH/04?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb66/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_132/bills/sb66/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_132/bills/sb66/RS/01?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb66/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- crpt_301 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- msg_507 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- pass_300 — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- crpt_301 — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- pass_300 — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charleta B. Tavares — primary (person)
- John Eklund — primary (person)
- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Green — cosponsor (person)
- Edna Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Frank LaRose — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Rezabek — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Schiavoni — cosponsor (person)
- John Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- John Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Obhof — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Terhar — cosponsor (person)
- Marlene Anielski — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Michael O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Sheehy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Skindell — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Lepore-Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas Celebrezze — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy Lehner — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Perales — cosponsor (person)
- Robert McColley — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
- Sean O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Howse — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Hambley — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas West — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-21** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-22** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-28** Reported
- **2018-03-01** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-23** Reported
- **2018-06-28** Passed `passage`
- **2018-06-28** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c23eed74-163f-4c4a-9f3b-ea6987c8f473`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).