House Bill 296 - 136th General Assembly

History
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	June 18, 2025	1st Hearing	Download

Testimony
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Representative Melanie Miller	Ohio House of Representatives	Proponent	Download

History
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	September 24, 2025	2nd Hearing	Download

Testimony
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Ally Alfonsetti	Prison Fellowship	Proponent	Download
Emily Vollmer		Proponent	Download
Michaela Burriss	Ohio Justice & Policy Center	Proponent	Download
Patrick Higgins	ACLU of Ohio	Proponent	Download
Zack Eckles	Ohio Poverty Law Center	Proponent	Download
Shaena Fazal	Alliance for Safety & Justice	Proponent	Download
Zach Miller	Office of the Ohio Public Defender	Proponent	Download
Shá Sanders	REFORM Alliance	Proponent	Download
David Stillwagon	Ohio Community Corrections Association	Proponent	Download

History
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	October 15, 2025	3rd Hearing	Download

Testimony
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Louis Tobin	Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Opponent	Download

History
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	November 19, 2025	4th Hearing	Download

Primary Sponsors

REPRESENTATIVES

Munira Abdullahi Sean P. Brennan Juanita O. Brent Darnell T. Brewer Karen Brownlee Ashley Bryant Bailey Jamie Callender Gary Click Christine Cockley Jack K. Daniels Kellie Deeter Tex Fischer Sarah Fowler Arthur Michele Grim Latyna M. Humphrey Dontavius L. Jarrells Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe Beth Lear Crystal Lett Joseph A. Miller, III Ismail Mohamed Mike Odioso Scott Oelslager Beryl Piccolantonio Tristan Rader Tracy M. Richardson Elgin Rogers, Jr. C. Allison Russo Jodi Salvo Veronica R. Sims Anita Somani Eric Synenberg Desiree Tims Terrence Upchurch Andrea White Erika White Josh Williams Bernard Willis