2021-2022 Regular SessionOhio Legislature

HB504: Increase penalty for disturbing a religious worship meeting

Legislative Summary

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.

Bill History

12/7/2021
Introduced
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
Refer to Committee: Criminal Justice
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
Reported: Criminal Justice
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Passed
House of Representatives
4/12/2022
Introduced
Senate
5/18/2022
Refer to Committee: Judiciary
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House Passed
4/6/2022
95
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Favorable Passage
3/28/2022
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/6/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 62
Democrat: 21

Co-Sponsors (82)

Mark Johnson
Republican
Cindy Abrams
Republican
Brian Baldridge
Republican
Adam Bird
Republican
Willis Blackshear
Democrat
Janine Boyd
Democrat
Sara Carruthers
Republican
Gary Click
Republican
Jon Cross
Republican
Jeffrey Crossman
Democrat
Robert Cupp
Republican
Alessandro Cutrona
Republican
Sedrick Denson
Democrat
Sarah Fowler Arthur
Republican
Mark Fraizer
Republican
Tavia Galonski
Democrat
Haraz Ghanbari
Republican
Timothy Ginter
Republican
Diane Grendell
Republican
Jennifer Gross
Republican
Thomas Hall
Republican
Paula Hicks-Hudson
Democrat
Brett Hudson Hillyer
Republican
Adam Holmes
Republican
James Hoops
Republican
Dontavius Jarrells
Democrat
Marilyn John
Republican
Don Jones
Republican
Kris Jordan
Republican
Darrell Kick
Republican
Kyle Koehler
Republican
Jeff LaRe
Republican
Brian Lampton
Republican
Laura Lanese
Republican
Michele Lepore-Hagan
Democrat
Mary Lightbody
Democrat
Mike Loychik
Republican
Gayle Manning
Republican
Riordan McClain
Republican
Adam Miller
Democrat
Joseph Miller
Democrat
Kevin Miller
Republican
Michael O'Brien
Democrat
Scott Oelslager
Republican
Thomas Patton
Republican
Phil Plummer
Republican
Sharon Ray
Republican
Tracy Richardson
Republican
Craig Riedel
Republican
Bill Roemer
Republican
Jean Schmidt
Republican
William Seitz
Republican
Michael Sheehy
Democrat
Monique Smith
Democrat
Dick Stein
Republican
Jason Stephens
Republican
Shawn Stevens
Republican
Brian Stewart
Republican
Reggie Stoltzfus
Republican
D. J. Swearingen
Republican
Daniel Troy
Democrat
Terrence Upchurch
Democrat
Casey Weinstein
Democrat
Thomas West
Democrat
Andrea White
Republican
Scott Wiggam
Republican
Shane Wilkin
Republican
Tom Young
Republican
Paul Zeltwanger
Republican
Andrew Brenner
Republican
Jerry Cirino
Republican
Hearcel Craig
Democrat
Matthew Dolan
Republican
Theresa Gavarone
Republican
Robert Hackett
Republican
George Lang
Republican
Nathan Manning
Republican
Mark Romanchuk
Republican
Michael Rulli
Republican
Cecil Thomas
Democrat
Steve Wilson
Republican
Kenny Yuko
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text12/21/202266.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text12/16/202262.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text12/14/202262.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/7/202262.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/28/202261.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/7/202161.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note12/21/2022509.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note12/14/2022512.1 KB
Misc
Misc12/14/2022468.7 KB
Analysis
Analysis12/14/2022538.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note12/13/2022512.2 KB
Analysis
Analysis5/31/2022522.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/7/2022511.8 KB
Analysis
Analysis3/30/2022522.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/29/2022511.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/2/2022510.8 KB
Analysis
Analysis2/1/2022519.6 KB