House Bill 555

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General Assembly: 132

Short Title: Provide for applying reduced criminal penalties [ Show Long Title ]

Long Title: To amend section 1.58 and to enact section 109.67 of the Revised Code to provide that a reduction of a penalty, forfeiture, or punishment for an offense applies with respect to an offender who committed that offense on or after the bill's effective date or, if the offense is not an offense of violence, prior to that date and was sentenced for the offense under the law in effect prior to the reduction.

Primary Sponsor: Representative West, Representative Sykes

Version: As Introduced

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Co-Sponsors	Rep. Rogers, Rep. Seitz, Rep. Celebrezze, Rep. Brown, Rep. Kennedy Kent, Rep. Howse, Rep. Smith, Rep. Ashford, Rep. Antonio, Rep. Reece, Rep. Boggs
Subjects	Courts and Civil Law : Courts, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Prisons, State and Local Government
Committees	House Criminal Justice
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