Ohio House Bill 355 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-4)
Status: Introduced on November 19 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-06-04 - Committee Report - A
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

To amend sections 2903.13 and 2917.41 and to enact section 306.20 of the Revised Code to increase the penalty for assault when the victim is an employee of an Ohio transit system whom the offender knows or has reasonable cause to know is such an employee engaged in the performance of the victim's duties; to permit the court to impose a fine of up to $5000 and a six-month or lifetime prohibition from riding an Ohio transit system for assault committed in such specified circumstances; to authorize Ohio transit systems to post a warning sign indicating that abuse or assault of staff will not be tolerated and might result in a felony conviction; and to increase the penalty for evading payment of the known fares of a public transportation system.

To increase the penalty for assault when the victim is an employee of an Ohio transit system whom the offender knows or has reasonable cause to know is such an employee engaged in the performance of the victim's duties; to permit the court to impose a fine of up to $5000 and a six-month or lifetime prohibition from riding an Ohio transit system for assault committed in such specified circumstances; to authorize Ohio transit systems to post a warning sign indicating that abuse or assault of staff will not be tolerated and might result in a felony conviction; and to increase the penalty for evading payment of the known fares of a public transportation system.

Rep. Denise Driehaus [D]	Rep. Terry Blair [R]	Rep. Nicholas Celebrezze [D]	Rep. Barbara Boyd [D]
Rep. Cheryl Grossman [R]	Rep. Michael Ashford [D]	Rep. Dale Mallory [D]	Rep. Louis Blessing [R]
Rep. Fred Strahorn [D]	Rep. Alicia Reece [D]	Rep. Debbie Phillips [D]	Sen. Nickie Antonio [D]
Rep. Michael Stinziano [D]	Rep. Mike Foley [D]	Rep. Michael Sheehy [D]	Rep. Daniel Ramos [D]
Rep. Terry Boose [R]	Rep. Connie Pillich [D]	Rep. Stephen Slesnick [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-04		Committee Report - A
2013-11-19		To Judiciary
2013-11-19		Introduced to House

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
29			Amended Code	Citation Text
29	03		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	03	13	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	17		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	17	41	Amended Code	Citation Text
3			New Code	See Bill Text
3	06		New Code	See Bill Text
3	06	20	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=130_HB_355
Text	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText130/130_HB_355_I_Y.html
Text	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText130/130_HB_355_RH_Y.html