Ohio bills · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)
Ohio HB 168
Regards motivation or purpose to commit criminal child enticement
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Sean P. Brennan (Democratic)
- Josh Williams (Republican)
Cosponsors (52)
- Bernard Willis (Republican)
- Erika White (Democratic)
- Andrea White (Republican)
- Terrence Upchurch (Democratic)
- Michelle Teska (Republican)
- Eric Synenberg (Democratic)
- Mark Sigrist (Democratic)
- Jean Schmidt (Republican)
- Nick Santucci (Republican)
- Jodi Salvo (Republican)
- C. Allison Russo (Democratic)
- Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic)
- Monica Robb Blasdel (Republican)
- Kevin Ritter (Republican)
- Tracy M. Richardson (Republican)
- Phil Plummer (Republican)
- Mike Odioso (Republican)
- Johnathan Newman (Republican)
- Ismail Mohamed (Democratic)
- Kevin D. Miller (Republican)
- Lauren McNally (Democratic)
- Ty D. Mathews (Republican)
- Adam Mathews (Republican)
- Gayle Manning (Republican)
- Brian Lorenz (Republican)
- Crystal Lett (Democratic)
- Beth Lear (Republican)
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe (Democratic)
- Jeff LaRe (Republican)
- Roy Klopfenstein (Republican)
- Matthew Kishman (Republican)
- Mark Johnson (Republican)
- Dontavius L. Jarrells (Democratic)
- Mark Hiner (Republican)
- Derrick Hall (Democratic)
- Jennifer Gross (Republican)
- Haraz N. Ghanbari (Republican)
- Sarah Fowler Arthur (Republican)
- Tex Fischer (Republican)
- Michael D. Dovilla (Republican)
- Sedrick Denson
- Kellie Deeter (Republican)
- Levi Dean (Republican)
- Jack K. Daniels (Republican)
- Christine Cockley (Democratic)
- Gary Click (Republican)
- Thaddeus J. Claggett (Republican)
- Karen Brownlee (Democratic)
- Darnell T. Brewer (Democratic)
- Adam C. Bird (Republican)
- Tim Barhorst (Republican)
- Cindy Abrams (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Ohio legislature· long title
To amend sections 2905.05 and 2950.01 of the Revised Code to require that a person act with a sexual motivation or an unlawful purpose to commit the offense of criminal child enticement.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2025 House | Passed | pass | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Jun 18, 2025 House | Reported | fail | Set your home in Ohio to see |
Actions
- Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Referred to committee - Jun 24, 2025 · Senate
Introduced - Jun 18, 2025 · House
Passed - Jun 18, 2025 · House
Reported - Amended - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Referred to committee - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Introduced