Ohio House Bill 195 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on September 30 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-09-30 - Effective Date

To amend sections 109.572, 2921.41, 2925.01, 2925.03, 2925.11, 2925.22, 2953.32, 2961.01, and 2961.02 of the Revised Code to provide that the prescription-related exemption from the drug possession offenses applies only when the controlled substance is obtained pursuant to a lawful prescription, to modify the penalties for "deception to obtain a dangerous drug" and "possession of drugs" under specified circumstances, to modify a criterion for determining the penalty for the trafficking in drugs offenses, to make existing laws prohibiting a person who has been convicted of a felony, including the offense of theft in office, from holding public office and denying such person other specified privileges applicable upon the acceptance of the person's guilty plea or the determination of the person's guilt, and to remove the authority of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation to review sealed criminal conviction records in conducting a criminal records check regarding license applicants for whom the check was required by Am. Sub. H.B. 104 of the 127th General Assembly.

Drug possession-prescription drug exemption/ deception to obtain drugs-modify penalty

Rep. Anthony Core [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-09-30		Effective Date
2008-06-27		Governor Action
2008-07-04		End of 10-day Period
2008-06-23		Sent to Governor
2008-06-10		Concurrence
2008-05-29		Passed 3rd Consideration Senate
2008-05-29		Committee Report
2007-06-19		To Judiciary Criminal Justice
2007-06-19		Introduced to Senate
2007-06-19		Passed 3rd Consideration House
2007-06-05		Committee Report
2007-05-01		To Criminal Justice
2007-05-01		Introduced to House

Type	Source
Summary	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_HB_195