House Bill 81
General Assembly:
132
Short Title:
Prohibit death sentence if have serious mental illness
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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 House Criminal Justice Committee
| Date |
Chamber |
Results |
Vote |
| 12/5/2018 |
House |
Favorable Passage |
Yeas : 10 Nays : 3
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