· May 9, 2013

Legislation: Ohio House Bill 129 – Stalking

Bill: House Bill 129 (full text , official bill analysis) Title: Stalking Sponsors: Representative Stautberg Co-Sponsors: Representatives Adams, J., Becker, Fedor, Hackett, Hayes, McGregor Bill Analysis: The bill expands the definition of stalking, expanding the definition to include words that are directed at or identify a “corporation, association or other organization that employes the other person or to which the person belongs.” The bill also modifies the penalties for stalking and allows for organization in which two or more individuals are victims to file for a temporary protection order. Status: Introduced in the House April 16,2013, received hearings in the House. Passed the House on January 22, 2014. Passed the Senate on June 3, 2014. Signed by the Governor on June 17, 2014. Votes:

House 1/22/14
Yea (Pro-Women): 92
Adams, J.	Adams, R.	Amstutz	Anielski
Antonio	Ashford	Baker	Barborak
Barnes	Beck	Becker	Bishoff
Blair	Blessing	Boose	Boyce
Brenner	Brown	Buchy	Budish
Burkley	Butler	Carney	Celebrezze
Cera	Clyde	Conditt	Curtin
Damschroder	DeVitis	Derickson	Driehaus
Duffey	Fedor	Foley	Gonzales
Green	Grossman	Hackett	Hagan, C.
Hagan, R.	Hall	Hayes	Heard
Henne	Hill	Hood	Hottinger
Huffman	Johnson	Kunze	Landis
Letson	Lundy	Lynch	Maag
McClain	McGregor	Milkovich	O’Brien
Patmon	Patterson	Pelanda	Perales
Pillich	Ramos	Redfern	Reece
Retherford	Roegner	Rogers	Romanchuk
Rosenberger	Ruhl	Schuring	Sears
Sheehy	Slaby	Slesnick	Smith
Sprague	Stautberg	Stebelton	Stinziano
Strahorn	Sykes	Thompson	Wachtmann
Williams	Winburn	Young	Batchelder

Senate 6/3/2014
Yeas (Pro-Women): 32
Bacon	Balderson	Beagle	Brown
Burke	Cafaro	Coley	Eklund
Gardner	Gentile	Hite	Hughes
Jones	Jordan	Kearney	LaRose
Lehner	Manning	Obhof	Oelslager
Patton	Peterson	Sawyer	Schaffer
Schiavoni	Seitz	Smith	Taveres
Turner	Uecker	Widener	Faber
Nays (Anti-Women): 1
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