When was Ohio Senate Bill SB 87 introduced?

SB 87 was introduced on Feb 10, 2025.

Has Ohio Senate Bill SB 87 passed the Senate?

Yes, SB 87 has passed the Senate on Mar 04, 2026.

What's the current status of Ohio Senate Bill SB 87?

The latest action on SB 87 by the Senate was: Passed on Mar 04, 2026.

Who introduced Ohio Senate Bill SB 87?

SB 87 was introduced by Terry Johnson.

Are voting records available for Ohio Senate Bill SB 87?

Yes, there are 2 voting records available for SB 87

Bill tracking in Ohio - SB 87 (136 legislative session)

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Introduced
Feb 10, 2025
Passed Senate
Mar 04, 2026
Passed House
Became Law

SB 87

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Define antisemitism; expand the offense of ethnic intimidation

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Senate • Mar 04, 2026: Passed

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Terry Johnson
primary
(R - 14)
Jerry C. Cirino
cosponsor
(R - 18)
Theresa Gavarone
cosponsor
(R - 2)
Stephen A. Huffman
cosponsor
George F. Lang
cosponsor
Nathan H. Manning
cosponsor
Sandra O'Brien
cosponsor
Bill Reineke
cosponsor
Michele Reynolds
cosponsor
Kristina D. Roegner
cosponsor
Mark Romanchuk
cosponsor
Tim Schaffer
cosponsor
Casey Weinstein
cosponsor
Shane Wilkin
cosponsor
Steve Wilson
cosponsor

Votes

YES: 4

NO: 2

OTHER: 0

Sources

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/SB87/votes

YES: 27

NO: 4

OTHER: 0

Sources

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/SB87/votes

Actions

Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Reported - Substitute (Judiciary)
- Passed
Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to committee (Judiciary)
Feb 10, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced

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Analysis - As IntroducedPDF
Analysis - As Reported By Senate CommitteePDF
Testimony by Senator Terry Johnson (Ohio Senate, Sponsor) -- Judiciary, 1st Hearing (March 5, 2025)
Testimony by Boris Zilberman (CUFI Action Fund, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Carol Ann Gershuny Schwartz (Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Benjamin Rodriguez (Cincinnati Coalition for Israel, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Lee C. Shapiro (American Jewish Committee, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by J. Chandler Waite (Cincinnati Jewish Community Relations Council, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Nathaniel Grossman (Hillel at Ohio State University, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Nathan Diament (Orthodox Union Advocacy Center, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Kelly Fishman (ADL Ohio River Valley, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Kurt Schwartz (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Marc Ashed (Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by David Soffer (Combat Antisemitism Movement, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Jason Wuliger (Jewish Federations of North America, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Julie Paris (StandWithUs, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Howie Beigelman (Ohio Jewish Communities, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (February 11, 2026)
Testimony by Jawhara Qutiefan (Amp Columbus, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Larry Bresler (Organize! Ohio, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Gary Daniels (ACLU of Ohio, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Ann Ghazy (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Liviu Bold (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Josephine Guilbeau (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Emily Kichler (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Faten Odeh (CAIR-Northern Ohio, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Nahla Saleh (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by David Shutkin (JVP CLE and CPAC, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Asif Qazi, MD (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Khalid Turaani (CAIR OH, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Mo Dayem (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Sean Abbott-Klafter (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Carole Gilchrist (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Hoda Elahinia (CAIR Action, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Terry Lodge (Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Patricia Marida (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Rachel Karpman (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Rana Abuhashim (Young United Souls for Revolutionary Action, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Khaled Elbatawi (AMP, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by David Guran (The Ohio Poor Peoples Campaign, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Samantha Baker (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Don Bryant (Cleveland Peace Action, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Eric Resnick (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Susanna Whitman (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Cortney Peterson (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Robin Schaer (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Samuel Caruso (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Peggy Gish (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Moshe Koval (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Carson Tompkins (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Sarah Fick (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Maxim Rohowsky (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Matt Glass (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Penny Gold (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Jodi Kushins (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Joe Reardon (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Constance Hammond (Progressive Peace Coalition, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Nicole Morse (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Hasia R Diner (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Miriam Geronimus (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Aliza Weidenbaum (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Estelle Raskin (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Shivani Ramamurthy (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by MaryRob Clodfelter (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Jan Nespor (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Werner Lange (Ohio Peace Council, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Davey McNelly (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Laura Kington (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Julie Watson (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Pranav Jani (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Heather Cantino (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Mark Oliver Rylance (Jewish Voice for Peace, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Marya Keeny (Ohio Divest Coalition, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Saima Hussain (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Sezny Watkins (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Darcy Orzan (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Rachel A Davidson (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Rabbi Steve Segar (Myself, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Julia Kay Coughlin (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Gretchen Walch (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Elizabeth Elrod (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Wendy Bilgen (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Eden Truax (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Kathleen Beyer (Mean Street News, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)
Testimony by Stuart Lukz (xxx-xx-xxxx, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (February 18, 2026)

Sources

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/SB87

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