Ohio S.B. 56, 128^th General Assembly
Leaving Child Unattended in Automobile
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=128_SB_56

• Prohibits a person from negligently leaving a child who is less than five years of age unattended in an automobile.
• Specifies that the portion of the offense of "involuntary manslaughter" that prohibits a person from causing the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy as a proximate result of the offender's committing or attempting to commit any misdemeanor does not apply if the misdemeanor is the new offense described in the preceding dot point.

Introduced by: Senator Tom Niehaus (R), District 14
Co-Sponsors: Hughes, Carey, Fedor, Miller, D., Wagoner, Patton, Schuler 

This bill adds to current law that prohibits a person from doing any of the following:  (1) causing the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy as a proximate result of the offender's committing or attempting to commit a felony, or (2) causing the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy as a proximate result of the offender's committing or attempting to commit a misdemeanor of any degree, a regulatory offense, or a minor misdemeanor other than a violation of any section contained in Revised Code. Because current law does not specify leaving a child unattended in an automobile, this bill explicitly addresses that as an offense.

Date introduced: 2/24/09
Committee Assigned: Judiciary Criminal Justice, Chair: Timothy J. Grendell (R)