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HB 690
Ohio House•In House Committee
Summary
HB 690, “Establish penalties for failing to obey a school crossing guard”, was introduced in the House on Feb 10, 2026 by Rep. Tom Young (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 18, 2026: Referred to committee: Judiciary.
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HB 690 has 2 co-sponsors.
hb690/introduced.txtAs Introduced136th General AssemblyRegular Session H. B. No. 6902025-2026Representatives Young, White, A.Cosponsor: Representative WillisTo amend sections 2903.06, 2903.08, 2903.081, and 12903.13 and to enact section 4511.461 of the 2Revised Code to establish penalties for failing 3to obey a school crossing guard and other 4associated offenses. 5BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:Section 1. That sections 2903.06, 2903.08, 2903.081, and 62903.13 be amended and section 4511.461 of the Revised Code be 7enacted to read as follows: 8Sec. 2903.06. (A) No person, while operating or 9participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, motorcycle, 10utility vehicle, mini-truck, snowmobile, locomotive, watercraft, 11or aircraft, shall cause the death of another or the unlawful 12termination of another's pregnancy in any of the following ways: 13(1) As the proximate result of committing an OVI offense. 14(2) In one of the following ways: 15(a) Recklessly; 16(b) As the proximate result of committing, while operating 17or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, utility 18H. B. No. 690 Page 2As Introducedvehicle, mini-truck, or motorcycle in a construction zone, a 19reckless operation offense, provided that this division applies 20only if the person whose death is caused or whose pregnancy is 21unlawfully terminated is in the construction zone at the time of 22the offender's commission of the reckless operation offense in 23the construction zone and does not apply as described in 24division (F) of this section; 25(c) As the proximate result of committing a violation of 26division (C) of section 4511.461 of the Revised Code. 27(3) In one of the following ways: 28(a) Negligently; 29(b) As the proximate result of committing, while operating 30or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, utility 31vehicle, mini-truck, or motorcycle in a construction zone, a 32speeding offense, provided that this division applies only if 33the person whose death is caused or whose pregnancy is 34unlawfully terminated is in the construction zone at the time of 35the offender's commission of the speeding offense in the 36construction zone and does not apply as described in division 37(F) of this section. 38(4) As the proximate result of committing a violation of 39any provision of any section contained in Title XLV of the 40Revised Code that is a minor misdemeanor or of a municipal 41ordinance that, regardless of the penalty set by ordinance for 42the violation, is substantially equivalent to any provision of 43any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code that is a 44minor misdemeanor. 45(B)(1) Whoever violates division (A)(1) or (2) of this 46section is guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide and shall be 47H. B. No. 690 Page 3As Introducedpunished as provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this 48section. 49(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2)(b), 50(c), or (d) of this section, aggravated vehicular homicide 51committed in violation of division (A)(1) of this section is a 52felony of the second degree and the court shall impose a 53mandatory prison term on the offender as described in division 54(E) of this section. 55(b) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2)(c) or 56(d) of this section, aggravated vehicular homicide committed in 57violation of division (A)(1) of this section is a felony of the 58first degree, and the court shall impose a mandatory prison term 59on the offender as described in division (E) of this section, if 60any of the following apply: 61(i) At the time of the offense, the offender was driving 62under a suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 4510. 63or any other provision of the Revised Code or was operating a 64motor vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's 65license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction 66permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating 67privilege, and was not eligible for renewal of the offender's 68driver's license or commercial driver's license without 69examination under section 4507.10 of the Revised Code. 70(ii) The offender previously has been convicted of or 71pleaded guilty to one prior OVI offense within the previous 72twenty years. 73(iii) The offender previously has been convicted of or 74pleaded guilty to one prior traffic-related homicide, 75manslaughter, or assault offense within the previous twenty 76H. 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No. 690 Page 4As Introducedyears. 77(c) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2)(d) of 78this section, aggravated vehicular homicide committed in 79violation of division (A)(1) of this section is a felony of the 80first degree, and the court shall sentence the offender to a 81mandatory prison term as provided in section 2929.142 of the 82Revised Code and described in division (E) of this section if 83any of the following apply: 84(i) The offender previously has been convicted of or 85pleaded guilty to two prior OVI offenses within the previous 86twenty years. 87(ii) The offender previously has been convicted of or 88pleaded guilty to two prior traffic-related homicide, 89manslaughter, or assault offenses within the previous twenty 90years. 91(iii) The offender previously has been convicted of or 92pleaded guilty to two prior violations of any combination of the 93offenses listed in division (B)(2)(c)(i) and (ii) of this 94section within the previous twenty years. 95(d) Aggravated vehicular homicide committed in violation 96of division (A)(1) of this section is a felony of the first 97degree, and the court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory 98prison term as provided in section 2929.142 of the Revised Code 99and described in division (E) of this section if any of the 100following apply: 101(i) The offender previously has been convicted of or 102pleaded guilty to three or more prior OVI offenses within the 103previous twenty years. 104(ii) The offender previously has been convicted of or 105H. B. No. 690 Page 5As Introducedpleaded guilty to three or more prior traffic-related homicide, 106manslaughter, or assault offenses within the previous twenty 107years. 108(iii) The offender previously has been convicted of or 109pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of any 110combination of the offenses listed in divisions (B)(2)(d)(i) and 111(ii) of this section within the previous twenty years. 112(e) In addition to any other sanctions imposed pursuant to 113division (B)(2)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section for 114aggravated vehicular homicide committed in violation of division 115(A)(1) of this section, the court shall impose upon the offender 116a class one suspension of the offender's driver's license, 117commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, 118probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege as 119specified in division (A)(1) of section 4510.02 of the Revised 120Code. 121Divisions (A)(1) to (3) of section 4510.54 of the Revised 122Code apply to a suspension imposed under division (B)(2)(e) of 123this section. 124(f) Notwithstanding section 2929.18 of the Revised Code, 125and in addition to any other sanctions imposed pursuant to 126division (B)(2) of this section for aggravated vehicular 127homicide committed in violation of division (A)(1) of this 128section, the court shall impose upon the offender a fine of not 129more than twenty-five thousand dollars. 130(3) Except as otherwise provided in this division, 131aggravated vehicular homicide committed in violation of division 132(A)(2) of this section is a felony of the third degree. 133Aggravated vehicular homicide committed in violation of division 134H. B. No. 690 Page 6As Introduced(A)(2) of this section is a felony of the second degree if, at 135the time of the offense, the offender was driving under a 136suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 4510. or any 137other provision of the Revised Code or was operating a motor 138vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's license, 139commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, 140probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege, and 141was not eligible for renewal of the offender's driver's license 142or commercial driver's license without examination under section 1434507.10 of the Revised Code or if the offender previously has 144been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this 145section or any traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or 146assault offense. The court shall impose a mandatory prison term 147on the offender when required by division (E) of this section. 148In addition to any other sanctions imposed pursuant to 149this division for a violation of division (A)(2) of this 150section, the court shall impose upon the offender a class two 151suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial 152driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 153license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 154specified in division (A)(2) of section 4510.02 of the Revised 155Code or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or 156pleaded guilty to a traffic-related murder, felonious assault, 157or attempted murder offense, a class one suspension of the 158offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, 159temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or 160nonresident operating privilege as specified in division (A)(1) 161of that section. 162(C) Whoever violates division (A)(3) of this section is 163guilty of vehicular homicide. Except as otherwise provided in 164this division, vehicular homicide is a misdemeanor of the first 165H. B. No. 690 Page 7As Introduceddegree. Vehicular homicide committed in violation of division 166(A)(3) of this section is a felony of the fourth degree if, at 167the time of the offense, the offender was driving under a 168suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 4510. or any 169other provision of the Revised Code or was operating a motor 170vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's license, 171commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, 172probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege, and 173was not eligible for renewal of the offender's driver's license 174or commercial driver's license without examination under section 1754507.10 of the Revised Code or if the offender previously has 176been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this 177section or any traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or 178assault offense. The court shall impose a mandatory jail term or 179a mandatory prison term on the offender when required by 180division (E) of this section. 181In addition to any other sanctions imposed pursuant to 182this division, the court shall impose upon the offender a class 183four suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial 184driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 185license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 186specified in division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised 187Code, or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or 188pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or any traffic- 189related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense, a class 190three suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial 191driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 192license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 193specified in division (A)(3) of that section, or, if the 194offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a 195traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder 196H. B. No. 690 Page 8As Introducedoffense, a class two suspension of the offender's driver's 197license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction 198permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege 199as specified in division (A)(2) of that section. 200(D) Whoever violates division (A)(4) of this section is 201guilty of vehicular manslaughter. Except as otherwise provided 202in this division, vehicular manslaughter is a misdemeanor of the 203second degree. Vehicular manslaughter is a misdemeanor of the 204first degree if, at the time of the offense, the offender was 205driving under a suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 2064510. or any other provision of the Revised Code or was 207operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid 208driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary 209instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident 210operating privilege, and was not eligible for renewal of the 211offender's driver's license or commercial driver's license 212without examination under section 4507.10 of the Revised Code or 213if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded 214guilty to a violation of this section or any traffic-related 215homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense. 216In addition to any other sanctions imposed pursuant to 217this division, the court shall impose upon the offender a class 218six suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial 219driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 220license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 221specified in division (A)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised 222Code or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or 223pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, any traffic- 224related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense, or a 225traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder 226offense, a class four suspension of the offender's driver's 227H. B. No. 690 Page 9As Introducedlicense, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction 228permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege 229from the range specified in division (A)(4) of that section. 230(E)(1) The court shall impose a mandatory prison term on 231an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation 232of division (A)(1) of this section. Except as otherwise provided 233in this division, the mandatory prison term shall be a definite 234term from the range of prison terms provided in division (A)(1) 235(b) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the 236first degree or from division (A)(2)(b) of that section for a 237felony of the second degree, whichever is applicable, except 238that if the violation is committed on or after March 22, 2019, 239the court shall impose as the minimum prison term for the 240offense a mandatory prison term that is one of the minimum terms 241prescribed for a felony of the first degree in division (A)(1) 242(a) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code or one of the terms 243prescribed for a felony of the second degree in division (A)(2) 244(a) of that section, whichever is applicable. If division (B)(2) 245(c) or (d) of this section applies to an offender who is 246convicted of or pleads guilty to the violation of division (A) 247(1) of this section, the court shall impose the mandatory prison 248term pursuant to division (A) or (B) of section 2929.142 of the 249Revised Code, as applicable. The court shall impose a mandatory 250jail term of at least fifteen days on an offender who is 251convicted of or pleads guilty to a misdemeanor violation of 252division (A)(3)(b) of this section and may impose upon the 253offender a longer jail term as authorized pursuant to section 2542929.24 of the Revised Code. 255(2) The court shall impose a mandatory prison term on an 256offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of 257division (A)(2) or (3)(a) of this section or a felony violation 258H. B. No. 690 Page 10As Introducedof division (A)(3)(b) of this section if either division (E)(2) 259(a) or (b) of this section applies. The mandatory prison term 260shall be a definite term from the range of prison terms provided 261in division (A)(3)(a) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for 262a felony of the third degree or from division (A)(4) of that 263section for a felony of the fourth degree, whichever is 264applicable. The court shall impose a mandatory prison term on an 265offender in a category described in this division if either of 266the following applies: 267(a) The offender previously has been convicted of or 268pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or section 2903.08 269of the Revised Code. 270(b) At the time of the offense, the offender was driving 271under suspension or cancellation under Chapter 4510. or any 272other provision of the Revised Code or was operating a motor 273vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's license, 274commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, 275probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege, and 276was not eligible for renewal of the offender's driver's license 277or commercial driver's license without examination under section 2784507.10 of the Revised Code. 279(F) Divisions (A)(2)(b) and (3)(b) of this section do not 280apply in a particular construction zone unless signs of the type 281described in section 2903.081 of the Revised Code are erected in 282that construction zone in accordance with the guidelines and 283design specifications established by the director of 284transportation under section 5501.27 of the Revised Code. The 285failure to erect signs of the type described in section 2903.081 286of the Revised Code in a particular construction zone in 287accordance with those guidelines and design specifications does 288H. B. No. 690 Page 11As Introducednot limit or affect the application of division (A)(1), (A)(2) 289(a), (A)(2)(c), (A)(3)(a), or (A)(4) of this section in that 290construction zone or the prosecution of any person who violates 291any of those divisions in that construction zone. 292(G)(1) As used in this section: 293(a) "Mandatory prison term" and "mandatory jail term" have 294the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. 295(b) "Traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault 296offense" means a violation of section 2903.04 of the Revised 297Code in circumstances in which division (D) of that section 298applies, a violation of section 2903.06 or 2903.08 of the 299Revised Code, or a violation of section 2903.06, 2903.07, or 3002903.08 of the Revised Code as they existed prior to March 23, 3012000. 302(c) "Construction zone" has the same meaning as in section 3035501.27 of the Revised Code. 304(d) "Reckless operation offense" means a violation of 305section 4511.20 of the Revised Code or a municipal ordinance 306substantially equivalent to section 4511.20 of the Revised Code. 307(e) "Speeding offense" means a violation of section 3084511.21 of the Revised Code or a municipal ordinance pertaining 309to speed. 310(f) "Traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or 311attempted murder offense" means a violation of section 2903.01 312or 2903.02 of the Revised Code in circumstances in which the 313offender used a motor vehicle as the means to commit the 314violation, a violation of division (A)(2) of section 2903.11 of 315the Revised Code in circumstances in which the deadly weapon 316used in the commission of the violation is a motor vehicle, or 317H. 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No. 690 Page 12As Introducedan attempt to commit aggravated murder or murder in violation of 318section 2923.02 of the Revised Code in circumstances in which 319the offender used a motor vehicle as the means to attempt to 320commit the aggravated murder or murder. 321(g) "Motor vehicle," "mini-truck," and "utility vehicle" 322have the same meanings as in section 4501.01 of the Revised 323Code. 324(h) "OVI offense" means a violation of division (A) of 325section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, a violation of division (A) 326of section 1547.11 of the Revised Code, a violation of division 327(A)(3) of section 4561.15 of the Revised Code, or a 328substantially equivalent municipal ordinance. 329(2) For the purposes of this section, when a penalty or 330suspension is enhanced because of a prior or current violation 331of a specified law or a prior or current specified offense, the 332reference to the violation of the specified law or the specified 333offense includes any violation of any substantially equivalent 334municipal ordinance, former law of this state, or current or 335former law of another state or the United States. 336Sec. 2903.08. (A) No person, while operating or 337participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, motorcycle, 338utility vehicle, mini-truck, snowmobile, locomotive, watercraft, 339or aircraft, shall cause serious physical harm to another person 340or another's unborn in any of the following ways: 341(1)(a) As the proximate result of committing a violation 342of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of a 343substantially equivalent municipal ordinance; 344(b) As the proximate result of committing a violation of 345division (A) of section 1547.11 of the Revised Code or of a 346H. B. No. 690 Page 13As Introducedsubstantially equivalent municipal ordinance; 347(c) As the proximate result of committing a violation of 348division (A)(3) of section 4561.15 of the Revised Code or of a 349substantially equivalent municipal ordinance. 350(2) In one of the following ways: 351(a) As the proximate result of committing, while operating 352or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, utility 353vehicle, mini-truck, or motorcycle in a construction zone, a 354reckless operation offense, provided that this division applies 355only if the person to whom the serious physical harm is caused 356or to whose unborn the serious physical harm is caused is in the 357construction zone at the time of the offender's commission of 358the reckless operation offense in the construction zone and does 359not apply as described in division (E) of this section; 360(b) Recklessly; 361(c) As the proximate result of committing a violation of 362division (C) of section 4511.461 of the Revised Code. 363(3) As the proximate result of committing, while operating 364or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, utility 365vehicle, mini-truck, or motorcycle in a construction zone, a 366speeding offense, provided that this division applies only if 367the person to whom the serious physical harm is caused or to 368whose unborn the serious physical harm is caused is in the 369construction zone at the time of the offender's commission of 370the speeding offense in the construction zone and does not apply 371as described in division (E) of this section. 372(B)(1) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of this section is 373guilty of aggravated vehicular assault. Except as otherwise 374provided in this division, aggravated vehicular assault is a 375H. B. No. 690 Page 14As Introducedfelony of the third degree. Aggravated vehicular assault is a 376felony of the second degree if any of the following apply: 377(a) At the time of the offense, the offender was driving 378under a suspension imposed under Chapter 4510. or any other 379provision of the Revised Code. 380(b) The offender previously has been convicted of or 381pleaded guilty to a violation of this section. 382(c) The offender previously has been convicted of or 383pleaded guilty to any traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or 384assault offense. 385(d) The offender previously has been convicted of or 386pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of division (A) 387of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a substantially 388equivalent municipal ordinance within the previous ten years. 389(e) The offender previously has been convicted of or 390pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of division (A) 391of section 1547.11 of the Revised Code or of a substantially 392equivalent municipal ordinance within the previous ten years. 393(f) The offender previously has been convicted of or 394pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of division (A) 395(3) of section 4561.15 of the Revised Code or of a substantially 396equivalent municipal ordinance within the previous ten years. 397(g) The offender previously has been convicted of or 398pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of any 399combination of the offenses listed in division (B)(1)(d), (e), 400or (f) of this section. 401(h) The offender previously has been convicted of or 402pleaded guilty to a second or subsequent felony violation of 403H. B. No. 690 Page 15As Introduceddivision (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code. 404(2) In addition to any other sanctions imposed pursuant to 405division (B)(1) of this section, except as otherwise provided in 406this division, the court shall impose upon the offender a class 407three suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial 408driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 409license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 410specified in division (A)(3) of section 4510.02 of the Revised 411Code. If the offender previously has been convicted of or 412pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, any traffic- 413related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense, or any 414traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder 415offense, the court shall impose either a class two suspension of 416the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, 417temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or 418nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in 419division (A)(2) of that section or a class one suspension as 420specified in division (A)(1) of that section. 421(C)(1) Whoever violates division (A)(2) or (3) of this 422section is guilty of vehicular assault and shall be punished as 423provided in divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section. 424(2) Except as otherwise provided in this division, 425vehicular assault committed in violation of division (A)(2) of 426this section is a felony of the fourth degree. Vehicular assault 427committed in violation of division (A)(2) of this section is a 428felony of the third degree if, at the time of the offense, the 429offender was driving under a suspension imposed under Chapter 4304510. or any other provision of the Revised Code, if the 431offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a 432violation of this section or any traffic-related homicide, 433H. B. No. 690 Page 16As Introducedmanslaughter, or assault offense, or if, in the same course of 434conduct that resulted in the violation of division (A)(2) of 435this section, the offender also violated section 4549.02, 4364549.021, or 4549.03 of the Revised Code. 437In addition to any other sanctions imposed, the court 438shall impose upon the offender a class four suspension of the 439offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, 440temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or 441nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in 442division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code or, if 443the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty 444to a violation of this section, any traffic-related homicide, 445manslaughter, or assault offense, or any traffic-related murder, 446felonious assault, or attempted murder offense, a class three 447suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial 448driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 449license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 450specified in division (A)(3) of that section. 451(3) Except as otherwise provided in this division, 452vehicular assault committed in violation of division (A)(3) of 453this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Vehicular 454assault committed in violation of division (A)(3) of this 455section is a felony of the fourth degree if, at the time of the 456offense, the offender was driving under a suspension imposed 457under Chapter 4510. or any other provision of the Revised Code 458or if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded 459guilty to a violation of this section or any traffic-related 460homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense. 461In addition to any other sanctions imposed, the court 462shall impose upon the offender a class four suspension of the 463H. B. No. 690 Page 17As Introducedoffender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, 464temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or 465nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in 466division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code or, if 467the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty 468to a violation of this section, any traffic-related homicide, 469manslaughter, or assault offense, or any traffic-related murder, 470felonious assault, or attempted murder offense, a class three 471suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial 472driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 473license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 474specified in division (A)(3) of section 4510.02 of the Revised 475Code. 476(D)(1) The court shall impose a mandatory prison term, as 477described in division (D)(4) of this section, on an offender who 478is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A) 479(1) of this section. 480(2) The court shall impose a mandatory prison term, as 481described in division (D)(4) of this section, on an offender who 482is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A) 483(2) of this section or a felony violation of division (A)(3) of 484this section if either of the following applies: 485(a) The offender previously has been convicted of or 486pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or section 2903.06 487of the Revised Code. 488(b) At the time of the offense, the offender was driving 489under suspension under Chapter 4510. or any other provision of 490the Revised Code. 491(3) The court shall impose a mandatory jail term of at 492H. B. No. 690 Page 18As Introducedleast seven days on an offender who is convicted of or pleads 493guilty to a misdemeanor violation of division (A)(3) of this 494section and may impose upon the offender a longer jail term as 495authorized pursuant to section 2929.24 of the Revised Code. 496(4) A mandatory prison term required under division (D)(1) 497or (2) of this section shall be a definite term from the range 498of prison terms provided in division (A)(2)(b) of section 4992929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the second degree, 500from division (A)(3)(a) of that section for a felony of the 501third degree, or from division (A)(4) of that section for a 502felony of the fourth degree, whichever is applicable, except 503that if the violation is a felony of the second degree committed 504on or after March 22, 2019, the court shall impose as the 505minimum prison term for the offense a mandatory prison term that 506is one of the minimum terms prescribed for a felony of the 507second degree in division (A)(2)(a) of section 2929.14 of the 508Revised Code. 509(E) Divisions (A)(2)(a) and (3) of this section do not 510apply in a particular construction zone unless signs of the type 511described in section 2903.081 of the Revised Code are erected in 512that construction zone in accordance with the guidelines and 513design specifications established by the director of 514transportation under section 5501.27 of the Revised Code. The 515failure to erect signs of the type described in section 2903.081 516of the Revised Code in a particular construction zone in 517accordance with those guidelines and design specifications does 518not limit or affect the application of division (A)(1) or , (2) 519(b), or (2)(c) of this section in that construction zone or the 520prosecution of any person who violates either of those divisions 521in that construction zone. 522H. B. No. 690 Page 19As Introduced(F) As used in this section: 523(1) "Mandatory prison term" and "mandatory jail term" have 524the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. 525(2) "Traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault 526offense" and "traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or 527attempted murder offense" have the same meanings as in section 5282903.06 of the Revised Code. 529(3) "Construction zone" has the same meaning as in section 5305501.27 of the Revised Code. 531(4) "Reckless operation offense" and "speeding offense" 532have the same meanings as in section 2903.06 of the Revised 533Code. 534(G) For the purposes of this section, when a penalty or 535suspension is enhanced because of a prior or current violation 536of a specified law or a prior or current specified offense, the 537reference to the violation of the specified law or the specified 538offense includes any violation of any substantially equivalent 539municipal ordinance, former law of this state, or current or 540former law of another state or the United States. 541Sec. 2903.081. (A) As used in this section: 542(1) "Construction zone" has the same meaning as in section 5435501.27 of the Revised Code. 544(2) "Reckless operation offense" and "speeding offense" 545have the same meanings as in section 2903.06 of the Revised 546Code. 547(B) The director of transportation, board of county 548commissioners, or board of township trustees shall cause signs 549to be erected in construction zones notifying motorists of the 550H. B. No. 690 Page 20As Introducedprohibitions set forth in sections 2903.06 and 2903.08 of the 551Revised Code regarding the death of or injury to any person in 552the construction zone as a proximate result of a reckless 553operation offense or speeding offense in the construction zone. 554The prohibitions set forth in divisions (A)(2)(b) and (3)(b) of 555section 2903.06 and divisions (A)(2)(a) and (3) of section 5562903.08 of the Revised Code apply to persons who commit a 557reckless operation offense or speeding offense in a particular 558construction zone only when signs of that nature are erected in 559that construction zone in accordance with the guidelines and 560design specifications established by the director under section 5615501.27 of the Revised Code. The failure to erect signs of that 562nature in a particular construction zone in accordance with 563those guidelines and design specifications does not limit or 564affect the application of division (A)(1), (A)(2)(a), (A)(2)(c), 565(A)(3)(a), or (A)(4) of section 2903.06 or division (A)(1) or , 566(2)(b), or (2)(c) of section 2903.08 of the Revised Code in that 567construction zone or the prosecution of any person who violates 568either of those divisions in that construction zone. 569Sec. 2903.13. (A) No person shall knowingly cause or 570attempt to cause physical harm to another or to another's 571unborn. 572(B) No person shall recklessly cause serious physical harm 573to another or to another's unborn. 574(C)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of assault, 575and the court shall sentence the offender as provided in this 576division and divisions (C)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), 577(8), (9), and (10) of this section. Except as otherwise provided 578in division (C)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of this 579section, assault is a misdemeanor of the first degree. 580H. B. No. 690 Page 21As Introduced(2) Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the 581offense is committed by a caretaker against a person with a 582functional impairment under the caretaker's care, assault is a 583felony of the fourth degree. If the offense is committed by a 584caretaker against a person with a functional impairment under 585the caretaker's care, if the offender previously has been 586convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or 587section 2903.11 or 2903.16 of the Revised Code, and if in 588relation to the previous conviction the offender was a caretaker 589and the victim was a person with a functional impairment under 590the offender's care, assault is a felony of the third degree. 591(3) If the offense occurs in or on the grounds of a state 592correctional institution or an institution of the department of 593youth services, the victim of the offense is an employee of the 594department of rehabilitation and correction or the department of 595youth services, and the offense is committed by a person 596incarcerated in the state correctional institution or by a 597person institutionalized in the department of youth services 598institution pursuant to a commitment to the department of youth 599services, assault is a felony of the third degree. 600(4) If the offense is committed in any of the following 601circumstances, assault is a felony of the fifth degree: 602(a) The offense occurs in or on the grounds of a local 603correctional facility, the victim of the offense is an employee 604of the local correctional facility or a probation department or 605is on the premises of the facility for business purposes or as a 606visitor, and the offense is committed by a person who is under 607custody in the facility subsequent to the person's arrest for 608any crime or delinquent act, subsequent to the person's being 609charged with or convicted of any crime, or subsequent to the 610H. 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No. 690 Page 22As Introducedperson's being alleged to be or adjudicated a delinquent child. 611(b) The offense occurs off the grounds of a state 612correctional institution and off the grounds of an institution 613of the department of youth services, the victim of the offense 614is an employee of the department of rehabilitation and 615correction, the department of youth services, or a probation 616department, the offense occurs during the employee's official 617work hours and while the employee is engaged in official work 618responsibilities, and the offense is committed by a person 619incarcerated in a state correctional institution or 620institutionalized in the department of youth services who 621temporarily is outside of the institution for any purpose, by a 622parolee, by an offender under transitional control, under a 623community control sanction, or on an escorted visit, by a person 624under post-release control, or by an offender under any other 625type of supervision by a government agency. 626(c) The offense occurs off the grounds of a local 627correctional facility, the victim of the offense is an employee 628of the local correctional facility or a probation department, 629the offense occurs during the employee's official work hours and 630while the employee is engaged in official work responsibilities, 631and the offense is committed by a person who is under custody in 632the facility subsequent to the person's arrest for any crime or 633delinquent act, subsequent to the person being charged with or 634convicted of any crime, or subsequent to the person being 635alleged to be or adjudicated a delinquent child and who 636temporarily is outside of the facility for any purpose or by a 637parolee, by an offender under transitional control, under a 638community control sanction, or on an escorted visit, by a person 639under post-release control, or by an offender under any other 640type of supervision by a government agency. 641H. 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No. 690 Page 23As Introduced(d) The victim of the offense is a school teacher or 642administrator, school crossing guard performing official duties, 643or a school bus operator, and the offense occurs in a school, on 644school premises, in a school building, on a school bus, in a 645crosswalk or sidewalk that is in or adjacent to a school zone, 646or while the victim is outside of school premises or a school 647bus and is engaged in duties or official responsibilities 648associated with the victim's employment or position as a school 649teacher or administrator or a school bus operator, including, 650but not limited to, driving, accompanying, or chaperoning 651students at or on class or field trips, athletic events, or 652other school extracurricular activities or functions outside of 653school premises. 654(5) If the assault is committed in any of the following 655circumstances, assault is a felony of the fourth degree: 656(a) The victim of the offense is a peace officer or an 657investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and 658investigation, a firefighter, or a person performing emergency 659medical service, while in the performance of the officer's, 660investigator's, firefighter's, or person's official duties. 661(b) The victim of the offense is an emergency service 662responder, the offender knows or reasonably should know that the 663victim is an emergency service responder, and it is the 664offender's specific purpose to commit the offense against an 665emergency service responder. 666(c) The victim of the offense is a family or household 667member or co-worker of a person who is an emergency service 668responder, the offender knows or reasonably should know that the 669victim is a family or household member or co-worker of an 670emergency service responder, and it is the offender's specific 671H. 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No. 690 Page 24As Introducedpurpose to commit the offense against a family or household 672member or co-worker of an emergency service responder. 673(6) If the offense is a felony of the fourth degree under 674division (C)(5)(a) of this section, if the victim of the offense 675is a peace officer or an investigator of the bureau of criminal 676identification and investigation, and if the victim suffered 677serious physical harm as a result of the commission of the 678offense, the court, pursuant to division (F) of section 2929.13 679of the Revised Code, shall impose as a mandatory prison term one 680of the prison terms prescribed for a felony of the fourth degree 681that is at least twelve months in duration. 682(7) If the victim of the offense is an officer or employee 683of a public children services agency or a private child placing 684agency and the offense relates to the officer's or employee's 685performance or anticipated performance of official 686responsibilities or duties, assault is either a felony of the 687fifth degree or, if the offender previously has been convicted 688of or pleaded guilty to an offense of violence, the victim of 689that prior offense was an officer or employee of a public 690children services agency or private child placing agency, and 691that prior offense related to the officer's or employee's 692performance or anticipated performance of official 693responsibilities or duties, a felony of the fourth degree. 694(8) If the victim of the offense is a health care 695professional of a hospital, a health care worker of a hospital, 696or a security officer of a hospital whom the offender knows or 697has reasonable cause to know is a health care professional of a 698hospital, a health care worker of a hospital, or a security 699officer of a hospital, if the victim is engaged in the 700performance of the victim's duties, and if the hospital offers 701H. B. No. 690 Page 25As Introducedde-escalation or crisis intervention training for such 702professionals, workers, or officers, assault is one of the 703following: 704(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(8)(b) of 705this section, assault committed in the specified circumstances 706is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Notwithstanding the fine 707specified in division (A)(2)(a) of section 2929.28 of the 708Revised Code for a misdemeanor of the first degree, in 709sentencing the offender under this division and if the court 710decides to impose a fine, the court may impose upon the offender 711a fine of not more than five thousand dollars. 712(b) If the offender previously has been convicted of or 713pleaded guilty to one or more assault or homicide offenses 714committed against hospital personnel, assault committed in the 715specified circumstances is a felony of the fifth degree. 716(9) If the victim of the offense is a judge, magistrate, 717prosecutor, or court official or employee whom the offender 718knows or has reasonable cause to know is a judge, magistrate, 719prosecutor, or court official or employee, and if the victim is 720engaged in the performance of the victim's duties, assault is 721one of the following: 722(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(9)(b) of 723this section, assault committed in the specified circumstances 724is a misdemeanor of the first degree. In sentencing the offender 725under this division, if the court decides to impose a fine, 726notwithstanding the fine specified in division (A)(2)(a) of 727section 2929.28 of the Revised Code for a misdemeanor of the 728first degree, the court may impose upon the offender a fine of 729not more than five thousand dollars. 730H. B. No. 690 Page 26As Introduced(b) If the offender previously has been convicted of or 731pleaded guilty to one or more assault or homicide offenses 732committed against justice system personnel, assault committed in 733the specified circumstances is a felony of the fifth degree. 734(10) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty 735to assault when it is a misdemeanor also is convicted of or 736pleads guilty to a specification as described in section 7372941.1423 of the Revised Code that was included in the 738indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the 739offense, the court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory 740jail term as provided in division (F) of section 2929.24 of the 741Revised Code. 742If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to 743assault when it is a felony also is convicted of or pleads 744guilty to a specification as described in section 2941.1423 of 745the Revised Code that was included in the indictment, count in 746the indictment, or information charging the offense, except as 747otherwise provided in division (C)(6) of this section, the court 748shall sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as 749provided in division (B)(8) of section 2929.14 of the Revised 750Code. 751(D) A prosecution for a violation of this section does not 752preclude a prosecution of a violation of any other section of 753the Revised Code. One or more acts, a series of acts, or a 754course of behavior that can be prosecuted under this section or 755any other section of the Revised Code may be prosecuted under 756this section, the other section of the Revised Code, or both 757sections. However, if an offender is convicted of or pleads 758guilty to a violation of this section and also is convicted of 759or pleads guilty to a violation of section 2903.22 of the 760H. B. No. 690 Page 27As IntroducedRevised Code based on the same conduct involving the same victim 761that was the basis of the violation of this section, the two 762offenses are allied offenses of similar import under section 7632941.25 of the Revised Code. 764(E) As used in this section: 765(1) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 7662935.01 of the Revised Code. 767(2) "Firefighter" means any person who is a firefighter as 768defined in section 3937.41 of the Revised Code and, for purposes 769of division (E)(21) of this section, also includes a member of a 770fire department as defined in section 742.01 of the Revised 771Code. 772(3) "Emergency medical service" has the same meaning as in 773section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. 774(4) "Local correctional facility" means a county, 775multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty- 776municipal jail or workhouse, a minimum security jail established 777under section 341.23 or 753.21 of the Revised Code, or another 778county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or 779multicounty-municipal facility used for the custody of persons 780arrested for any crime or delinquent act, persons charged with 781or convicted of any crime, or persons alleged to be or 782adjudicated a delinquent child. 783(5) "Employee of a local correctional facility" means a 784person who is an employee of the political subdivision or of one 785or more of the affiliated political subdivisions that operates 786the local correctional facility and who operates or assists in 787the operation of the facility. 788(6) "School teacher or administrator" means either of the 789H. 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No. 690 Page 28As Introducedfollowing: 790(a) A person who is employed in the public schools of the 791state under a contract described in section 3311.77 or 3319.08 792of the Revised Code in a position in which the person is 793required to have a certificate issued pursuant to sections 7943319.22 to 3319.311 of the Revised Code. 795(b) A person who is employed by a nonpublic school for 796which the director of education and workforce prescribes minimum 797standards under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code and who is 798certificated in accordance with section 3301.071 of the Revised 799Code. 800(7) "Community control sanction" has the same meaning as 801in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. 802(8) "Escorted visit" means an escorted visit granted under 803section 2967.27 of the Revised Code. 804(9) "Post-release control" and "transitional control" have 805the same meanings as in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code. 806(10) "Investigator of the bureau of criminal 807identification and investigation" has the same meaning as in 808section 2903.11 of the Revised Code. 809(11) "Health care professional" and "health care worker" 810have the same meanings as in section 2305.234 of the Revised 811Code. 812(12) "Assault or homicide offense committed against 813hospital personnel" means a violation of this section or of 814section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.041, 2903.11, 8152903.12, or 2903.14 of the Revised Code committed in 816circumstances in which all of the following apply: 817H. 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No. 690 Page 29As Introduced(a) The victim of the offense was a health care 818professional of a hospital, a health care worker of a hospital, 819or a security officer of a hospital. 820(b) The offender knew or had reasonable cause to know that 821the victim was a health care professional of a hospital, a 822health care worker of a hospital, or a security officer of a 823hospital. 824(c) The victim was engaged in the performance of the 825victim's duties. 826(d) The hospital offered de-escalation or crisis 827intervention training for such professionals, workers, or 828officers. 829(13) "De-escalation or crisis intervention training" means 830de-escalation or crisis intervention training for health care 831professionals of a hospital, health care workers of a hospital, 832and security officers of a hospital to facilitate interaction 833with patients, members of a patient's family, and visitors, 834including those with mental impairments. 835(14) "Assault or homicide offense committed against 836justice system personnel" means a violation of this section or 837of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.041, 8382903.11, 2903.12, or 2903.14 of the Revised Code committed in 839circumstances in which the victim of the offense was a judge, 840magistrate, prosecutor, or court official or employee whom the 841offender knew or had reasonable cause to know was a judge, 842magistrate, prosecutor, or court official or employee, and the 843victim was engaged in the performance of the victim's duties. 844(15) "Court official or employee" means any official or 845employee of a court created under the constitution or statutes 846H. 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No. 690 Page 30As Introducedof this state or of a United States court located in this state. 847(16) "Judge" means a judge of a court created under the 848constitution or statutes of this state or of a United States 849court located in this state. 850(17) "Magistrate" means an individual who is appointed by 851a court of record of this state and who has the powers and may 852perform the functions specified in Civil Rule 53, Criminal Rule 85319, or Juvenile Rule 40, or an individual who is appointed by a 854United States court located in this state who has similar powers 855and functions. 856(18) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 8572935.01 of the Revised Code. 858(19)(a) "Hospital" means, subject to division (E)(19)(b) 859of this section, an institution classified as a hospital under 860section 3701.01 of the Revised Code in which are provided to 861patients diagnostic, medical, surgical, obstetrical, 862psychiatric, or rehabilitation care or a hospital operated by a 863health maintenance organization. 864(b) "Hospital" does not include any of the following: 865(i) A facility licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised 866Code, a health care facility operated by the department of 867mental health and addiction services behavioral health or the 868department of developmental disabilities, a health maintenance 869organization that does not operate a hospital, or the office of 870any private, licensed health care professional, whether 871organized for individual or group practice; 872(ii) An institution for the sick that is operated 873exclusively for patients who use spiritual means for healing and 874for whom the acceptance of medical care is inconsistent with 875H. 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No. 690 Page 31As Introducedtheir religious beliefs, accredited by a national accrediting 876organization, exempt from federal income taxation under section 877501 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 878U.S.C. 1, as amended, and providing twenty-four-hour nursing 879care pursuant to the exemption in division (E) of section 8804723.32 of the Revised Code from the licensing requirements of 881Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code. 882(20) "Health maintenance organization" has the same 883meaning as in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code. 884(21) "Emergency service responder" means any law 885enforcement officer, first responder, emergency medical 886technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, 887emergency medical technician-paramedic, firefighter, or 888volunteer firefighter. 889(22) "Family or household member" means any of the 890following: 891(a) Any of the following who is residing or has resided 892with a person who is employed as an emergency service responder: 893(i) A spouse, a person living as a spouse, or a former 894spouse of a person who is employed as an emergency service 895responder; 896(ii) A parent, a foster parent, or a child of a person who 897is employed as an emergency service responder, or another person 898related by consanguinity or affinity to a person who is employed 899as an emergency service responder; 900(iii) A parent or a child of a spouse, person living as a 901spouse, or former spouse of a person who is employed as an 902emergency service responder, or another person related by 903consanguinity or affinity to a spouse, person living as a 904H. 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No. 690 Page 32As Introducedspouse, or former spouse of a person who is employed as an 905emergency service responder. 906(b) The natural parent of any child of whom a person who 907is employed as an emergency service responder is the other 908natural parent or is the putative other natural parent. 909(23) "First responder," "emergency medical technician- 910basic," "emergency medical technician-intermediate," and 911"emergency medical technician-paramedic" have the same meanings 912as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. 913(24) "Volunteer firefighter" has the same meaning as in 914section 146.01 of the Revised Code. 915(25) "Person living as a spouse" means a person who is 916living or has lived with a person who is employed as an 917emergency service responder in a common law marital 918relationship, who otherwise is cohabiting with a person who is 919employed as an emergency service responder, or who otherwise has 920cohabited with a person who is employed as an emergency service 921responder within five years prior to the date of the alleged 922commission of the act in question. 923(26) "Co-worker" means a person who is employed by the 924organization or entity that is served by a person who is 925employed as an emergency service responder. 926(27) "School crossing guard performing official duties" 927means a formally designated school crossing guard acting in 928accordance with division (B) of section 4511.461 of the Revised 929Code. 930Sec. 4511.461. (A) As used in this section: 931(1) "School crossing guard" means a person formally 932H. B. No. 690 Page 33As Introduceddesignated by a school district, municipality, township, or law 933enforcement agency to direct traffic through a crosswalk while 934pedestrians are going to or leaving school during the opening or 935closing hours. 936(2) "Official duties" means the actions taken by a school 937crossing guard while wearing or displaying high-visibility 938apparel or using a stop paddle, a whistle, or specific hand 939movements as a means to clearly direct traffic in or near a 940crosswalk. 941(3) "School zone" has the same meaning as in section 9424511.21 of the Revised Code. 943(4) "Lawful order" means a command given within the scope 944of the authority granted by statute while the person giving the 945command is performing official duties. 946(B) A school crossing guard, while performing official 947duties, may direct, stop, or otherwise control traffic in order 948to ensure the safety of a pedestrian using a crosswalk. 949(C)(1) No person shall knowingly fail to obey a lawful 950order given by a school crossing guard while the school crossing 951guard is performing official duties. 952(2) No person shall knowingly harass, threaten, 953intimidate, or interfere with a school crossing guard while the 954school crossing guard is performing official duties. 955(D) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is 956guilty of a misdemeanor in the first degree. 957(E) Notwithstanding division (D) of this section, if the 958offender was in a school zone at the time of the violation 959during the hours in which the school zone speed limit was in 960H. 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No. 690 Page 34As Introducedeffect, the court, in addition to all other penalties provided 961by law, shall impose upon the offender a fine of two times the 962usual amount imposed for the violation. 963(F) In addition to all other penalties provided by law, 964points shall be assessed for a violation of division (C) of this 965section in accordance with section 4510.036 of the Revised Code. 966(G)(1) Except as provided in division (G)(2) of this 967section, a school crossing guard is immune from liability in a 968civil action to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to 969person or property allegedly caused by an act or omission in 970connection with a power, duty, responsibility, or authorization 971granted to the school crossing guard under this section. 972(2) The immunity described in division (G)(1) of this 973section does not apply to a school crossing guard if, in 974relation to the act or omission in question, any of the 975following applies: 976(a) The act or omission was manifestly outside the scope 977of the school crossing guard's official duties. 978(b) The act or omission was with malicious purpose, in bad 979faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner. 980(c) Liability for the act or omission is expressly imposed 981by another provision of the Revised Code. 982Section 2. That existing sections 2903.06, 2903.08, 9832903.081, and 2903.13 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 984
To amend sections 2903.06, 2903.08, 2903.081, and 2903.13 and to enact section 4511.461 of the Revised Code to establish penalties for failing to obey a school crossing guard and other associated offenses.
Sponsors
Rep. Tom Young (R) sponsors HB 690, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.
Committees
HB 690 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.
History
HB 690 has taken 2 actions since Feb 10, 2026, the latest on Feb 18, 2026.
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Feb 18, 2026 | House | Referred to committee: Judiciary | ||
Feb 10, 2026 | House | Introduced |
Votes
HB 690 has not gone to a roll call.
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