Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB225: Expand the Address Confidentiality Program
Status: In committee, May 27, 2026
To amend sections 111.41, 111.42, 111.99, 149.43, 3503.13, and 3503.24 and to enact section 3513.053 of the Revised Code to expand the Address Confidentiality Program, to exempt judges' and prosecutors' addresses from disclosure, and to make related changes to the Election Law.
What the bill says
To amend sections 111.41, 111.42, 111.99, 149.43, 3503.13, and 3503.24 and to enact section 3513.053 of the Revised Code to expand the Address Confidentiality Program, to exempt judges' and prosecutors' addresses from disclosure, and to make related changes to the Election Law.
From the amended text, May 20, 2026:
To amend sections 111.41, 111.42, 111.99, 149.43, 3503.13, and 3503.24 and to enact section 3513.053 of the Revised Code to expand the Address Confidentiality Program, to exempt judges' and prosecutors' addresses from disclosure, and to make related changes to the Election Law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 111.41, 111.42, 111.99, 149.43, 3503.13, and 3503.24 be amended and section 3513.053 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 111.41. As used in sections 111.41 to 111.99 of the Revised Code: (A) "Application assistant" means an employee or volunteer at an agency or organization that serves victims or household members of victims of domestic violence, menacing by stalking, human trafficking, trafficking in persons, rape, [DELETED: or ] sexual battery, crimes that cause serious physical harm or death, or crimes in which the victim is threatened with a deadly weapon who has received training and certification from the secretary of state to help individuals complete applications to be program participants. (B) "Confidential address" means the address of a program participant's residence, school, institution of higher education, business, or place of employment, as specified on an application to be a program participant or on a notice of change of address filed under section 111.42 of the Revised Code. A confidential …
Sponsors
- Susan Manchester (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Jerry Cirino (R, 18)
- Terry Johnson (R, SD-014)
- Al Landis (R, 31)
- Nathan Manning (R, SD-013)
- Thomas Patton (R, 24)
- Michele Reynolds (R, 3)
- Timothy Schaffer (R, 20)
- Shane Wilkin (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (May 20, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (May 20, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: State and Local Government, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is SB225?
- SB225 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Expand the Address Confidentiality Program.
- What does SB225 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 111.41, 111.42, 111.99, 149.43, 3503.13, and 3503.24 and to enact section 3513.053 of the Revised Code to expand the Address Confidentiality Program, to exempt judges' and prosecutors' addresses from disclosure, and to make related changes to the Election Law.
- What is the status of SB225?
- In committee as of May 27, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (May 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB225?
- Susan Manchester (R, 12), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB225?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb225
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