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

HB 556: Revise community control sanctions for felonies and misdemeanors

In committee 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 556 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on October 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Revise community control sanctions for felonies and misdemeanors. Primary sponsor: Adam Mathews (Republican), Josh Williams (Republican). Most recent recorded action (October 29, 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 2925.11, 2929.15, 2929.20, 2929.25, 2951.02, and 2951.07 of the Revised Code to change the maximum periods of community control sanctions authorized for felonies and misdemeanors and to modify the confinement sanctions authorized for a technical violation of community control sanction conditions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam MathewsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Josh WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44

“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

Sources

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