OH HB490

Expands the definition of "qualifying DNA testing" to include DNA tests performed at the request of the state or prosecuting attorney, in addition to tests conducted under existing statutory procedures

Removes the requirement that DNA evidence be analyzed "in the context of all available admissible evidence" before a petitioner can file for postconviction relief based on actual innocence

Allows felony offenders to file second or successive postconviction relief petitions when qualifying DNA testing establishes actual innocence by clear and convincing evidence

Applies to both felony convictions and death penalty cases, where DNA evidence can challenge either the underlying conviction or the aggravating circumstances supporting a death sentence

Amends Ohio Revised Code sections 2953.21 and 2953.23 governing postconviction relief procedures