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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio expands State Highway Patrol jurisdiction to provide security for the lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidates with a $10 million transfer
Last action · October 29, 2025: Referred to FinanceSponsors: Andrew Brenner and 6 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio expands the State Highway Patrol's duties to provide security details for the lieutenant governor, governor-elect, lieutenant governor-elect, and qualifying gubernatorial and statewide candidates upon request. The appropriates $5 million for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 within the and directs a $10 million cash transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Security, Investigations, and Policing Fund.
Qualifying candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, alongside the lieutenant governor, gain dedicated state-funded protective services during election cycles, backed by a multi-million-dollar state funding allocation and an immediate effective date.
- The State Highway Patrol operates under the Ohio Department of Public Safety and historically enforces state traffic laws and secures state properties. context
- Emergency measures in Ohio take effect immediately upon enactment without waiting for the standard 90-day referral period. 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.
State Highway Patrol troopers
Troopers face expanded operational duties, including potential assignment to a dedicated security unit and broader arrest powers for protecting designated officials and candidates.
Gubernatorial candidates
Qualifying candidates gain the statutory option to request and receive state-funded security details during election cycles.
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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- Oct 29, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Finance
- Oct 28, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Expansion of Executive Protection Mandate
The bill shifts the State Highway Patrol from traditional highway enforcement and localized security into routine protective details for political candidates during active election cycles.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment15Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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