Senate Bill 162
General Assembly:
131
Short Title:
Prohibits death penalty if mentally ill
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Long Title: 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.
Version: As Reported by the Senate Criminal Justice Committee
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Sen. Lehner, Sen. Balderson, Sen. Sawyer, Sen. Brown, Sen. Hite, Sen. Thomas, Sen. Yuko, Sen. LaRose, Sen. Eklund, Sen. Schiavoni, Sen. Beagle, Sen. Tavares, Sen. Hackett
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Courts and Civil Law : Courts, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement, Health and Human Services : Mental Health and Disabilities
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| Committees |
Senate Criminal Justice
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