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COLUMBUS – A bipartisan Ohio criminal justice bill that would reclassify low-level drug possession felonies as misdemeanors will die without a final vote in the House this week.
House Speaker Bob Cupp, R-Lima, does not plan to bring Senate Bill 3 up for a final floor vote, a spokeswoman confirmed Monday.
The House plans to meet on Tuesday for what could be the last time during this two-year session. Any bills that don t get final approval will die and must restart the legislative process next year.
The bill s supporters, including Republican state senators, had been encouraging the Ohio House GOP, which controls the chamber, to hold a vote. The bill, which diverts offenders to treatment instead of prison, has stalled in the House after clearing a committee last week with bipartisan support.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at a news conference in Cleveland, Feb. 27, 2020. (Associated Press)
The bill, which passed 18-11, with four Republicans and seven Democrats voting against it, would remove the requirement that someone must try to retreat before shooting in self-defense.
The Ohio House passed the proposal Thursday on a party-line 52-31 vote, Cleveland.com reported.
The current law makes an exception for self-defense shootings in one s own home or vehicle, according to WTOL. My right to defend myself from serious bodily harm or death does not change just because I am outside the walls of my home . inside or outside my car. My right to defend myself from serious bodily harm or death should be extended to anywhere I am lawfully allowed to be, Rep. Kyle Koehler, R-Springfield, tweeted earlier this month.
Ohio ‘stand your ground’ bill, expanding right to shoot to kill in self-defense, heads to DeWine s desk
The legislation removes a legal requirement that people try to retreat from a confrontation before shooting to kill in perceived self-defense.
Credit: Ohio General Assembly Author: Associated Press, Jake Zuckerman Ohio Capital Journal Published: 9:53 AM EST December 18, 2020 Updated: 5:41 PM EST December 18, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio House passed legislation late Thursday evening that removes a legal requirement that people try to retreat from a confrontation before shooting to kill in perceived self-defense.
The Senate agreed on Friday to amendments to the bill and it moves to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine s desk.
Ohio lawmakers pass legislation banning executions of the seriously mentally ill
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
In this Nov. 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio. The Ohio General Assembly has passed legislation banning executions of murderers with serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio General Assembly has given final approval to legislation prohibiting executions of killers who have a “serious mental illness” such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.