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HB622Introduced in the House

Enact the Mental Health and Community Wellness Act

IntroducedHouse Judiciary

Introduced by Josh Williams, District 44

What does this bill do?

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Official description

To amend sections 2945.37, 2945.38, 2945.39, and 2945.401 and to enact section 5120.101 of the Revised Code to enact the Mental Health and Community Wellness Act to amend the competency to stand trial law, to create the mental health and substance abuse community-based correctional facility pilot program, to require a prosecutor to file for civil confinement of a defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial and who is charged with a felony or a misdemeanor offense of violence, and to make an appropriation.

Where it stands

Referred to committee: Judiciary

February 4, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Referred to committee: Judiciary

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