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

HB 528: Require 7 year mandatory minimum prison term for forcible rape

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 528 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on October 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Require 7 year mandatory minimum prison term for forcible rape. Primary sponsor: Josh Williams (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 10, 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 2907.02 of the Revised Code to require a seven year mandatory minimum prison term for forcible rape.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56

“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