Ohio · House Bill 397 · 136th General Assembly

Expand allowable uses of profits from jail commissary funds

HB 397 Sponsored by Kellie Deeter and Mark Johnson Passed one chamber

  1. Introduced Jul 21, 2025
  2. In committee Sep 15, 2025
  3. Passed the House Nov 19, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Next
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

To amend section 341.25 of the Revised Code to expand the allowable uses of profits from jail commissary funds.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseIntroduced
  2. CommitteeRefer to Committee · House Local Government
  3. CommitteeReported - Amended · House Local Government11–0 vote
  4. HousePassed75–12 vote
  5. SenateIntroduced
  6. CommitteeRefer to Committee · Senate Local Government
  7. CommitteeReported - Amended · Senate Local Government7–0 vote

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed · Full House

Passed 75–12
Nov 19, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 75 No 12
Democrats: 15 yes, 12 no Republicans: 60 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 75

No · 12

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Nov 18, 2025 House Local Government Reported - Amended
Members

Yes · 11

 Passed 11–0
Jun 4, 2026 Senate Local Government Reported - Amended
Members

Yes · 7

 Passed 7–0

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 3 cosponsors

From Ohio's official records (search-prod.lis.state.oh.us), checked Nov 1, 2026. Ohio publishes each member's yes and no votes but not who was absent, so roll calls here show yeas and nays only. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.