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OH HB935

OH HB935
Let criminal court make certain mental capacity determinations


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Introduced
05/19/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

136th General Assembly

Bill Summary

To amend sections 149.43, 2101.24, 2108.90, 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.401, 5122.01, 5122.02, 5122.03, 5122.05, 5122.09, 5122.10, 5122.11, 5122.111, 5122.112, 5122.12, 5122.13, 5122.14, 5122.141, 5122.15, 5122.20, 5122.23, 5122.25, 5122.26, 5122.27, 5122.271, 5122.29, 5122.31, 5122.311, 5122.35, 5122.36, 5122.38, 5122.41, 5122.43, 5123.01, 5123.21, 5123.39, 5123.57, 5123.58, 5123.61, 5123.70, 5123.71, 5123.73, 5123.74, 5123.75, 5123.76, 5123.79, 5123.81, 5123.811, 5123.86, 5123.89, 5123.92, 5123.95, 5123.96, and 5123.97 and to enact section 5122.051 of the Revised Code to allow a criminal court to determine whether a defendant is a mentally ill person subject to a court order or a person with an intellectual disability subject to institutionalization if the criminal court is determining whether the defendant is competent to stand trial.

AI Summary

This bill allows criminal courts to determine if a defendant is a "mentally ill person subject to court order" or a "person with an intellectual disability subject to institutionalization by court order" when deciding if the defendant is competent to stand trial. This means that instead of these specific mental capacity determinations being exclusively handled by probate courts, criminal courts can now make these judgments within the context of a criminal case. The bill amends numerous sections of existing law related to mental health and developmental disabilities, and enacts a new section to facilitate this change, ensuring that both probate and criminal courts can handle these matters.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to committee: Judiciary (on 05/20/2026)

Taxonomy

Health
  • ‐ Mental Illness, Mental Retardation, and Deinstitutionalization
Law, Crime, and Family Issues
  • ‐ Court Administration
  • ‐ Criminal and Juvenile Delinquent Prosecution, Procedure, and Sentencing

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