HB 168 — Regards motivation or purpose to commit criminal child enticement
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This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 12, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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2 sponsors
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Summary
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.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
29 added · 24 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill HB 168 has added the names of several sponsors who support the bill, reflecting a broader coalition of lawmakers backing its passage. This change is significant because it indicates increased political support for the legislation, which may help it progress more smoothly through the legislative process. Having more sponsors can also signal to the public and other lawmakers that the bill addresses important issues and has widespread backing.
As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciary Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session Am.
Representatives Gross, Klopfenstein, Odioso, Miller, K., Dean, Schmidt, Deeter, PlummerPlummer, Abrams, Barhorst, Bird, Brewer, Brownlee, Claggett, Click, Cockley, Daniels, Denson, Dovilla, Fischer, Fowler Arthur, Ghanbari, Hall, D., Hiner, Jarrells, Johnson, Kishman, LaRe, Lawson-Rowe, Lear, Lett, Lorenz, Manning, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., McNally, Mohamed, Newman, Richardson, Ritter, Robb Blasdel, Rogers, Russo, Salvo, Santucci, Sigrist, Synenberg, Teska, Upchurch, White, A., White, E., Willis A BILL To amend sections 2905.05 and 2950.01 of the 1 Revised Code to require that a person act with a 2 sexual motivation or an unlawful purpose to 3 commit the offense of criminal child enticement.
12 (1) The actor does not have the express or implied 13 permission of the parent, guardian, or other legal custodian of 14 theAm. child in undertaking the activityperson acts with a sexual 15 motivation.
16 (2) The actor is not a law enforcement officer, medic, 17 Am.
168 Page 2 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciary Committee firefighter, or other person who regularly provides emergency 18 services, and is not an employee or agent of, or a volunteer 19 acting under the directionchild of,in anyundertaking board of education, or the 20activityperson actoracts is any of such persons, but, at the time the actor 21 undertakes the activity, the actor is not acting within the 22 scope of the actor's lawful duties in that capacityacts with ana 23sexual unlawful15 purposemotivation. other than that described in division (A)(1) of 24 this section.
16 (2) The actor is not a law enforcement officer, medic, 17 firefighter, or other person who regularly provides emergency 18 services, and is not an employee or agent of, or a volunteer 19 acting under the direction of, any board of education, or the 20 actor is any of such persons, but, at the time the actor 21 undertakes the activity, the actor is not acting within the 22 scope of the actor's lawful duties in that capacityacts with an 23 unlawful purpose other than that described in division (A)(1) of 24 this section.
If the offender previously has 41 been convicted of a violation of this section, section 2907.02 42 or 2907.03 or former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, or 43 section 2905.01 or 2907.05 of the Revised Code when the victim 44 of that prior offense was under seventeen years of age at the 45 time of the offense, criminal child enticement a violation of 46 Am.
168 Page 3 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciarysection Committee2905.01 or 2907.05 of the Revised Code when the victim 44 of that prior offense was under seventeen years of age at the 45 time of the offense, criminal child enticement a violation of 46 division (A)(2) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree.
74 (D)Am. As used in this section:
75 (1) "Sexual motivation" has the same meaning as in section 76 Am.
168 Page 4 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciary(D) CommitteeAs 2971.01used ofin thethis Revisedsection: Code.
75 (1) "Sexual motivation" has the same meaning as in section 76 2971.01 of the Revised Code.
97 (3) A violation of section 2907.04 of the Revised Code 98 when the offender is at least four years older than the other 99 person with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct or when 100 the offender is less than four years older than the other person 101 with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct and the 102 offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a 103 violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.04 of the Revised 104 Code or a violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised 105 Am.
168 Page 5 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciaryoffender Committeepreviously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a 103 violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.04 of the Revised 104 Code or a violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised 105 Code;
130 (a) The violation is a violation of division (A)(1) of 131 that section and the offender knowingly recruited, lured, 132 enticed, isolated, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, or 133 Am.
168 Page 6 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciary(a) CommitteeThe violation is a violation of division (A)(1) of 131 that section and the offender knowingly recruited, lured, 132 enticed, isolated, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, or 133 maintained, or knowingly attempted to recruit, lure, entice, 134 isolate, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, or maintain, 135 another person knowing that the person would be compelled to 136 engage in sexual activity for hire, engage in a performance that 137 was obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity oriented, or be a 138 model or participant in the production of material that was 139 obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity oriented.
154 (13) A violation of any former law of this state, any 155 existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state 156 or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a 157 military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or 158 former law of any nation other than the United States that is or 159 was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in division 160 (A)(1),Am. (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), or 161 (12) of this section;
162 (14) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or 163 Am.
168 Page 7 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciary Committee complicity in committing any offense listed in division (A)(1), 164 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), or 165161 (13)(12) of this section.section;
162 (14) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or 163 complicity in committing any offense listed in division (A)(1), 164 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), or 165 (13) of this section.
185 (b) The victim of the offense was thirteen years of age or 186 older, and the person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has 187 been convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, is adjudicated a 188 delinquent child for committing, or has been adjudicated a 189 delinquentAm. child for committing the sexually oriented offense is 190 not more than four years older than the victim.
191 (C) "Child-victim oriented offense" means any of the 192 Am.
168 Page 8 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciarydelinquent Committeechild followingfor violationscommitting or offenses committed by a person, 193 regardless of the person'ssexually age,oriented whenoffense the victim is under190 194 eighteen years of age and is not amore childthan offour theyears personolder whothan 195 commits the violation:victim.
191 (C) "Child-victim oriented offense" means any of the 192 following violations or offenses committed by a person, 193 regardless of the person's age, when the victim is under 194 eighteen years of age and is not a child of the person who 195 commits the violation:
217 (E) "Tier I sex offender/child-victim offender" means any 218 ofAm. the following:
219 (1) A sex offender who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, 220 has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to any of the 221 Am.
168 Page 9 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciaryof Committeethe followingfollowing: sexually oriented offenses:
219 (1) A sex offender who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, 220 has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to any of the 221 following sexually oriented offenses:
243 (g) A violation of any former law of this state, any 244 existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state 245 or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a 246 militaryAm. court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or 247 former law of any nation other than the United States, that is 248 or was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in 249 division (E)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of this section;
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168 Page 10 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciarymilitary Committeecourt (h)or Anyin attemptan toIndian commit,tribal conspiracycourt, toor commit,any existing or 251247 complicityformer inlaw committingof any nation other than the United States, that is 248 or was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in 249 division (E)(1)(E)(1)(a), 252 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g)(f) of this section.section;
250 (h) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or 251 complicity in committing any offense listed in division (E)(1) 252 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section.
273 (1) A sex offender who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, 274 has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to any of the 275 followingAm. sexually oriented offenses:
276 (a) A violation of section 2907.21, 2907.321, or 2907.322 277 of the Revised Code;
278 (b) A violation of section 2907.04 of the Revised Code 279 Am.
168 Page 11 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciaryfollowing Committeesexually whenoriented theoffenses: offender is at least four years older than the other 280 person with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct, or when 281 the offender is less than four years older than the other person 282 with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct and the 283 offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a 284 violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.04 of the Revised 285 Code or former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code;
276 (a) A violation of section 2907.21, 2907.321, or 2907.322 277 of the Revised Code;
278 (b) A violation of section 2907.04 of the Revised Code 279 when the offender is at least four years older than the other 280 person with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct, or when 281 the offender is less than four years older than the other person 282 with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct and the 283 offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a 284 violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.04 of the Revised 285 Code or former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code;
301 (i) A violation of any former law of this state, any 302 existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state 303 orAm. the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a 304 military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or 305 former law of any nation other than the United States that is or 306 was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in division 307 (F)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) of this section;
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308 (j) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or 309 complicity in committing any offense listed in division (F)(1) 310 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), or (i) of this section;
331 (4) A child-victim offender who is adjudicated a 332 delinquentAm. child for committing or has been adjudicated a 333 delinquent child for committing any child-victim oriented 334 offense and whom a juvenile court, pursuant to section 2152.82, 335 2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code, classifies a 336 tier II sex offender/child-victim offender relative to the 337 current offense.
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168 Page 13 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciarydelinquent Committeechild (5)for Acommitting sex offender or child-victimhas offenderbeen who is not in 339 any category of tier II sex offender/child-victim offender set 340 forth in division (F)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section, who 341 prior to January 1, 2008, was adjudicated a 333 delinquent child for 342 committing aany sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented 343334 offense,offense and whowhom priora tojuvenile thatcourt, datepursuant wasto determinedsection to2152.82, be335 a2152.83, 3442152.84, habitualor sex2152.85 offenderof orthe determinedRevised toCode, beclassifies a habitual336 child-tier 345II victimsex offender,offender/child-victim unlessoffender eitherrelative ofto the following337 applies:current offense.
338 (5) A sex offender or child-victim offender who is not in 339 any category of tier II sex offender/child-victim offender set 340 forth in division (F)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section, who 341 prior to January 1, 2008, was adjudicated a delinquent child for 342 committing a sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented 343 offense, and who prior to that date was determined to be a 344 habitual sex offender or determined to be a habitual child- 345 victim offender, unless either of the following applies:
360 (a) A violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code or 361 aAm. violation of section 2907.03 of the Revised Code if the sexual 362 activity involved is sexual conduct;
363 (b) A violation of division (B) of section 2907.05 of the 364 Revised Code;
365 (c) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, or 2903.11 of 366 the Revised Code when the violation was committed with a sexual 367 Am.
168 Page 14 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciarya Committeeviolation motivation;of section 2907.03 of the Revised Code if the sexual 362 activity involved is sexual conduct;
363 (b) A violation of division (B) of section 2907.05 of the 364 Revised Code;
365 (c) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, or 2903.11 of 366 the Revised Code when the violation was committed with a sexual 367 motivation;
388 (i) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or 389 complicityAm. in committing any offense listed in division (G)(1) 390 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) of this section;
391 (j) Any sexually oriented offense that is committed after 392 the sex offender previously has been convicted of, pleaded 393 guilty to, or been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing 394 any sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense 395 for which the offender was classified a tier II sex 396 Am.
168 Page 15 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciarycomplicity Committeein offender/child-victimcommitting offenderany oroffense alisted tierin IIIdivision sex(G)(1) offender/child-390 397(a), victim(b), offender.(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) of this section;
391 (j) Any sexually oriented offense that is committed after 392 the sex offender previously has been convicted of, pleaded 393 guilty to, or been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing 394 any sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense 395 for which the offender was classified a tier II sex 396 offender/child-victim offender or a tier III sex offender/child- 397 victim offender.
413 (4) A child-victim offender who is adjudicated a 414 delinquent child for committing or has been adjudicated a 415 delinquent child for committing any child-victim oriented 416 offense and whom a juvenile court, pursuant to section 2152.82, 417 2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code, classifies a 418 tier III sex offender/child-victim offender relative to the 419 currentAm. offense.
420 (5) A sex offender or child-victim offender who is not in 421 any category of tier III sex offender/child-victim offender set 422 forth in division (G)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section, who 423 prior to January 1, 2008, was convicted of or pleaded guilty to 424 a sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense or 425 was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually 426 Am.
168 Page 16 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciarycurrent Committeeoffense. oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense and classified 427 a juvenile offender registrant, and who prior to that date was 428 adjudicated a sexual predator or adjudicated a child-victim 429 predator, unless either of the following applies:
420 (5) A sex offender or child-victim offender who is not in 421 any category of tier III sex offender/child-victim offender set 422 forth in division (G)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section, who 423 prior to January 1, 2008, was convicted of or pleaded guilty to 424 a sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense or 425 was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually 426 oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense and classified 427 a juvenile offender registrant, and who prior to that date was 428 adjudicated a sexual predator or adjudicated a child-victim 429 predator, unless either of the following applies:
447 (7) A sex offender or child-victim offender who is 448 convictedAm. of, pleads guilty to, was convicted of, pleaded guilty 449 to, is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing, or was 450 adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually 451 oriented offense or child-victim offense in another state, in a 452 federal court, military court, or Indian tribal court, or in a 453 court in any nation other than the United States if both of the 454 following apply:
455 Am.
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455 (a) Under the law of the jurisdiction in which the 456 offender was convicted or pleaded guilty or the delinquent child 457 was adjudicated, the offender or delinquent child is in a 458 category substantially equivalent to a category of tier III sex 459 offender/child-victim offender described in division (G)(1), 460 (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of this section.
477 (1)Am. The release is on parole, a conditional pardon, under 478 a community control sanction, under transitional control, or 479 under a post-release control sanction, and it requires the 480 person to report to or be supervised by a parole officer, 481 probation officer, field officer, or another type of supervising 482 officer.
483 (2) The release is any type of release that is not 484 Am.
168 Page 18 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciary(1) CommitteeThe describedrelease inis divisionon (J)(1)parole, ofa thisconditional sectionpardon, under 478 a community control sanction, under transitional control, or 479 under a post-release control sanction, and thatit requires 485 the 480 person to report to or be supervised by a probationparole officer, 486481 aprobation parole officer, a field officer, or another type of 487 supervising 482 officer.
483 (2) The release is any type of release that is not 484 described in division (J)(1) of this section and that requires 485 the person to report to or be supervised by a probation officer, 486 a parole officer, a field officer, or another type of 487 supervising officer.
"Juvenile offender registrant" includes a person 506 who prior to January 1, 2008, was a "juvenile offender 507 registrant"Am. under the definition of the term in existence prior 508 to January 1, 2008, and a person who prior to July 31, 2003, was 509 a "juvenile sex offender registrant" under the former definition 510 of that former term.
511 (N) "Public registry-qualified juvenile offender 512 registrant" means a person who is adjudicated a delinquent child 513 and on whom a juvenile court has imposed a serious youthful 514 Am.
168 Page 19 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciaryregistrant" Committee offender dispositional sentence under sectionthe 2152.13definition of the 515term Revisedin Codeexistence before,prior on,508 orto after January 1, 2008, and a person who prior to whomJuly 51631, all2003, ofwas 509 a "juvenile sex offender registrant" under the followingformer apply:definition 510 of that former term.
511 (N) "Public registry-qualified juvenile offender 512 registrant" means a person who is adjudicated a delinquent child 513 and on whom a juvenile court has imposed a serious youthful 514 offender dispositional sentence under section 2152.13 of the 515 Revised Code before, on, or after January 1, 2008, and to whom 516 all of the following apply:
531 (3) A juvenile court judge, pursuant to an order issued 532 under section 2152.86 of the Revised Code, classifies the person 533 a juvenile offender registrant, specifies the person has a duty 534 to comply with sections 2950.04, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the 535 Revised Code, and classifies the person a public registry- 536 qualifiedAm. juvenile offender registrant, and the classification 537 of the person as a public registry-qualified juvenile offender 538 registrant has not been terminated pursuant to division (D) of 539 section 2152.86 of the Revised Code.
540 (O) "Secure facility" means any facility that is designed 541 and operated to ensure that all of its entrances and exits are 542 locked and under the exclusive control of its staff and to 543 Am.
168 Page 20 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciaryqualified Committeejuvenile ensureoffender that,registrant, becauseand ofthe thatclassification exclusive537 control,of nothe person whoas isa 544public institutionalizedregistry-qualified orjuvenile confinedoffender in538 theregistrant facilityhas maynot leavebeen theterminated 545pursuant facilityto withoutdivision permission(D) orof supervision.539 section 2152.86 of the Revised Code.
540 (O) "Secure facility" means any facility that is designed 541 and operated to ensure that all of its entrances and exits are 542 locked and under the exclusive control of its staff and to 543 ensure that, because of that exclusive control, no person who is 544 institutionalized or confined in the facility may leave the 545 facility without permission or supervision.
566 (R)Am. "Adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a 567 sexually oriented offense" includes a child who receives a 568 serious youthful offender dispositional sentence under section 569 2152.13 of the Revised Code for committing a sexually oriented 570 offense.
571 (S) "School" and "school premises" have the same meanings 572 as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code.
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168 Page 21 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciary(R) Committee"Adjudicated (T)a "Residentialdelinquent premises"child meansfor thecommitting buildinga in567 whichsexually aoriented 574offense" residentialincludes unita ischild locatedwho andreceives thea grounds568 uponserious whichyouthful thatoffender 575dispositional buildingsentence stands,under extendingsection to569 the2152.13 perimeter of the property.Revised Code for committing a sexually oriented 570 offense.
571 (S) "School" and "school premises" have the same meanings 572 as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code.
573 (T) "Residential premises" means the building in which a 574 residential unit is located and the grounds upon which that 575 building stands, extending to the perimeter of the property.
595 (W)Am. "Community control sanction" has the same meaning as 596 in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
597 (X) "Halfway house" and "community-based correctional 598 facility" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the 599 Revised Code.
600 (Y) A person is in a "restricted offender category" if 601 both of the following apply with respect to the person:
602 Am.
168 Page 22 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciary(W) Committee"Community (1)control Thesanction" person has beenthe convictedsame of,meaning isas convicted596 of,in hassection 6032929.01 pleadedof guilty to, or pleads guilty to a sexually oriented 604 offense where the victimRevised wasCode. under the age of eighteen or a 605 child-victim oriented offense.
597 (X) "Halfway house" and "community-based correctional 598 facility" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the 599 Revised Code.
600 (Y) A person is in a "restricted offender category" if 601 both of the following apply with respect to the person:
602 (1) The person has been convicted of, is convicted of, has 603 pleaded guilty to, or pleads guilty to a sexually oriented 604 offense where the victim was under the age of eighteen or a 605 child-victim oriented offense.
624 (AA)Am. "Fixed residence address" means a permanent 625 residential address.
"Fixed residence address" does not include 626 a temporary address, including a place or places that a homeless 627 person stays or intends to stay, unless that place is a shelter 628 that intends to allow the homeless person to stay for thirty or 629 more consecutive days.
630 (BB) "Homeless" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C.
631 Am.
168 Page 23 As ReportedPassed by the House Judiciary(AA) Committee"Fixed 11302.residence address" means a permanent 625 residential address.
"Fixed residence address" does not include 626 a temporary address, including a place or places that a homeless 627 person stays or intends to stay, unless that place is a shelter 628 that intends to allow the homeless person to stay for thirty or 629 more consecutive days.
630 (BB) "Homeless" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C.
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Sponsors
- Josh Williams · Primary
- Sean P. Brennan · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (1)
- Josh Williams Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Sean P. Brennan Democratic
Not signed on (132)
132 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dani Isaacsohn | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Synenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Ismail Mohamed | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| D. J. Swearingen | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Callender | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Odioso | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Oelslager | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (97)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sedrick Denson | — | Yea |
| Beryl Brown Piccolantonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Bride Rose Sweeney | Democratic | Yea |
| C. Allison Russo | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Thomas | Democratic | Yea |
| Chris Glassburn | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine Cockley | Democratic | Yea |
| Crystal Lett | Democratic | Yea |
| Dani Isaacsohn | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel P. Troy | Democratic | Yea |
| Darnell T. Brewer | Democratic | Yea |
| Derrick Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Desiree Tims | Democratic | Yea |
| Dontavius L. Jarrells | Democratic | Yea |
| Elgin Rogers, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Synenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Erika White | Democratic | Yea |
| Ismail Mohamed | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph A. Miller, III | Democratic | Yea |
| Juanita O. Brent | Democratic | Yea |
| Karen Brownlee | Democratic | Yea |
| Latyna M. Humphrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Lauren McNally | Democratic | Yea |
| Mark Sigrist | Democratic | Yea |
| Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe | Democratic | Yea |
| Michele Grim | Democratic | Yea |
| Munira Abdullahi | Democratic | Yea |
| Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Rachel B. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Sean P. Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Terrence Upchurch | Democratic | Yea |
| Tristan Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Veronica R. Sims | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam C. Bird | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Holmes | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Andrea White | Republican | Yea |
| Angela N. King | Republican | Yea |
| Bernard Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Lear | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Roemer | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lampton | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lorenz | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Abrams | Republican | Yea |
| D. J. Swearingen | Republican | Yea |
| David Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Click | Republican | Yea |
| Gayle Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Haraz N. Ghanbari | Republican | Yea |
| Heidi Workman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack K. Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| James M. Hoops | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Callender | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff LaRe | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Gross | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Jodi Salvo | Republican | Yea |
| Johnathan Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Deeter | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ritter | Republican | Yea |
| Levi Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Marilyn John | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hiner | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Huffman | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Kishman | Republican | Yea |
| Melanie Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Meredith Craig | Republican | Yea |
| Michael D. Dovilla | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Teska | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Odioso | Republican | Yea |
| Monica Robb Blasdel | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Santucci | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Riordan T. McClain | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Creech | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Ferguson | Republican | Yea |
| Roy Klopfenstein | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Fowler Arthur | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Oelslager | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon A. Ray | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Demetriou | Republican | Yea |
| Tex Fischer | Republican | Yea |
| Thaddeus J. Claggett | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Barhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Young | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy M. Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Ty D. Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Moore | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 168 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors HB 168?
- HB 168 is sponsored by Josh Williams (Republican) and Sean P. Brennan (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 168?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 12, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 168?
- Track HB 168 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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