Substitute House Bill 63 Summary

• Enacts "Judy's Law," requiring a mandatory 6-year prison term for felonious assault convictions involving use of an accelerant (fuel or ignitable liquid) that results in permanent serious disfigurement or permanent substantial incapacity to the victim.

• Applies to violations of section 2903.11 (felonious assault) when the offender is also convicted of a specification charging accelerant use and resulting serious harm.

• Creates new section 2941.1425 requiring prosecutors to include the accelerant specification in indictments or charging documents to enable the mandatory 6-year sentence enhancement.

• Defines "accelerant" as a fuel or oxidizing agent used to initiate or increase the rate of growth or spread of fire.

• Amends sentencing provisions in sections 2929.13 and 2929.14 to establish the mandatory prison term as an additional penalty beyond the base sentence for felonious assault.