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

SB 87: Define antisemitism; expand the offense of ethnic intimidation

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 87 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Define antisemitism; expand the offense of ethnic intimidation. Primary sponsor: Terry Johnson (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 18, 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 sections 2927.12 and 4112.01 and to enact section 4112.20 of the Revised Code to define antisemitism for the purpose of investigations and proceedings by state agencies and to expand the offense of ethnic intimidation to include the offenses of riot and aggravated riot committed by reason of the race, color, religion, or national origin of another person or group of persons.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terry JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Theresa GavaroneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Steve HuffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
George LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Nathan H. ManningCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sandy O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Michele ReynoldsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Kristina RoegnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Mark RomanchukCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Casey WeinsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Shane WilkinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Steve WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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 - Substitute
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

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