Legislative · State · OH
Ohio House Resolution Introduced to Condemn and Apologize for Displacement of Randolph Freedpeople
- Direction
- +1 — benefit to freedmen
- Force
- 1.00 — enacted, vetoed, or final
- Status
- Developing
- Date
- 2025-04-30
Why this rating
HCR11 targets a specific historically documented group of freedpeople (the Randolph Freedpeople) and their descendants, making it lineage-specific in intent. However, as introduced, it is a non-binding concurrent resolution with no funding, restitution, or force of law attached — only a statement of acknowledgment and apology. Per the rubric, symbolic resolutions without funding or force of law cap at +1 and default to 0, and this bill has only been introduced/referred to committee, with no further legislative movement shown in the material, so it has not yet produced any material effect on descendants.
Summary
Ohio House Concurrent Resolution 11 (HCR11), introduced April 30, 2025 by Rep. Dontavius Jarrells and nine co-sponsors, seeks to have the Ohio General Assembly acknowledge, condemn, and apologize for the wrongful displacement of the Randolph Freedpeople. The Randolph Freedpeople were enslaved persons freed and relocated under the estate plans of Virginia enslaver John Randolph, with historical ties to Ohio settlement.
The resolution was introduced in the Ohio House and referred to the House General Government Committee on the same day. The provided material does not include the full resolution text describing the historical displacement in detail, nor does it indicate any subsequent committee action, hearing, or vote beyond the initial referral.
As a concurrent resolution, HCR11 does not carry the force of law and does not appropriate funding or create an enforceable program; it is a statement of acknowledgment and apology.
Sources
- Condemn, apologize for displacement of Randolph Freedpeople — bill text · primary · legiscan
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