(ONN) – The killings of Charlie Kirk and Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman are prompting new legislation in Ohio.

Two lawmakers introduced a bill that would elevate politically motivated murder to aggravated murder.

The sponsors say the bill would carry a mandatory sentence of life without parole, and the crime would be eligible for the death penalty.

It establishes a political motivation specification.

This would apply to elected officials, their staff, journalists, and activists peacefully exercising their 1st amendment rights.