2025-2026 Regular Session • Ohio Legislature
HB236: Regards crimes committed while masked or disguised
Legislative Summary
To amend sections 2152.17, 2911.21, 2917.02, and 2929.14 and to enact sections 2917.10 and 2941.1427 of the Revised Code to prohibit masked harassment and masked trespassing, to modify the offense of aggravated riot when the offender is wearing a mask or disguise or is otherwise concealing or attempting to conceal the offender's face, and to require an additional prison term of one year for an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony if the offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification that the offender wore a mask or disguise or otherwise concealed or attempted to conceal the offender's face in commission of the offense.
Bill History
4/15/2025
Introduced
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Referred to committee: Judiciary
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Josh Williams
Republican