Ohio 134th General Assembly Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 21 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 462 — Prohibit swatting

Last action — Concurred in Senate amendments

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 134th General Assembly. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Concurred in Senate amendments

  2. Refer to Committee

  3. Introduced

  4. Reported

  5. Passed

  6. Refer to Committee

  7. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 41 co-sponsors · 91 not signed on · 18 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (41)

Not signed on (91)

91 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concurred in Senate amendments

Passed 75 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 32200
Unaffiliated 29400
Democratic 14000
Total 75600
% of votes cast 93%7%0%0%
How each member voted (81)
Member Party Vote
District 21 — Nay
Bill Dean — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Bishara W. Addison — Yea
Bob Young — Yea
Brian Baldridge — Yea
Brigid Kelly — Yea
Craig S. Riedel — Yea
Darrell Kick — Yea
Derek Merrin — Yea
Dick Stein — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Gail K. Pavliga — Yea
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Yea
Jena Powell — Nay
Jessica E. Miranda — Yea
Jon Cross — Yea
Kris Jordan — Nay
Lisa A. Sobecki — Yea
Mark Fraizer — Yea
Michael J. O'Brien — Yea
Michael Sheehy — Yea
Monique Smith — Yea
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Sedrick Denson — Yea
Shawn Stevens — Yea
Shayla L. Davis — Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr. — Nay
Thomas West — Yea
Beth Liston Democratic Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
C. Allison Russo Democratic Yea
Casey Weinstein Democratic Yea
Catherine D. Ingram Democratic Yea
Daniel P. Troy Democratic Yea
Dontavius L. Jarrells Democratic Yea
Elgin Rogers, Jr. Democratic Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Kent Smith Democratic Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. Democratic Yea
Adam C. Bird Republican Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Al Cutrona Republican Yea
Andrea White Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Brian Lampton Republican Yea
Brian Stewart Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
Gary Click Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari 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
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Kyle Koehler Republican Yea
Marilyn John Republican Yea
Mark Johnson Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Rodney Creech Republican Yea
Ron Ferguson Republican Nay
Sarah Fowler Arthur Republican Nay
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea
Sharon A. Ray Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Thomas Hall Republican Yea
Tom Young Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

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Reported - Substitute

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Unaffiliated 3100
Total 10100
% of votes cast 91%9%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Adam C. Miller — Yea
Bill Seitz — Nay
David Leland — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Andrea White Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
Jean Schmidt Republican Yea
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 68 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 31100
Unaffiliated 291100
Democratic 8200
Total 681400
% of votes cast 83%17%0%0%
How each member voted (82)
Member Party Vote
District 21 — Yea
A. Nino Vitale — Yea
Adam C. Miller — Yea
Bill Dean — Nay
Bill Seitz — Nay
Bishara W. Addison — Nay
Bob Young — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Nay
Brian Baldridge — Yea
Brigid Kelly — Nay
Craig S. Riedel — Yea
Darrell Kick — Yea
David Leland — Nay
Derek Merrin — Yea
Diane V. Grendell — Yea
Dick Stein — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Gail K. Pavliga — Yea
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Nay
Jena Powell — Yea
Jon Cross — Yea
Kris Jordan — Yea
Kristin Boggs — Yea
Lisa A. Sobecki — Nay
Mark Fraizer — Yea
Mary Lightbody — Nay
Michael J. O'Brien — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Nay
Michael Sheehy — Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan — Nay
Mike Loychik — Yea
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Yea
Shawn Stevens — Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr. — Yea
Beth Liston Democratic Nay
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
C. Allison Russo Democratic Yea
Casey Weinstein Democratic Yea
Daniel P. Troy Democratic Yea
Elgin Rogers, Jr. Democratic Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Kent Smith Democratic Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic Nay
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Adam C. Bird Republican Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Al Cutrona Republican Yea
Andrea White Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Brian Lampton Republican Yea
Brian Stewart Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari 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
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Kyle Koehler Republican Yea
Marilyn John Republican Yea
Mark Johnson Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Rodney Creech Republican Yea
Ron Ferguson Republican Nay
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea
Thomas Hall Republican Yea
Tom Young Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 462?
HB 462 is sponsored by Steve Wilson (Republican), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Tim Schaffer (Republican), Mark Romanchuk (Republican), Bill Reineke (Republican), Nathan H. Manning (Republican), Terry Johnson (Republican), Stephen Huffman, S., Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Jerry C. Cirino (Republican), Andrew O. Brenner (Republican), Louis Blessing, Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic), Daniel P. Troy (Democratic), Tracy M. Richardson (Republican), Thomas Patton, Brian Lampton (Republican), Thomas Hall (Republican), Jennifer Gross (Republican), Haraz N. Ghanbari (Republican), Rodney Creech (Republican), Cindy Abrams (Republican), Adam Miller, A., Brian Stewart (Republican), Jeff LaRe (Republican), Mark Johnson (Republican), Gary Click (Republican), Jean Schmidt (Republican), Kevin Miller, K., Rick Carfagna, Craig S. Riedel, Paul Zeltwanger, Mark Fraizer, P. Scott Lipps, Jon Cross, Timothy E. Ginter, Diane V. Grendell, Bob D. Hackett, Frank Hoagland, Jay Hottinger, Tina Maharath, Michael A. Rulli, and Kenny Yuko.
What is the current status of HB 462?
This bill died with 134th General Assembly. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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