Regards criminal defendant substance use disorder, mental health

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Regards criminal defendant substance use disorder, mental health

To enact section 2901.14 of the Revised Code regarding substance use disorder and mental health treatment for criminal defendants.

What This Bill Does

• To enact section 2901.14 of the Revised Code regarding substance use disorder and mental health treatment for criminal defendants.

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Official Summary Text

To enact section 2901.14 of the Revised Code regarding substance use disorder and mental health treatment for criminal defendants.

Current Bill Text

As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 680

2025-2026

Representative Williams

To
enact section 2901.14 of the Revised Code
regarding
substance use disorder and mental health treatment for criminal
defendants.

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

Section
1.
That
section 2901.14 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
2901.14.
Notwithstanding
any other section of the Revised Code to the contrary, no judge,
including a judge with a specialized docket for the treatment of
substance use disorder or a mental health condition, shall require a
defendant to receive treatment for a substance use disorder or a
mental health condition at a for-profit entity or nonprofit entity,
including a faith-based entity, based solely on the entity's
for-profit or nonprofit status.