House Bill 20 - 136th General Assembly

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Public Safety	March 25, 2025	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Public Safety 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Representatives Thomas Hall and Phil Plummer	Ohio House of Representatives	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Representatives Thomas Hall and Phil Plummer

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Public Safety	June 3, 2025	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Public Safety 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Michael Weinman	Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Michael Weinman
Dave Yost	Ohio Attorney General	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Dave Yost
Jasen Hatfield		Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Jasen Hatfield
Jon Harvey	Ohio Professional Fire Fighters Association	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Jon Harvey

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Public Safety	June 10, 2025	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Public Safety 3rd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Gary Daniels	ACLU of Ohio	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Gary Daniels
Robert Butler	Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Robert Butler
Lou Tobin	Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Lou Tobin

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Public Safety	June 17, 2025	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Public Safety 4th Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Fire Chief Steve Agenbroad	Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Fire Chief Steve Agenbroad
Sam Gmetro	Northern Ohio Fire Fighters	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Sam Gmetro

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	October 22, 2025	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Judiciary 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Representative Phil Plummer	Ohio House of Representatives	Sponsor	Download Testimony for Representative Phil Plummer
Representative Thomas Hall	Ohio House of Representatives	Sponsor	Download Testimony for Representative Thomas Hall

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	March 25, 2026	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Judiciary 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Joe Kitchen	Ohio Fire Chiefs Asociation	Proponent	Download Testimony for Joe Kitchen
Robert Butler	Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police	Proponent	Download Testimony for Robert Butler
Kent Scarrett	Ohio Municipal League	Proponent	Download Testimony for Kent Scarrett
Dave Yost	Ohio Attorney General	Proponent	Download Testimony for Dave Yost
Sam Gmetro, President, Northern Ohio Fire Fighters Association	Northern Ohio Fire Fighters Association	Proponent	Download Testimony for Sam Gmetro, President, Northern Ohio Fire Fighters Association
Louis Tobin	Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Proponent	Download Testimony for Louis Tobin
Mike Weinman	Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio	Proponent	Download Testimony for Mike Weinman

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	April 15, 2026	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Judiciary 3rd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Gary Daniels	ACLU of Ohio	Opponent	Download Testimony for Gary Daniels

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	June 3, 2026	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Judiciary 4th Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Stephanie Thomas	Self	Interested Party	Download Testimony for Stephanie Thomas

Primary Sponsors

REPRESENTATIVES

Cindy Abrams Adam C. Bird Sean P. Brennan Gary Click Meredith Craig Rodney Creech Jack K. Daniels Kellie Deeter Steve Demetriou Michael D. Dovilla Haraz N. Ghanbari Jennifer Gross Mark Hiner Adam Holmes Matthew Kishman Jeff LaRe Brian Lampton Beth Lear Adam Mathews Ty D. Mathews Riordan T. McClain Kevin D. Miller Johnathan Newman Mike Odioso Scott Oelslager Bob Peterson Sharon A. Ray Tracy M. Richardson Kevin Ritter Monica Robb Blasdel Bill Roemer Jodi Salvo Nick Santucci Jean Schmidt Mark Sigrist Cecil Thomas David Thomas Josh Williams Bernard Willis Heidi Workman Tom Young

SENATORS

Jerry C. Cirino Al Cutrona Theresa Gavarone Terry Johnson

Nathan H. Manning

Thomas F. Patton Bill Reineke Michele Reynolds Mark Romanchuk Tim Schaffer Shane Wilkin Steve Wilson