Ohio · Senate Bill 252 · 136th General Assembly

Prohibit a person from declawing a cat

SB 252 Sponsored by Al Cutrona and Hearcel F. Craig In committee

  1. Introduced Sep 3, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 1, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

To enact section 959.22 of the Revised Code to prohibit a person from declawing a cat.

Every action

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

  1. SenateIntroduced
  2. CommitteeRefer to Committee · Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

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.