Conference Committee Synopsis

Legislative Service Commission

LSC Conference Committee Synopsis

Am. Sub. H.B. 259

126th General Assembly

 

 

The Conference Committee recommends the bill as passed by the House of Representatives  with the following changes:

 


Topic

House
Version

Senate
Version

Conference Committee
Recommendation

Post-release control provisions

No comparable provisions.

Includes the following provisions regarding post-release control that have subsequently been enacted by Am. Sub. H.B. 137 of the 126th General Assembly (R.C. 2929.14(F), 2929.19(B)(3), and 2967.28, and Section 5):

(1)  Specifies that the failure of a court to notify certain felony offenders who are subject to post-release control that the offender will be supervised under post-release control after the offender leaves prison does not negate, limit, or otherwise affect the period of post-release control.

(2)  Authorizes a court to prepare and issue a correction to certain felony offenders' judgment of conviction to notify the offender that the offender will be supervised under a post-release control sanction once the offender leaves prison.

(3)  Specifies that the failure of a court to notify certain offenders that the Parole Board may impose a prison term for a violation of supervision under a post-release control sanction does not negate, limit, or otherwise affect the Parole Board's authority to so impose a prison term for that violation, if the Board so notifies the offender prior to the offender's release.

(4)  Requires the Parole Board, prior to the felon's release from prison, to notify each felon who is sentenced to prison and who will be under post-release control that the felon may be sent back to prison for violating the post-release control.

House version.

Prohibition against impersonating a federal law enforcement officer

No comparable provision.

Prohibits a person from impersonating a federal law enforcement officer in the same manner as a person is prohibited from impersonating a peace officer or private police officer.  (R.C. 2921.51.)

Senate version.

OVI provisions

No comparable provisions.

Includes all of the provisions in Sub. S.B. 141, As Passed by the Senate, dealing with various OVI-related issues, modification of the definition of "delinquent child," and enactment of a "presumptive disposition" provision for children adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation that would be the offense of trafficking in marihuana or the offense of possession of marihuana if committed by an adult.  (R.C. 2152.02, 2152.19, 4510.07, 4510.13, 4510.14, 4510.17, 4510.31, 4511.19, 4511.191, 4511.193, and 4511.195.)

House version.

 

 

 

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