republic-os/legislation/us/states/oh/136/hb-23.md

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Bill	Create the escaped convict alert program	To enact section 5502.54 of the Revised Code to create the escaped convict alert program.	us/states/oh	Ohio General Assembly	136	HB 23	Ohio HB 23 (136)	bill	Crimes Corrections and Law Enforcement	enacted	Bill Roemer Josh Williams	6	13	5	2025-01-27T05:00:00+00:00	2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/54fc6f71-e6ad-4b2d-8444-2c21c0d4ab27	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb23/	a074aa179bac5048fb08beec800f9c650b97cc31ba4649c3071afd1ae2ab5fcc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-oh

Ohio HB 23 (136) — Create the escaped convict alert program

To enact section 5502.54 of the Revised Code to create the escaped convict alert program.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. As Introduced (filed) — source
2. As Passed by the House (committee substitute) — source
3. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. As Reported by the House Public Safety Committee (committee substitute) — source
5. As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee (committee substitute) — source
6. As Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Passed — 32–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported — 6–0 (fail) · upper
• Reported — 11–0 (fail) · lower
• Concurred in Senate amendments — 92–0 (pass) · lower
• Passed — 97–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Bill Roemer — primary (person)
• Josh Williams — primary (person)
• Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
• Gary Click — cosponsor (person)
• Jack K. Daniels — cosponsor (person)
• Jean Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Gross — cosponsor (person)
• Kellie Deeter — cosponsor (person)
• Marilyn John — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Sigrist — cosponsor (person)
• Monica Robb Blasdel — cosponsor (person)
• Roy Klopfenstein — cosponsor (person)
• Sean P. Brennan — cosponsor (person)
• Tom Young — cosponsor (person)
• Tracy M. Richardson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced introduction
• 2025-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Referred to committee referral-committee
• 2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00 Reported - Substitute
• 2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00 Passed passage
• 2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced introduction
• 2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to committee referral-committee
• 2025-10-28T04:00:00+00:00 Reported - Substitute
• 2025-10-29T04:00:00+00:00 Passed passage
• 2025-11-05T05:00:00+00:00 Concurred in Senate amendments amendment-passage
• 2025-11-21T05:00:00+00:00 Sent To The Governor passage
• 2025-12-01T05:00:00+00:00 Signed By The Governor became-law
• 2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 Effective became-law
• 2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 Effective 3/2/26 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/54fc6f71-e6ad-4b2d-8444-2c21c0d4ab27. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).