Scope: State (Ohio)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: October 15, 2025
Ohio HB 260 would amend roughly nineteen Revised Code sections and repeal more than two dozen others governing courts and court procedures, including provisions on municipal and probate court operations, grand jury proceedings, arraignment and pleas, privileged communications, and appointment of counsel. The bill was referred to committee on October 15, 2025.
Constitutional basis: Legislative revision of court structure and criminal procedure statutes, overlapping the Ohio Supreme Court's Article IV rulemaking authority; still in committee, no outcome.