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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio HB 927 expands importuning offenses and establishes new duty-to-report crime for obstructing justice
Last action · May 20, 2026: Referred to JudiciarySponsor: Josh Williams
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio House Bill 927 expands criminal penalties for the offense of by targeting solicitations involving minors and law enforcement officers posing as minors, and makes it a crime of to fail to immediately report an adult attempting to meet with a minor under specific age gaps for sexual activity.
Establishes a new mandatory reporting requirement with criminal penalties for individuals who fail to report known attempts by adults to meet with minors under specific age discrepancies for sexual activity.
- House Bill 927 was introduced in the 136th General Assembly of Ohio and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Adults soliciting minors
Individuals who solicit minors or law enforcement officers posing as minors via telecommunications devices face expanded criminal prohibitions and mandatory prison terms.
Individuals with knowledge of unlawful meetings
People who fail to immediately report knowledge of an adult attempting to meet with a minor under specific age gaps for sexual activity can be charged with obstructing justice.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- May 20, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Judiciary
- May 19, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
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Expansion of Duty-to-Report Laws
The legislation broadens the scope of obstructing justice by criminalizing the failure to report specific planned meetings between adults and minors.
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www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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