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IntroducedJun 10, 2025
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Passed HouseNov 19, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Ohio House Bill
Enact Andy's Law
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 11, 2026: Referred to committee (Judiciary)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 338
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Tim Barhorstcosponsor
- Adam C. Birdcosponsor
- Sean P. Brennancosponsor
- Thaddeus J. Claggettcosponsor
- Gary Clickcosponsor
- Rodney Creechcosponsor
- Kellie Deetercosponsor
- Michael D. Dovillacosponsor
- Haraz N. Ghanbaricosponsor
- Derrick Hallcosponsor
- Thomas Hallcosponsor
- Mark Hinercosponsor
- Adam Holmescosponsor
- James M. Hoopscosponsor
- Marilyn Johncosponsor
- Angela N. Kingcosponsor
- Matthew Kishmancosponsor
- Roy Klopfensteincosponsor
- Jeff LaRecosponsor
- Brian Lorenzcosponsor
- Gayle Manningcosponsor
- Adam Mathewscosponsor
- Ty D. Mathewscosponsor
- Riordan T. McClaincosponsor
- Kevin D. Millercosponsor
- Melanie Millercosponsor
- Johnathan Newmancosponsor
- Mike Odiosocosponsor
- Scott Oelslagercosponsor
- Bob Petersoncosponsor
- Tracy M. Richardsoncosponsor
- Monica Robb Blasdelcosponsor
- Bill Roemercosponsor
- Jodi Salvocosponsor
- Nick Santuccicosponsor
- Jean Schmidtcosponsor
- Mark Sigristcosponsor
- Brian Stewartcosponsor
- D. J. Swearingencosponsor
- Eric Synenbergcosponsor
- Michelle Teskacosponsor
- Cecil Thomascosponsor
- David Thomascosponsor
- Andrea Whitecosponsor
- Josh Williamscosponsor
- Heidi Workmancosponsor
- Tom Youngcosponsor
Votes
Actions
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to committee (Judiciary)
- Nov 25, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
- Nov 19, 2025 | House
- Reported - Substitute (Judiciary)
- Passed
- Jun 11, 2025 | House
- Referred to committee (Judiciary)
- Jun 10, 2025 | House
- Introduced
Documents
- Analysis - As IntroducedPDF
- Analysis - As Reported By House CommitteePDF
- Analysis - As Passed By HousePDF
- Sub Bill Comparative SynopsisPDF
- Testimony by Mark Johnson & Phil Plummer (Ohio House of Representatives, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 1st Hearing (October 15, 2025)
- Testimony by James Thomas Skaggs (Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (November 12, 2025)
- Testimony by Jeffrey Noble (Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (November 12, 2025)
- Testimony by Darren Price (Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (November 12, 2025)
- Testimony by Christopher Mabe (Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (November 12, 2025)
- Testimony by Louis Tobin (Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (November 12, 2025)
- Testimony by Erinn Cottrill (Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (November 12, 2025)
- Testimony by Gary Daniels (ACLU of Ohio, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (November 12, 2025)
- Testimony by Gabe Davis (Ohio Justice & Policy Center, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (November 12, 2025)
- Testimony by Lisa Newman (Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (November 12, 2025)
- Testimony by Zach Miller (Office of the Ohio Public Defender, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (November 12, 2025)
- Testimony by Katelynn Newman (Proponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by William R. Cokonougher (Proponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Geoffrey Davies (SEIU District 1199, WV/KY/OH, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Lisa Ragland (Proponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Juli Lambert (Ross Correctional Institute, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Daphna Dyer (Proponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Jeff Dieringer (SEIU District 1199, WV/KY/OH, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Fred Ward (Building Freedom Ohio, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Wendy Tarr (Accompanying Returning Citizens With Hope, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Joseph Zarycki (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Jared Weiser (NFIB Ohio, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Merissa Cooper (Children's Law Center Inc, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (November 19, 2025)
- Testimony by Representative Johnson (Ohio House of Representatives, Sponsor) -- Judiciary, 1st Hearing (March 25, 2026)
- Testimony by Phil Plummer (Ohio House of Representatives, Sponsor) -- Judiciary, 1st Hearing (March 25, 2026)
- Testimony by Darren Price (Andy's Law Coalition, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by Jeffrey Noble (Andy's Law Coalition, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by Chun Wong-Lansing (Self, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by Kim King (Self, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by Jeffrey Lewis (Self, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by David Thoroughman (Scioto County Sheriff's Office, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by James Skaggs (Self, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by Steve Spaulding (Creative Corrections, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by John Litle (Muskingum County Prosecutor's Office, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by George W. Lavender Jr (Ross County Sheriff, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by Louis Tobin (Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Proponent) -- Judiciary, 2nd Hearing (June 3, 2026)
- Testimony by Dottie White (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Gary Daniels (ACLU of Ohio, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Rudi Mwonyonyi (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Karla Hoyt Hodge (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Kristen Tolbert (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by BIANCA RICHARDS (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Grace K. Meyer, M.S. (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Melissa Harvin (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Lauren Jaeger (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Nick Koenig (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Tabitha Wright (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Jami Nathan (All In Community, United Methodist Church in Ohio, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Wendy Tarr (Accompanying Returning Citizens With Hope, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Abigail Smith (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Madeleine Smith (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Jamie Sell RN (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Timothy L Richardson (epidemek, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by chazidy Robinson (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Merissa Cooper (Children's Law Center, Inc., Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Jill Beeler (Office of the Ohio Public Defender, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Michaela Burriss (Ohio Justice & Policy Center, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Hope Florea (Wilmington College, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Zachary Ruppel (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Laura Heller (Wilmington College, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by JOSHUA ENGEL (Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Scott Marshall (Sinclair Community College, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Ursula McTaggart (Wilmington College, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Adam Reilly (Caracole, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Leah Sakala (Alliance for Safety and Justice, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Katrina Morgan (Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Jonathan Morgan (Ohio HB338 Higher Education Working Group, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Amanda Pompoco (Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Orlando (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Kayle Eads (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Sylvia Ross (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Caitlin Ross (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Carol Ross (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Douglas Calhoun (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Sue-Ann Calhoun (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Tyler Benskin (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Mark Miranda (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Christopher Ross (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Michelle sorrell (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Nakita Otchere (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Tameka Collins (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Kenneth brown (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Kristina Hartman (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Sabra Tomb (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Ashley Braxton (Policy Matters Ohio, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Jacqueline Pacheco (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Kimberley (johnsin, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Cheyenne Hudgins (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Jason Dobbins (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Jason Dobbins (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Shiloh Rafferty (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Sarah Staudt (Prison Policy Initiative, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Sydney Hall (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Robert Wright (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Kimberley Johnson (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Courtney jones (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Maya Turner (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Chandra Mills (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Lynn Smith (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by RICHARD D CLARK (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Shannon Bradshaw (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Thomas Luettke (Ohio Association of Local Reentry Coalitions, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Jennifer Sanders (Self, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Candace Hudson (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Delaney (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Jamie Sell (Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Tanya Maus (Wilmington College, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Gabe Davis (Ohio Justice & Policy Center, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Jamie Gee (Ohio Association of Local Reentry Coalitions, Opponent) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Corinne Kannenberg (Alliance for Higher Education in Prison, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Allan Wachendorfer (Vera Institute of Justice, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Sarah Henry (Prison Fellowship, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Josh Meek (Ohio Health Modernization Movement, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Sylvia Stevens (Wilmington College, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Fred B. Ward (Building Freedom Ohio, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Gregory Mason (Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
- Testimony by Aaron (Nell, Interested Party) -- Judiciary, 3rd Hearing (June 10, 2026)
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