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OH HB622
Bill
Status
12/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Josh Williams
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AI Summary
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Requires prosecutors to file civil commitment petitions in probate court for defendants found incompetent to stand trial who are charged with felonies or misdemeanor offenses of violence, rather than making this discretionary
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Establishes a mental health and substance abuse community-based correctional facility pilot program within the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to expand treatment opportunities in correctional facilities
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Appropriates $26 million for construction of a mental health and substance abuse community-based correctional facility in Lucas County, adjacent to the Toledo Correctional Institution
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Directs the Medicaid Director to seek a federal demonstration waiver within six months to provide mental health and substance use disorder treatment services to individuals in the pilot program
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Renames references to the "department of mental health and addiction services" to "department of behavioral health" throughout the competency to stand trial statutes
Legislative Description
Enact the Mental Health and Community Wellness Act
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment
Last Action
Referred to committee: Judiciary
2/4/2026