Scope: State (Ohio)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: May 28, 2025
Ohio House Bill 5, the Repeat Offender Act, would create a repeat offender classification, add and modify firearm specifications, increase penalties for certain firearm offenses, broaden relief from firearms disability, and revise the state's sealing and expungement law. The bill was referred to committee, with the last recorded action on May 28, 2025.
Constitutional basis: Ordinary legislative police power over criminal penalties and firearm disability relief, but bill remains in committee with no enactment or judicial review.