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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 247"
citation: "Ohio HB 247 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Animals", "Crime and Punishment", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Local Government", "State and Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin D. Miller"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d24147b9-2e75-40f2-9db8-b4bbe322ec16"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb247/"
source_hash: "c6b1b876c3066caa9df75873fa66f36fbbf2f874a14de8813b678c7fac198a7c"
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 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](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb247/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb247/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb247/04_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/hb247/01_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb247/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb247/05_EN/pdf/)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d24147b9-2e75-40f2-9db8-b4bbe322ec16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).