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Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation SB160

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Legislation Overview

Title: Provides mechanism for expungement of records of old convictions

Subject: Courts and Civil Law : Courts: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Criminal Records Checks: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement: State and Local Government

Description: To amend sections 2923.125, 2953.32, 2953.321, 2953.33, 2953.35, and 2953.52 and to enact section 2953.39 of the Revised Code to provide a mechanism for the expungement of records of most convictions that, depending on the category of the offense, are at least 10 years old, 15 years old, or 20 years old, and to eliminate the waiting period for sealing a record related to a no bill.

Session: 133rd General Assembly

Last Action: Refer to Committee: Judiciary

Last Action Date: June 19, 2019

Sponsors

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10 sponsors: Sean O'Brien (D); Hearcel Craig (D); John Eklund (R); Teresa Fedor (D); Matt Huffman (R); Peggy Lehner (R); Vernon Sykes (D); Cecil Thomas (D); Sandra Williams (D); Kenny Yuko (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 30% (10 of 33)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 19, 2019 Refer to Committee: Judiciary
Senate Jun 10, 2019 Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jun 10, 2019 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

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Link: link to state bill page

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