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

HB 478: Create jury tampering offense; revise court intimidation offenses

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 478 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on September 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Create jury tampering offense; revise court intimidation offenses. Primary sponsor: David Thomas (Republican), Eric Synenberg (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): 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 section 2921.04 and to enact section 2921.06 of the Revised Code to create the offense of jury tampering and to include a public servant in the offense of intimidation of an attorney, victim, witness, or public servant in a criminal case.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David ThomasPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Eric SynenbergPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Mark HinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Brian LorenzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Kevin MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Mike OdiosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Sharon A. RayCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Terrence UpchurchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20

“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
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

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