As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee            1            

123rd General Assembly                                             4            

   Regular Session                               Am. H. B. No. 37  5            

      1999-2000                                                    6            


    REPRESENTATIVES TAYLOR-MOTTLEY-METELSKY-WINKLER-GRENDELL-      8            

   THOMAS-ROMAN-EVANS-CORBIN-PATTON-ALLEN-HARTNETT-VAN VYVEN-      9            

    FLANNERY-YOUNG-TERWILLEGER-DePIERO-BENDER-TIBERI-GOODMAN-      10           

    BUEHRER-WILLAMOWSKI-MAIER-HAINES-O'BRIEN-PRINGLE-BRADING-      11           

         VERICH-CATES-SENATORS LATTA-BLESSING-HERINGTON            12           


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                          A   B I L L                                           

             To enact section 2903.041 of the Revised Code to      16           

                create the offense of reckless homicide.           17           




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        19           

      Section 1.  That section 2903.041 of the Revised Code be     21           

enacted to read as follows:                                        22           

      Sec. 2903.041.  (A)  NO PERSON SHALL RECKLESSLY CAUSE THE    24           

DEATH OF ANOTHER OR THE UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF ANOTHER'S          25           

PREGNANCY.                                                                      

      (B)  WHOEVER VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF RECKLESS     27           

HOMICIDE, A FELONY OF THE THIRD DEGREE.                            28