1. When a felonious assault is committed as defined by Section 2903.11 of the Ohio Revised Code and results in a traumatic brain or spine injury to another that results in a persistent vegetative state, minimally conscious state or irreversible paralysis; the offense should be deemed a felony of the First Degree.

2.To add a sentencing specification when a felonious assault leads to the victim being in a persistent vegetative state, minimally conscious state or irreversible paralysis;

1. The sentencing specification shall be 30 years. 

2. If the victim is under the age of 16 or above the age of 65,  the sentencing shall be 35 years to life.

3. Amend the language in Section 2903.01 of the Ohio Revised Code which currently states:

“No person shall purposely cause the death of another who is under thirteen years of age at the time of the commission of the offense.”

To read as:

““No person shall cause the death of another in a manner that is out­ra­geous­ly or wan­ton­ly vile, hor­ri­ble, or inhu­man in that it involved tor­ture, deprav­i­ty of mind, or an aggra­vat­ed bat­tery to the vic­tim. Any mur­der is wan­ton­ly vile, hor­ri­ble, and inhu­man if the vic­tim is less than sixteen years of age”

4. Amend Section 2919.22 (A) of the Ohio Revised Code  to read as No person, who is the parent, guardian, custodian, person having custody or control, individual commissioned or authorized as a child care provider, or person in loco parentis,of a child under eighteen years of age or a child with a mental or physical disability under twenty-one years of age, shall create a substantial risk to the health or safety of the child, by violating a duty of care, protection, or support. It is not a violation of a duty of care, protection, or support under this division when the parent, guardian, custodian, or person having custody or control of a child treats the physical or mental illness or disability of the child by spiritual means through prayer alone, in accordance with the tenets of a recognized religious body.

Amend Section 2919.22 (B) by inserting: 

(7) leaves the child in the charge of an unauthorized child care provider or individual under 18 years of age, without expressed consent of the child's parent or legal guardian and the child is the victim of abuse, significant bodily harm or death.