Ohio House Bill 322

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 18-3)
Status: Enrolled on December 18 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-12-18 - Passed
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

To amend sections 2901.13, 3797.01, 3797.04, 3797.10, and 3797.12; to enact section 2907.071; and to repeal section 3797.11 of the Revised Code to impose a civil penalty, rather than a criminal penalty, on a person who fails to register with the childhood sexual abuse civil registry, to eliminate the residence restriction on such person, to create the offense of grooming, and to extend the limitation period for prosecuting a violation of the law requiring certain persons to report child abuse or neglect under certain circumstances.

Regards childhood sexual abuse registrants, offense of grooming

Rep. William Seitz [R]	Rep. Cindy Abrams [R]	Sen. Nickie Antonio [D]	Sen. Louis Blessing [R]
Sen. Andrew Brenner [R]	Sen. Jerry Cirino [R]	Sen. Alessandro Cutrona [R]	Sen. William DeMora [D]
Sen. Matthew Dolan [R]	Sen. Theresa Gavarone [R]	Sen. Catherine Ingram [D]	Sen. Terry Johnson [R]
Sen. Stephanie Kunze [R]	Sen. Al Landis [R]	Sen. Nathan Manning [R]	Sen. Bill Reineke [R]
Sen. Michele Reynolds [R]	Sen. Mark Romanchuk [R]	Sen. Timothy Schaffer [R]	Sen. Shane Wilkin [R]
Sen. Steve Wilson [R]

2024-12-18 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-12-18 - Senate - Senate Favorable Passage (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-24 - House - House Passed (Y: 90 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-08 - House - House Favorable Passage (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-12-18	Senate	Passed
2024-12-18	Senate	Reported: Judiciary
2024-05-08	Senate	Referred to committee: Judiciary
2024-05-01	Senate	Introduced
2024-04-24	House	Passed
2024-04-08	House	Reported - Substitute: Civil Justice
2023-11-14	House	Referred to committee: Civil Justice
2023-11-08	House	Introduced

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
29	01	13	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	07	071	New Code	See Bill Text
37	97	01	Amended Code	Citation Text
37	97	04	Amended Code	Citation Text
37	97	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
37	97	11	Repealed Code	Citation Text
37	97	12	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb322
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb322/IN/00/hb322_00_IN?format=pdf
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb322/RH/01/hb322_01_RH?format=pdf
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb322/PH/02/hb322_02_PH?format=pdf
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=21757&format=pdf
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=21836&format=pdf
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=22254&format=pdf
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=22268&format=pdf
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=22457&format=pdf
Supplement	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=22668&format=pdf
Roll Call	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb322/votes