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

SB 172: Specify persons unlawfully present are not privileged from arrest

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

SB 172 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on April 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Specify persons unlawfully present are not privileged from arrest. Primary sponsor: Kristina Roegner (Republican). It lists 6 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.

To enact section 9.631 of the Revised Code to specify that persons who are unlawfully present in the United States are not privileged from arrest.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kristina RoegnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Andrew BrennerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Theresa GavaroneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Terry JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Sandy O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20

“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