The Ohio General Assembly passed an enormous criminal-justice reform bill early Thursday morning after adding a raft of amendments, including a provision to prohibit drivers in Ohio from holding their phone while behind the wheel.
, which now heads to Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk, also would toughen penalties for “aggravated vehicular homicide” in cases where the victim is a firefighter or an emergency medical worker. It would decriminalize test strips used to detect fentanyl, and it would significantly toughen penalties for disrupting a religious service in the state as well, among many other House-added measures.
Ohio already bans texting while driving, but SB288 would go further by making it illegal for drivers to hold their phones or press buttons or screens. SB288 would also require a minimum five-year prison sentence for anyone convicted of “aggravated vehicular homicide” in cases where the victim is a firefighter or an emergency medical worker. Ohio law already has such a requirement in such cases where the victim is a police officer or Bureau of Criminal Investigation investigator.
Like the distracted-driving, fentanyl test strips, and vehicular homicide provisions, the House previouslyThe co-sponsors of that earlier bill pointed to several instances when religious events were disrupted, including when, would, among other things: Allow inmates to reduce their sentences by up to 15% if they participate in job training, educational, or drug programs
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