SB 172 Ohio Senate · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Specify persons unlawfully present are not privileged from arrest

SB 172 clarifies that individuals in the U.S. without legal authorization (often called "unlawfully present") are not protected from arrest under Ohio state law. It adds a new provision to Ohio's Revised Code, explicitly stating that such individuals cannot claim immunity from arrest by state law enforcement. This directly affects undocumented immigrants living in Ohio by removing a potential legal barrier to their arrest. The bill makes a specific change to state law without altering federal immigration status or creating new enforcement mechanisms.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 8, 2025 Last action Sep 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Passed by the Senate · 2 edits · Jun 18, 2025
MINOR
The bill was amended to add cosponsors and adjust the formatting of the legislative text. The substantive policy content regarding immigration enforcement protections remains unchanged from the original version. No new provisions were added or existing provisions were modified in terms of their legal effect.
TECHNICAL

Added cosponsors list (Senators Schaffer, Johnson, Brenner, Cirino, Gavarone, O'Brien) to the bill header

Adjusted line breaks and formatting throughout the document to comply with Senate passage requirements

Floor votes · Senate Jun 18, 2025

How they voted

238
Passed
Total votes 31
Jun 18, 2025
D Democratic8
8 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican23
23 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Sep 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
lower
Jun 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Kristina Roegner
Kristina Roegner
RRepublican
OH
27