republic-os/legislation/us/states/oh/132/sb-4.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expand expungement and intervention"
description: "Expand expungement and intervention"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "132"
identifier: "SB 4"
citation: "Ohio SB 4 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts and Civil Law", "Courts", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Crime and Punishment", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Criminal Records Checks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Oelslager", "Stephanie Kunze"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2018-09-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73e1e809-83bf-4f0c-8fc2-245d67befb90"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb4/"
source_hash: "cf4a263f50d5ec0d54963f475fc9aef30e36c39660e451c00b3f1c07e021836f"
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 4 (132) — Expand expungement and intervention

## 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/sb4/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/sb4/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/sb4/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/sb4/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/sb4/RS/01?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb4/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- crpt_301 — **10–3** (pass) · lower
- pass_300 — **81–12** (pass) · lower
- crpt_301 — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- pass_300 — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scott Oelslager — primary (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — primary (person)
- Adam Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Beagle — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Charleta B. Tavares — cosponsor (person)
- Cliff Hite — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Greenspan — cosponsor (person)
- Dorothy Pelanda — cosponsor (person)
- Edna Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Emilia Sykes — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Frank LaRose — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Strahorn — cosponsor (person)
- Gayle Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Janine Boyd — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hottinger — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Schiavoni — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Uecker — cosponsor (person)
- John Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- John Eklund — cosponsor (person)
- John Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- John Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Yuko — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith, K — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
- Kris Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Boggs — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Obhof — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Lanese — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Terhar — cosponsor (person)
- Marlene Anielski — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Michael O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Lepore-Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas Celebrezze — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Niraj Antani — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy Lehner — cosponsor (person)
- Randy Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Perales — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Smith, R. — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah LaTourette — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Sean O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Howse — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Hambley — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Fedor — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas West — cosponsor (person)
- Troy Balderson — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-31** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10** Reported
- **2017-05-17** Passed `passage`
- **2017-05-18** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2017-05-23** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-23** Reported
- **2018-06-20** Passed `passage`
- **2018-06-20** Senate Bill - No amendment
- **2018-09-28T04:00:00+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/73e1e809-83bf-4f0c-8fc2-245d67befb90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).