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HB 926 OH
Introduced

Enact the Felony Accountability for Frequent Offenders Act

OH · session 136 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced May 19, 2026

Latest action (May 20, 2026) Referred to committee

Summary

This bill enacts the Felony Accountability for Frequent Offenders Act in Ohio. The act creates a new legal specification for a "habitual felony offender" designation. The bill amends Ohio's criminal code sections related to sentencing and parole procedures to incorporate this new habitual felony offender specification. The amendments affect how sentences are imposed and how parole and release eligibility are determined for offenders meeting the habitual felony offender criteria. The bill adds new procedures for charging and prosecuting offenders designated as habitual felony offenders under Ohio's revised code.

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Official abstract

To amend sections 2929.01, 2929.14, 2967.01, 2967.13, and 2967.132 and to enact section 2941.1427 of the Revised Code to enact the Felony Accountability for Frequent Offenders Act to create a specification for a habitual felony offender.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)

  1. May 19, 2026 Introduced · lower
  2. May 20, 2026 Referred to committee · lower
Subjects
Crime and PunishmentCrimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementPostconviction RemediesPrisons and JailsSentencing

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