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HB654 • 2026

Enact Amanda Dean's Law

Enact Amanda Dean's Law

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Kellie Deeter
Last action
Official status
As Passed by the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Enact Amanda Dean's Law

To amend section 2927.01 of the Revised Code to enact Amanda Dean's Law to increase the penalties for abuse of a corpse.

What This Bill Does

  • To amend section 2927.01 of the Revised Code to enact Amanda Dean's Law to increase the penalties for abuse of a corpse.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. Ohio Legislature

    As Introduced

  2. Ohio Legislature

    As Reported by the House Public Safety Committee

  3. Ohio Legislature

    As Passed by the House

Official Summary Text

To amend section 2927.01 of the Revised Code to enact Amanda Dean's Law to increase the penalties for abuse of a corpse.

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As Passed by the House

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 654

2025-2026

Representatives Deeter, Manning

Cosponsors: Representatives Abrams,
Thomas, C., Willis, Brennan, Click, Craig, Dovilla, Ghanbari, Hiner,
John, Johnson, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., Miller, J., Miller, K.,
Miller, M., Newman, Plummer, Richardson, Robb Blasdel, Salvo,
Santucci, Sigrist, Stephens, Upchurch, White, A., Williams, Workman,
Young

To
amend section 2927.01 of the Revised Code
to
enact Amanda Dean's Law to increase the penalties for abuse of a
corpse.

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

Section
1.
That
section 2927.01 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:

Sec.
2927.01.
(A)
No person, except as authorized by law, shall treat a human corpse in
a way that the person knows would outrage reasonable family
sensibilities.

(B)
No person, except as authorized by law, shall treat a human corpse in
a way that would outrage reasonable community sensibilities.

(C)

(C)(1)

Whoever
violates division (A) of this section is guilty of abuse of a corpse,
a
misdemeanor
of the second degree
felony
of the fifth degree
.

Whoever

Except
as provided in divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section, whoever

violates
division (B) of this section is guilty of gross abuse of a corpse, a
felony of the
fifth

fourth

degree.

(2)
Except as provided in division (C)(3) of this section, if the
offender dismembers, mutilates, or intentionally disfigures a human
corpse, a violation of division (B) of this section is a felony of
the third degree.

(3)
If the offender dismembers, mutilates, or intentionally disfigures a
human corpse for the purpose of concealing a crime, obstructing
justice, or impairing the investigation or prosecution of a criminal
offense, a violation of division (B) of this section is a felony of
the second degree.

Section
2.
That
existing section 2927.01 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.

Section
3.
This
act shall be known as Amanda Dean's Law.