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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 168: Regards motivation or purpose to commit criminal child enticement

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 168 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on March 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Regards motivation or purpose to commit criminal child enticement. Primary sponsor: Josh Williams (Republican), Sean Brennan (Democratic). It lists 52 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 25, 2025): Referred to committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To amend sections 2905.05 and 2950.01 of the Revised Code to require that a person act with a sexual motivation or an unlawful purpose to commit the offense of criminal child enticement.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16 · Republican 37

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Sean BrennanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Cindy AbramsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Sarah Fowler ArthurCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Tim BarhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Adam BirdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Darnell BrewerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Karen BrownleeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Thad ClaggettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Christine CockleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Jack DanielsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Levi DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Sedrick DensonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mike DovillaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Tex FischerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Haraz GhanbariCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Mark HinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Dontavius JarrellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Matt KishmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Roy KlopfensteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Jeff LaReCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Meredith Lawson‐RoweCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Beth LearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Crystal LettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Brian LorenzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Gayle ManningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Lauren McNallyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Kevin MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Ismail MohamedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Mike OdiosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Tracy RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Kevin RitterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Elgin RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Allison RussoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Jodi SalvoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Nick SantucciCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Michelle TeskaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Terrence UpchurchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Andrea WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Erika WhiteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced
  3. Passed
  4. Reported - Amended
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source