Senate Bill 256
Regards sentencing offenders under 18 when committed offense
To amend sections 2151.35, 2907.02, 2909.24, 2929.02, 2929.03, 2929.06, 2929.14, 2929.19, 2967.13, 2971.03, and 5149.101 and to enact sections 2929.07 and 2967.132 of the Revised Code regarding a bar against a sentence of life without parole, and special parole dates, for offenders who committed the offense when under age 18 and regarding dispositional hearings for abused, neglected, and dependent children.
Current Version
Effective Date
April 12, 2021
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By Senate
Signed By The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Primary Sponsors
Nathan H. Manning
Peggy Lehner
Cosponsors
Senators
Nickie J. Antonio
Louis W. Blessing, III
Dave Burke
Hearcel F. Craig
Matt Dolan
John Eklund
Teresa Fedor
Bob D. Hackett
Jay Hottinger
Stephen A. Huffman
Stephanie Kunze
Tina Maharath
Vernon Sykes
Cecil Thomas
Sandra R. Williams
Steve Wilson
Representatives
Erica C. Crawley
Jeffrey A. Crossman
Al Cutrona
Tavia Galonski
Catherine D. Ingram
George F. Lang
David Leland
Mary Lightbody
Joseph A. Miller, III
C. Allison Russo
Bill Seitz
Michael Sheehy
Kent Smith
J. Todd Smith
Lisa A. Sobecki
Bride Rose Sweeney
Emilia Strong Sykes
Thomas West
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