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Yes: 167 • No: 2
OhioSB 295136th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate
Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases
Sponsored By: Nathan H. Manning (Republican), Thomas F. Patton (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Courts and Civil LawCourtsCrimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementHealth and Human ServicesMental Health and Disabilities
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Defendants get charge-based treatment time limits
Ohio limits treatment and continued evaluation to restore a defendant's ability to stand trial, based on the most serious charge. The cap is three years for murder, aggravated murder, violent offenses punishable by death or life imprisonment, and complicity. It is one year for specified first- or second-degree violent felonies and qualifying conspiracies, attempts, or complicity; other felonies get six months. First- or second-degree misdemeanors get 60 days; third- or fourth-degree, minor, and unclassified misdemeanors get 30 days. Courts can allow up to four extra months when restoration remains uncertain at the deadline. These rules also cover defendants found incompetent before the law took effect whose restoration is ongoing or cases remain pending.
Defendants' treatment clocks can pause or restart
The treatment clock pauses when the treating facility or clinician finds that a defendant cannot consent to treatment or refuses it. Without an involuntary-medication petition, the pause lasts during the inability to consent or refusal, including refusal of medication. With a petition, the clock pauses while that petition is pending. The finding must be documented, and the court must be notified within 14 days. If a defendant becomes competent during treatment or continued evaluation and later becomes incompetent again, a new charge-based treatment period starts.
More defendants face commitment and competency reviews
Post-treatment and commitment-review rules now also cover specified first- or second-degree violent felonies and related qualifying offenses. Post-treatment rules apply when the treatment limit ends or the court finds no substantial chance of restoring competency with treatment. For committed defendants, review can start with a report or authorized application alleging competency, or the court's reasonable belief of competency. The law retains two stated exceptions; when review is required, courts must give at least 15 days' notice and hold a hearing within 30 days. The court then decides whether commitment continues during trial based on competency and whether the defendant remains subject to the commitment order.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Nathan H. Manning
Republican • Senate
Thomas F. Patton
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Adam Mathews
Republican • House
Bernard Willis
Republican • House
Bill Reineke
Republican • Senate
Brian Stewart
Republican • House
Cindy Abrams
Republican • House
Daniel P. Troy
Democratic • House
David Thomas
Republican • House
Derrick Hall
Democratic • House
Diane Mullins
Republican • House
Gary Click
Republican • House
Gayle Manning
Republican • House
Jerry C. Cirino
Republican • Senate
Jim Thomas
Republican • House
Joseph A. Miller, III
Democratic • House
Josh Williams
Republican • House
Kent Smith
Democratic • Senate
Marilyn John
Republican • House
Mark Hiner
Republican • House
Mark Romanchuk
Republican • Senate
Mike Odioso
Republican • House
Phil Plummer
Republican • House
Sean P. Brennan
Democratic • House
Steve Demetriou
Republican • House
Tex Fischer
Republican • House
Theresa Gavarone
Republican • Senate
Thomas Hall
Republican • House
Tim Schaffer
Republican • Senate
Tom Young
Republican • House
Ty D. Mathews
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/18/2026
Passed
Yes: 87 • No: 2
Senate vote • 2/18/2026
Concurred in House amendments
Yes: 30 • No: 0
House vote • 2/18/2026
Judiciary: Reported
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Senate vote • 11/12/2025
Passed
Yes: 31 • No: 0
Senate vote • 11/12/2025
Judiciary: Reported
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor
2/20/2026GovernorSent to Governor
2/18/2026GovernorConcurred in House amendments
2/18/2026SenatePassed
2/18/2026HouseReported
2/18/2026HouseRefer to Committee
11/19/2025HouseIntroduced
11/18/2025HousePassed
11/12/2025SenateReported
11/12/2025SenateRefer to Committee
10/22/2025SenateIntroduced
10/21/2025Senate
Bill Text
As Enrolled
2/20/2026
As Introduced
As Passed by the House
As Passed by the Senate
As Reported by the House Judiciary Committee
As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee
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