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HB31Introduced in the House

Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings

Passed

Introduced by Latyna Humphrey, District 2

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

To amend sections 149.43, 2929.20, 5120.115, 5120.21, 5149.10, and 5149.101 and to enact section 5149.102 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of certain parole board hearings, to make electronic recordings of full parole board hearings public records, and to provide the prosecuting attorney access to Department of Rehabilitation and Correction health care records for certain parole and judicial release cases.

Where it stands

Effective

September 7, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Passed · May 20, 2026

96

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

96 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dontavius Jarrells1Yes
Latyna Humphrey2Yes
Ismail Mohamed3Yes
Beryl Brown Piccolantonio4Yes
Meredith Lawson-Rowe5Yes
Christine Cockley6Yes
Michael Dovilla7Yes
Allison Russo7Yes
Anita Somani8Yes
Munira Abdullahi9Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Referred to committee: Government Oversight

  3. Reported: Government Oversight

  4. Passed

  5. Introduced

  6. Referred to committee: Judiciary

  7. Reported - Substitute: Judiciary

  8. Passed

  9. Concurred in Senate amendments

  10. Sent To The Governor

  11. Signed By The Governor

  12. Effective

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