SB 290 OH
Require school building to have an exterior secure master key box
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Summary
Ohio Senate Bill 290 requires all public schools and chartered nonpublic schools in the state to purchase and install an exterior secure master key box on each school building. These master key boxes provide emergency responders such as police, fire, and emergency medical personnel with rapid access to the building during emergencies without needing to break down doors or wait for building staff. The bill amends existing school code sections to establish this requirement for school buildings across Ohio.
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Official abstract
To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact section 3313.475 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 221.20 of H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly to require public and chartered nonpublic schools to purchase and install an exterior secure master key box on each school building.
Sponsors (2)
- Thomas F. Patton Republican · primary
- Michele Reynolds Republican · primary
Action history (6)
- Oct 8, 2025 Introduced · upper
- Oct 15, 2025 Referred to committee · upper
- Apr 14, 2026 Reported - Substitute · upper
- May 13, 2026 Passed · upper
- May 19, 2026 Introduced · lower
- May 20, 2026 Referred to committee · lower
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