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OH HB689
Bill
Status
2/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Andrea White
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AI Summary
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Requires fingerprints and case dispositions to be submitted electronically to the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI) rather than on paper forms, with the superintendent prescribing the submission method
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Mandates that courts of record submit weekly reports electronically to BCI containing case summaries for felonies, certain misdemeanors, and juvenile delinquency adjudications, including incident tracking numbers assigned at fingerprinting
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Requires BCI to maintain and publish an accurate list of reportable offenses and provide training on proper fingerprint and disposition reporting methods
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Expands fingerprinting requirements to include offenders convicted of reportable offenses who were not previously fingerprinted and are sentenced to community control, making fingerprinting a condition of that sentence
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Modifies the Ohio Courts Technology Initiative (Section 221.40 of H.B. 96) to expand eligibility for court technology funding to all courts of record and clerks statewide, removing the previous population cap of 125,000
Legislative Description
Align and modernize fingerprinting and disposition reporting
Courts and Civil Law : Courts
Last Action
Referred to committee: Public Safety
2/18/2026