SB 332 Summary

• Establishes a new mandatory 10-year prison term for anyone convicted of discharging a firearm while committing a felony that causes injury or death to a child under 18 years old.

• Creates a new specification (section 2941.1424) that must be charged in the indictment for prosecutors to seek the mandatory 10-year sentence.

• Applies the specification to both adult criminal proceedings under section 2929.14(B)(9) and juvenile delinquency proceedings under section 2152.17.

• Requires the 10-year sentence to be served consecutively (one after another) with any other prison terms imposed and cannot be reduced through earned credit programs.

• Adds notification requirements for foster caregivers regarding children in their care who have been adjudicated delinquent for firearm-related offenses, including those involving the new specification.