Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB397: Expand allowable uses of profits from jail commissary funds
Status: In committee, June 4, 2026
To amend section 341.25 of the Revised Code to expand the allowable uses of profits from jail commissary funds.
What the bill says
To amend section 341.25 of the Revised Code to expand the allowable uses of profits from jail commissary funds.
From the amended text, June 4, 2026:
To amend section 341.25 of the Revised Code to expand the allowable uses of profits from jail commissary funds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 341.25 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 341.25. (A) The sheriff may establish a commissary for the jail. The commissary may be established either in-house or by another arrangement. If a commissary is established, all persons incarcerated in the jail shall receive commissary privileges. A person's purchases from the commissary shall be deducted from the person's account record in the jail's business office. The commissary shall provide for the distribution to indigent persons incarcerated in the jail necessary hygiene articles and writing materials. (B)(1) If a commissary is established, the sheriff shall establish a commissary fund for the jail. The management of funds in the commissary fund shall be strictly controlled in accordance with procedures adopted by the auditor of state, and any record pertaining to the use of the fund is a public record subject to disclosure under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (2) Commissary fund revenue over and above operating costs and reserve shall be considered profits. (3) All profits from the commissary fund shall be used for the following: (a) To purchase supplies and equipment, and …
Sponsors
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54) · primary sponsor
- Mark Johnson (R, 92) · primary sponsor
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Arthur, Sarah Fowler (R, 99)
- Angela King (R, 84)
- Roy Klopfenstein (R, 82)
- Gayle Manning (R, 52)
- Kevin Miller (R, 69)
- Johnathan Newman (R, 80)
- Jean Schmidt (R, 62)
- Tom Young (R, HD-037)
Latest actions
- : Reported - Amended
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Amended
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Favorable Passage (June 4, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Passed (November 19, 2025): 75 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (November 18, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Prisons and Jails, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB397?
- HB397 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Expand allowable uses of profits from jail commissary funds.
- What does HB397 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 341.25 of the Revised Code to expand the allowable uses of profits from jail commissary funds.
- What is the status of HB397?
- In committee as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Reported - Amended (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB397?
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB397?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb397
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