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

HJR 5: CA: Prohibit slavery, involuntary servitude as criminal penalty

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

HJR 5 is a resolution introduced in the Ohio House on June 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: CA: Prohibit slavery, involuntary servitude as criminal penalty. Primary sponsor: Dontavius Jarrells (Democratic), Veronica Sims (Democratic). It lists 31 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 15, 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.

Proposing to amend Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to prohibit slavery or involuntary servitude in Ohio for the punishment of crime.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 30 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dontavius JarrellsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Veronica SimsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Munira AbdullahiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Rachel BakerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Juanita BrentCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Darnell BrewerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Karen BrownleeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Christine CockleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Sedrick DensonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Michele GrimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Latyna HumphreyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Dani IsaacsohnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jeff LaReCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Meredith Lawson‐RoweCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Crystal LettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Lauren McNallyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Beryl PiccolantonioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Tristan RaderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Phil RobinsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Allison RussoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Anita SomaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Bride SweeneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Cecil ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Desireè TimsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Dan TroyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Terrence UpchurchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Erika WhiteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“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