House Bill 504
Increase penalty for disturbing a religious worship meeting
To amend section 2917.12 of the Revised Code to increase the penalty for "disturbing a lawful meeting" when committed with the intent to disturb or disquiet an assemblage for religious worship or to prevent, disrupt, or interfere with a virtual meeting or gathering for religious worship.
Current Version
Effective Date
April 6, 2023
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By Senate
Signed By The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Primary Sponsors
Rick Carfagna
Mark Johnson
Cosponsors
Senators
Andrew O. Brenner
Jerry C. Cirino
Hearcel F. Craig
Matt Dolan
Theresa Gavarone
Bob D. Hackett
Paula Hicks-Hudson
George F. Lang
Nathan H. Manning
Mark Romanchuk
Michael A. Rulli
Cecil Thomas
Steve Wilson
Kenny Yuko
Representatives
Cindy Abrams
Brian Baldridge
Adam C. Bird
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.
Janine R. Boyd
Sara P. Carruthers
Gary Click
Jon Cross
Jeffrey A. Crossman
Robert R. Cupp
Al Cutrona
Sedrick Denson
Sarah Fowler Arthur
Mark Fraizer
Tavia Galonski
Haraz N. Ghanbari
Timothy E. Ginter
Diane V. Grendell
Jennifer Gross
Thomas Hall
Paula Hicks-Hudson
Brett Hudson Hillyer
Adam Holmes
James M. Hoops
Dontavius L. Jarrells
Marilyn S. John
Don Jones
Kris Jordan
Darrell Kick
J. Kyle Koehler
Jeff LaRe
Brian E. Lampton
Laura Lanese
Michele Lepore-Hagan
Mary Lightbody
Mike Loychik
Gayle Manning
Riordan T. McClain
Adam C. Miller
Joseph A. Miller, III
Kevin D. Miller
Michael J. O'Brien
Scott Oelslager
Thomas F. Patton
Phil Plummer
Sharon A. Ray
Tracy M. Richardson
Craig S. Riedel
Bill Roemer
Jean Schmidt
Bill Seitz
Michael Sheehy
Monique Smith
Dick Stein
Jason Stephens
Shawn Stevens
Brian Stewart
Reggie Stoltzfus
D. J. Swearingen
Daniel P. Troy
Terrence Upchurch
Casey Weinstein
Thomas West
Andrea White
Scott Wiggam
Shane Wilkin
Tom Young
Paul Zeltwanger
Learn More : Glossary of Terms | The Legislative Process
The online versions of legislation provided on this website are not official. Enrolled bills are the final version passed by the Ohio General Assembly and presented to the Governor for signature. The official version of acts signed by the Governor are available from the Secretary of State's Office at 180 S. Civic Center Dr., Columbus, OH 43215.