House Bill 23 - 136th General Assembly

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Public Safety	April 29, 2025	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Public Safety 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Representatives Bill Roemer and Josh Williams	Ohio House of Representatives	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Representatives Bill Roemer and Josh Williams

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Public Safety	May 20, 2025	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Public Safety 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Kevin Coughlin		Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Kevin Coughlin
Shane Baker	Summit County	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Shane Baker
Bruce Zuchowski	Portage County	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Bruce Zuchowski

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

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Public Safety	June 10, 2025	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Public Safety 4th Hearing

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Public Safety	June 17, 2025	5th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Public Safety 5th Hearing

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety	October 1, 2025	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Reps. Roemer and Williams	Ohio Senate	Sponsor	Download Testimony for Reps. Roemer and Williams

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety	October 8, 2025	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski	Portage County Sheriff	Proponent	Download Testimony for Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski
Kevin Coughlin	Former State Rep / State Senator	Proponent	Download Testimony for Kevin Coughlin
Shane Barker	Captain (ret.), Summit County Sheriff's Office. Current Deputy, Portage County Sheriff's Office.	Proponent	Download Testimony for Shane Barker

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety	October 15, 2025	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety 3rd Hearing

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety	October 22, 2025	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety 4th Hearing

Primary Sponsors

REPRESENTATIVES

Munira Abdullahi Cindy Abrams Adam C. Bird Sean P. Brennan Juanita O. Brent Darnell T. Brewer Karen Brownlee Thaddeus J. Claggett Gary Click Jack K. Daniels Kellie Deeter

Sedrick Denson

Michael D. Dovilla Haraz N. Ghanbari Jennifer Gross Thomas Hall James M. Hoops Dontavius L. Jarrells Marilyn John Mark Johnson Angela N. King Roy Klopfenstein Jeff LaRe Brian Lampton Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe Beth Lear Crystal Lett Gayle Manning Adam Mathews Ty D. Mathews Joseph A. Miller, III Kevin D. Miller Melanie Miller Johnathan Newman Mike Odioso Scott Oelslager Bob Peterson Phil Plummer Sharon A. Ray Tracy M. Richardson Kevin Ritter Monica Robb Blasdel C. Allison Russo Jodi Salvo Jean Schmidt Mark Sigrist Cecil Thomas Terrence Upchurch Andrea White Erika White Bernard Willis Tom Young

SENATORS

Andrew O. Brenner Jerry C. Cirino Hearcel F. Craig Theresa Gavarone Terry Johnson Kyle Koehler Al Landis George F. Lang Sandra O'Brien Thomas F. Patton Bill Reineke Michele Reynolds Kristina D. Roegner Mark Romanchuk Tim Schaffer Jane M. Timken Casey Weinstein Shane Wilkin Steve Wilson