House Bill 249
Addresses seeking medical help under criminal law
To amend sections 2925.11, 2929.13, 2929.141, 2929.15, 2929.25, and 2967.28 of the Revised Code to provide an immunity from arrest, prosecution, or conviction, or to permit a court to consider drug treatment or as a mitigating factor in supervised release sanctioning, for a minor drug possession offense for a person who seeks or obtains medical assistance for self or another person who is experiencing a medical emergency as a result of ingesting drugs or for a person who is experiencing such a medical emergency and for whom medical assistance is sought.
Current Version
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By Senate
Sent To The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Judiciary Committee
Primary Sponsors
Denise Driehaus
Robert Cole Sprague
Cosponsors
Representatives
Nickie J. Antonio
Heather Bishoff
Doug Green
Cheryl L. Grossman
Sarah LaTourette
Michele Lepore-Hagan
Bill Reineke
Michael Sheehy
Marilyn Slaby
Kent Smith
Ryan Smith
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