Ohio HB31: Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings

What the bill says

An act To amend sections 149.43, 2929.20, 5120.115, 5120.21, 5149.10, and 5149.101 and to enact section 5149.102 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of certain parole board hearings, to make electronic recordings of full parole board hearings public records, and to provide the prosecuting attorney access to Department of Rehabilitation and Correction health care records for certain parole and judicial release cases.

From the enrolled text, May 20, 2026:

AN ACT To amend sections 149.43, 2929.20, 5120.115, 5120.21, 5149.10, and 5149.101 and to enact section 5149.102 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of certain parole board hearings, to make electronic recordings of full parole board hearings public records, and to provide the prosecuting attorney access to Department of Rehabilitation and Correction health care records for certain parole and judicial release cases. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: Section 1. That sections 149.43, 2929.20, 5120.115, 5120.21, 5149.10, and 5149.101 be amended and section 5149.102 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 149.43. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Public record" means records kept by any public office, including, but not limited to, state, county, city, village, township, and school district units, and records pertaining to the delivery of educational services by an alternative school in this state kept by the nonprofit or for-profit entity operating the alternative school pursuant to section 3313.533 of the Revised Code. "Public record" does not mean any of the following: (a) Medical records; (b) Records pertaining to [DELETED: probation ] the following: (i) Probation and parole proceedings, [DELETED: to proceedings ] including parole board hearings made as provided in sections 5149.10 and 5149.102 of the Revised Code, revocation hearings …