republic-os/legislation/us/states/oh/136/hb-247.md

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Bill	Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs	To amend sections 304.02, 304.03, 715.23, 901.80, 935.03, 955.01, 955.011, 955.012, 955.02, 955.03, 955.04, 955.05, 955.06, 955.07, 955.10, 955.11, 955.12, 955.121, 955.14, 955.16, 955.20, 955.22, 955.221, 955.222, 955.26, 955.261, 955.40, 955.43, 955.44, 955.50, 955.54, 959.132, 1533.12, 1901.18, 1907.031, 2913.01, and 2921.321; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 955.01 (955.02), 955.011 (955.021), 955.012 (955.022), 955.013 (955.023), 955.02 (955.01), 955.09 (955.08), 955.10 (955.09), 955.22 (955.24), 955.221 (955.10), 955.222 (955.23), and 955.40 (955.262); to enact new sections 955.21 and 955.22 and section 955.60; and to repeal sections 955.08, 955.21, 955.23, 955.24, 955.25, 955.39, 955.51, 955.52, 955.53, and 955.99 of the Revised Code to make changes to the laws governing dogs, including dangerous and vicious dogs.	us/states/oh	Ohio General Assembly	136	HB 247	Ohio HB 247 (136)	bill	Agriculture Animals Crime and Punishment Crimes Corrections and Law Enforcement Local Government State and Local Government	enacted	Kevin D. Miller	6	13	5	2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00	2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/d24147b9-2e75-40f2-9db8-b4bbe322ec16	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb247/	c6b1b876c3066caa9df75873fa66f36fbbf2f874a14de8813b678c7fac198a7c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-oh

Ohio HB 247 (136) — Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs

To amend sections 304.02, 304.03, 715.23, 901.80, 935.03, 955.01, 955.011, 955.012, 955.02, 955.03, 955.04, 955.05, 955.06, 955.07, 955.10, 955.11, 955.12, 955.121, 955.14, 955.16, 955.20, 955.22, 955.221, 955.222, 955.26, 955.261, 955.40, 955.43, 955.44, 955.50, 955.54, 959.132, 1533.12, 1901.18, 1907.031, 2913.01, and 2921.321; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 955.01 (955.02), 955.011 (955.021), 955.012 (955.022), 955.013 (955.023), 955.02 (955.01), 955.09 (955.08), 955.10 (955.09), 955.22 (955.24), 955.221 (955.10), 955.222 (955.23), and 955.40 (955.262); to enact new sections 955.21 and 955.22 and section 955.60; and to repeal sections 955.08, 955.21, 955.23, 955.24, 955.25, 955.39, 955.51, 955.52, 955.53, and 955.99 of the Revised Code to make changes to the laws governing dogs, including dangerous and vicious dogs.

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 Judiciary Committee (committee substitute) — source
6. As Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Passed — 33–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed — 97–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurred in Senate amendments — 87–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported — 7–0 (fail) · upper
• Reported — 11–0 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

• Kevin D. Miller — primary (person)
• Andrea White — cosponsor (person)
• Brian Stewart — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Hiner — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Sigrist — cosponsor (person)
• Monica Robb Blasdel — cosponsor (person)
• Sean P. Brennan — cosponsor (person)
• Sharon A. Ray — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas Hall — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced introduction
• 2025-04-30T04:00:00+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
• 2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00 Concurred in Senate amendments amendment-passage
• 2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00 Reported - Substitute
• 2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00 Passed passage
• 2025-12-09T05:00:00+00:00 Sent To The Governor passage
• 2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00 Signed By The Governor became-law
• 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 Effective became-law
• 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 Effective 3/20/26 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d24147b9-2e75-40f2-9db8-b4bbe322ec16. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).