---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases"
description: "To amend sections 2945.38, 2945.39, and 2945.401 of the Revised Code relative to the timeline for restoration of competency in criminal cases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 295"
citation: "Ohio SB 295 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Courts and Civil Law", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Health and Human Services", "Mental Health and Disabilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nathan H. Manning", "Thomas F. Patton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-10-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca9524f1-6664-4fdf-b874-cf021d3d1d33"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb295/"
source_hash: "0eefc2998c8e843c2fd9edb9c7f550bda8aa9d6ff1d5aabea36d9beb68ddd5c1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
---

# Ohio SB 295 (136) — Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases

To amend sections 2945.38, 2945.39, and 2945.401 of the Revised Code relative to the timeline for restoration of competency in criminal cases.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb295/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb295/04_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb295/02_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb295/03_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb295/01_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb295/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **87–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **12–0** (fail) · lower
- Concurred in House amendments — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nathan H. Manning — primary (person)
- Thomas F. Patton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
- **2025-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Effective Emergency Act `became-law`
- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Effective 2/20/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca9524f1-6664-4fdf-b874-cf021d3d1d33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).