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type: "Bill"
title: "Create the escaped convict alert program"
description: "To enact section 5502.54 of the Revised Code to create the escaped convict alert program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 23"
citation: "Ohio HB 23 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Roemer", "Josh Williams"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54fc6f71-e6ad-4b2d-8444-2c21c0d4ab27"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb23/"
source_hash: "a074aa179bac5048fb08beec800f9c650b97cc31ba4649c3071afd1ae2ab5fcc"
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 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](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb23/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb23/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb23/04_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/hb23/01_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb23/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb23/05_EN/pdf/)
## Votes
- Passed — **320** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **60** (fail) · upper
- Reported — **110** (fail) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **920** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **970** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54fc6f71-e6ad-4b2d-8444-2c21c0d4ab27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).