Law

Enacted in 2019, Reagan Tokes Law was designed to protect the public with a carrot-and-stick approach to incarceration. It gave prison administrators exclusive powers to add time for people who misbehave behind bars, or to recommend early release for those who follow the rules.

The first numbered bills in Ohio's new two-year general assembly have been filed, all with Republicans as their main or joint sponsors.

Senate Bill 29 makes it illegal to sell student data and requires that schools notify parents when accessing a student device.

Many Ohio lawmakers have said they want to take up property tax law changes, which didn’t get much movement in the session that ended last month.

The Ohio House and Senate passed the ban on the use of electronic tracking devices without consent almost unanimously. But there was some opposition to it.

The Ohio legislature sent Gov. Mike DeWine a bill on Wednesday increasing the sentencing range under certain conviction circumstances.

Although Gov. Mike DeWine signed the law in 2023, a six-month grace period meant penalties for distracted driving in Ohio weren't doled out until October 2023 at the earliest.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 90 in May, entering Ohio into an agreement to allow social workers in participating states to get multistate licenses.

Ohio lawmakers voted to advance more than 50 bills between the House and Senate—a figure not including individual measures they folded together into omnibus bills.

Senate Bill 83 didn't pass the Ohio House before it adjourned for summer recess, but its sponsor said the proposal isn't dead.