State Rep. Haraz Ghanbari, R-Perrysburg, speaks in favor of the Ohio Anti-Hazing Act on Friday, June 25. Photo courtesy The Ohio Channel.
As Collin Wiant’s family looked on and applause rang out, the Ohio House of Representatives passed a billed Friday that would further criminalize the actions that led to his death.
Senate Bill 126 received unanimous approval from the Ohio House, which sends it one step closer to the governor’s desk, and enactment into law.
The bill, nicknamed Collin’s Law, expands criminal penalties for hazing and implements education and prevention procedures, particularly within Ohio colleges and universities.
Wiant was an Ohio University student in 2018 when he attended a Sigma Pi fraternity party, where a coroner’s report said he died of asphyxiation due to ingestion of nitrous oxide.
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