# Ohio HB 396: Expand the Address Confidentiality Program

Ohio HB 396, Expand the Address Confidentiality Program, is a 136th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Bernard Willis (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-05-20 (Reported); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB396-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Ohio HB 396
- State: Ohio
- Session: 136th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: Expand the Address Confidentiality Program
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-07-21
- Last action: 2026-05-20, Reported
- Sponsor: Bernard Willis (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement, State and Local Government
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (18 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bernard Willis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam C. Bird (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Rules and Reference: Reported | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | General Government: Reported | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-05-20: Reported (House)
- 2026-05-20: Re-referred (House)
- 2026-03-18: Reported (House)
- 2025-09-12: Refer to Committee (House)
- 2025-07-21: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/00_IN/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/00_IN/pdf/)
- As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference Committee: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/02_RCH/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/02_RCH/pdf/)
- As Reported by the House General Government Committee: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/01_RH/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/01_RH/pdf/)

## Related bills

- HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle (signed)
- HB 314: Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response (passed house)
- HB 733: Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law (passed house)
- HB 692: Revise the household sewage treatment system law (passed house)
- HB 630: Regards police escorts for farm equipment, agricultural vehicles (passed house)
- HB 647: Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program (passed house)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/00_IN/html/)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/00_IN/pdf/)
- [As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference Committee (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/02_RCH/html/)
- [As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference Committee (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/02_RCH/pdf/)
- [As Reported by the House General Government Committee (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/01_RH/html/)
- [As Reported by the House General Government Committee (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb396/01_RH/pdf/)

## Related
- [HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB519-2025-2026)
- [HB 314: Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB314-2025-2026)
- [HB 733: Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB733-2025-2026)
- [HB 692: Revise the household sewage treatment system law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB692-2025-2026)
- [HB 630: Regards police escorts for farm equipment, agricultural vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB630-2025-2026)
- [HB 647: Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB647-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB396-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).