Ohio House Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-1)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-18 - Refer to Committee: Criminal Justice
Pending: House Criminal Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend sections 2901.13, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2933.82, and 2945.42 and to enact section 2305.117 of the Revised Code to eliminate the spousal exceptions for certain sex offenses, to permit a person to testify against the person's spouse in a prosecution for any of those offenses, to eliminate the period of limitation for the criminal prosecution of a person for rape and for a civil action brought by a victim of conduct that would constitute rape, and to amend the versions of sections 2907.02 and 2907.05 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect March 22, 2020, to continue the provisions of this act on and after that effective date.

Removes limits on prosecuting and proving certain sex offenses

Rep. Kristin Boggs [D]	Rep. Tavia Galonski [D]	Rep. Gil Blair [D]	Rep. Juanita Brent [D]
Rep. Richard Brown [D]	Rep. Erica Crawley [D]	Rep. Jeffrey Crossman [D]	Rep. Sedrick Denson [D]
Rep. Dave Greenspan [R]	Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson [D]	Rep. Stephanie Howse [D]	Rep. Brigid Kelly [D]
Rep. David Leland [D]	Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan [D]	Rep. Mary Lightbody [D]	Rep. Beth Liston [D]
Rep. Adam Miller [D]	Rep. Joseph Miller [D]	Rep. Jessica Miranda [D]	Rep. Michael O'Brien [D]
Rep. John Patterson [D]	Rep. Allison Russo [D]	Sen. Kent Smith [D]	Rep. Lisa Sobecki [D]
Rep. Bride Sweeney [D]	Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes [D]	Rep. Terrence Upchurch [D]	Rep. Casey Weinstein [D]
Rep. Thomas West [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-18	House	Refer to Committee: Criminal Justice
2019-06-11	House	Introduced

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23			New Code	See Bill Text
23	05		New Code	See Bill Text
23	05	117	New Code	See Bill Text
29			Amended Code	Citation Text
29	01		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	01	13	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	07		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	07	02	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	07	03	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	07	04	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	07	05	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	07	06	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	07	07	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	33		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	33	82	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	45		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	45	42	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-279
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb279/IN/00/hb279_00_IN?format=pdf