House Bill 322
Regards childhood sexual abuse registrants, offense of grooming
To amend sections 2901.13, 3797.01, 3797.04, 3797.10, and 3797.12; to enact section 2907.071; and to repeal section 3797.11 of the Revised Code to impose a civil penalty, rather than a criminal penalty, on a person who fails to register with the childhood sexual abuse civil registry, to eliminate the residence restriction on such person, to create the offense of grooming, and to extend the limitation period for prosecuting a violation of the law requiring certain persons to report child abuse or neglect under certain circumstances.
Current Version
Effective Date
April 9, 2025
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By Senate
Subjects
Committees
House Civil Justice Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Primary Sponsors
Bill Seitz
Cindy Abrams
Cosponsors
Senators
Nickie J. Antonio
Louis W. Blessing, III
Andrew O. Brenner
Jerry C. Cirino
Al Cutrona
William P. DeMora
Matt Dolan
Theresa Gavarone
Catherine D. Ingram
Terry Johnson
Stephanie Kunze
Al Landis
Nathan H. Manning
Bill Reineke
Michele Reynolds
Mark Romanchuk
Tim Schaffer
Shane Wilkin
Steve Wilson
Representatives
Sean P. Brennan
Darnell T. Brewer
Sara P. Carruthers
Gary Click
Jon Cross
Al Cutrona
Jack K. Daniels
Bill Dean
Richard Dell'Aquila
Dave Dobos
Jay Edwards
Brett Hudson Hillyer
Adam Holmes
Marilyn John
Mark Johnson
Don Jones
Darrell Kick
Angela N. King
Beth Lear
Adam Mathews
Kevin D. Miller
Melanie Miller
Scott Oelslager
Thomas F. Patton
Gail K. Pavliga
Monica Robb Blasdel
Jean Schmidt
Cecil Thomas
Andrea White
Josh Williams
Bernard Willis
Tom Young
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