OH SB160 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 57-33)
Status: Passed on March 22 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-22 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 57-33)
Status: Passed on March 22 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-22 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
To amend sections 2152.86, 2717.01, 2903.03, 2929.13, 2929.20, 2930.03, 2930.06, 2930.16, 2950.01, 2951.041, 2953.08, 2967.03, 2967.12, 2967.121, 2967.19, 2967.26, 2967.28, 2971.04, 2971.05, 5120.66, 5149.07, and 5149.101 of the Revised Code to require automatic notice to victims of aggravated murder, murder, first, second, or third degree felony offenses of violence, or offenses punishable by a sentence of life imprisonment of certain prisoner or alleged juvenile offender release or transfer proceedings unless the victim has requested that the notice not be provided; to expand victim participation in parole hearings; to require the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to provide certain information related to paroles to designated public officials; to require the Department to notify the appropriate prosecuting attorney when a felon serving a specified sentence is released pursuant to a pardon, commutation of sentence, parole, or completed prison term; to require that the Department, in cases in which a prosecuting attorney currently is notified that a Department prisoner is being considered for an early release or a specified type of transfer to a less restrictive setting, provide the prosecuting attorney and any law enforcement agency, upon request, with an institutional summary report prepared with respect to the prisoner; to make other changes related to the release of prisoners and victim's rights; to provide that voluntary manslaughter committed with a sexual motivation is a sexually oriented offense, makes an offender or juvenile offender registrant who commits it a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender, and may qualify a juvenile offender registrant who commits it as a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant; to waive the notice by publication requirement for a change of name if the applicant submits proof that the publication would jeopardize the applicant's personal safety; to revise the sentencing options for fourth and fifth degree felonies; and to name the victim and family notification provisions Roberta's Law.
Title
To require automatic notice to victims of aggravated murder, murder, first, second, or third degree felony offenses of violence, or offenses punishable by a sentence of life imprisonment of certain prisoner or alleged juvenile offender release or transfer proceedings unless the victim has requested that the notice not be provided; to expand victim participation in parole hearings; to require the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to provide certain information related to paroles to designated public officials; to require the Department to notify the appropriate prosecuting attorney when a felon serving a specified sentence is released pursuant to a pardon, commutation of sentence, parole, or completed prison term; to require that the Department, in cases in which a prosecuting attorney currently is notified that a Department prisoner is being considered for an early release or a specified type of transfer to a less restrictive setting, provide the prosecuting attorney and any law enforcement agency, upon request, with an institutional summary report prepared with respect to the prisoner; to make other changes related to the release of prisoners and victim's rights; to provide that voluntary manslaughter committed with a sexual motivation is a sexually oriented offense, makes an offender or juvenile offender registrant who commits it a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender, and may qualify a juvenile offender registrant who commits it as a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant; to waive the notice by publication requirement for a change of name if the applicant submits proof that the publication would jeopardize the applicant's personal safety; to revise the sentencing options for fourth and fifth degree felonies; and to name the victim and family notification provisions Roberta's Law.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-12-13 - House - House - Third Consideration (Y: 89 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-12-13 - House - House - Amendment (Y: 87 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-12-13 - Senate - Senate - House Amendments (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-05-03 - Senate - Senate - Third Consideration (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-12-13 - House - House - Amendment (Y: 87 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-12-13 - Senate - Senate - House Amendments (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-05-03 - Senate - Senate - Third Consideration (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-22 | Effective Date | |
| 2012-12-20 | Governor' Action | |
| 2012-12-31 | End of 10-day period | |
| 2012-12-19 | Sent to Governor | |
| 2012-12-13 | Concurrence | |
| 2012-05-03 | Passed 3rd Consideration House | |
| 2012-05-03 | Committee Report - S | |
| 2011-04-28 | To Judiciary Criminal Justice | |
| 2011-04-28 | Introduced to House | |
| 2012-12-13 | Passed 3rd Consideration Senate | |
| 2012-11-14 | Committee Report - S | |
| 2012-05-08 | To Criminal Justice | |
| 2012-05-08 | Introduced to Senate |
