Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases penalties for drug and human trafficking in the state of Ohio.

Highlights:

• Amends and recategorizes the felony classifications for trafficking certain amounts of drugs, such as cocaine, fentanyl, or heroin, and establishes harsher penalties that come with the state’s potential reclassifications (Sec. 1).

• Establishes a new offense of participating in an organization for trafficking in persons and classifies it as a first-degree felony (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall become effective beginning January 1, 2025 (Sec. 4).

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