OH SB162 | 2015-2016 | 131st General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-11-30 - Reported - Amended: Criminal Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

To amend sections 2929.02, 2929.022, 2929.024, 2929.03, 2929.04, 2929.06, 2953.21, and 2953.23 and to enact section 2929.025 of the Revised Code to provide that a person convicted of aggravated murder who shows that the person had a serious mental illness at the time of committing the offense cannot be sentenced to death for the offense and to provide a mechanism for resentencing to a life sentence a person previously sentenced to death who proves that the person had a serious mental illness at the time of committing the offense.

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Title

Prohibits death penalty if mentally ill

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-11-30 - Senate - Senate Favorable Passage (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-11-30SenateReported - Amended: Criminal Justice
2015-05-27SenateRefer to Committee: Criminal Justice
2015-05-13SenateIntroduced

Subjects


Code Citations

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2929025New CodeSee Bill Text
292903Amended CodeCitation Text
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2953Amended CodeCitation Text
295321Amended CodeCitation Text
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Ohio State Sources


Bill Comments

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