Regulate fraudulent synthetic media for influencing elections [HB-362]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Elections ]
To amend sections 3517.153, 3517.154, 3517.155, 3517.993, and 3599.40 and to enact section 3517.24 of the Revised Code to regulate the dissemination of deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media for the purpose of influencing the results of an election.
HB-362: Regulate fraudulent synthetic media for influencing elections
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Miller
Referred To Committee: General Government on 06/18/2025
Enact V.J.'s Law [HB-346]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2151.421 and 2151.99 of the Revised Code to enact V.J.'s Law to require mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect to report to both a peace officer and the public children services agency.
HB-346: Enact V.J.'s Law
Sponsored by: Rep. W. Scott Oelslager
Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 06/11/2025
Enact SHE WINS Act [HB-347]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
To amend sections 2305.11 and 2307.46 and to enact section 2317.58 of the Revised Code to enact the Share the Health and Empower With Informed Notices (SHE WINS) Act regarding abortion informed consent.
HB-347: Enact SHE WINS Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Marilyn John
Referred To Committee: Health on 06/11/2025
Regards duty to carry a concealed handgun license, notify police [HB-348]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
To amend sections 109.69, 109.731, 311.41, 311.42, 311.43, 1547.69, 2921.13, 2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124, 2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.127, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1211, 2923.1213, 2923.16, 2953.35, and 5502.411 and to repeal section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to repeal the changes made by S.B. 215 of the 134th General Assembly to the laws regarding a concealed handgun licensee's duty to carry the license and notify law enforcement if the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun and to rename concealed handgun
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HB-348: Regards duty to carry a concealed handgun license, notify police
Sponsored by: Rep. Bride Sweeney
Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 06/18/2025
License traffic law photo-monitoring device companies; levy a tax [SB-213]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Taxes ]
To amend sections 131.02, 715.013, 4303.26, 4501.06, 4511.092, 4511.096, 4511.0911, 5703.052, 5703.053, 5703.19, 5703.263, 5703.50, 5703.70, and 5703.77 and to enact sections 4787.01, 4787.02, 4787.03, 4787.04, 4787.05, 4787.06, 4787.99, 5755.01, 5755.02, 5755.03, 5755.04, 5755.05, 5755.06, 5755.07, 5755.071, 5755.08, 5755.09, 5755.10, 5755.11, 5755.12, 5755.13, 5755.14, and 5755.99 of the Revised Code to license companies that sell, provide, install, or otherwise manage traffic law photo-monitoring devices in Ohio and to levy a tax on such companies'
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SB-213: License traffic law photo-monitoring device companies; levy a tax
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Patton
Referred To Committee: General Government on 06/04/2025
Enact the Hate Crime Act [HB-306]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2927.12 and to enact sections 2749.01, 2749.02, 2749.03, 2749.04, and 2927.121 of the Revised Code to enact the Hate Crime Act to prohibit hate crimes and to create a civil remedy for a person who is terrorized by another because of specific characteristics or beliefs.
HB-306: Enact the Hate Crime Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 05/28/2025
Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify [SB-183]
[Construction ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry.
SB-183: Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy Schaffer
Referred To Committee: Workforce Development on 04/30/2025
Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify [HB-246]
[Construction ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to enact the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act requiring certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry.
HB-246: Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Peterson
Referred To Committee: Workforce Development on 06/18/2025
Reduce statute of limitations for contract actions [SB-157]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2305.06 and 2305.07 of the Revised Code to reduce the statute of limitations for bringing an action upon a written or oral contract.
SB-157: Reduce statute of limitations for contract actions
Sponsored by: Sen. George Lang
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 03/26/2025
Define antisemitism for certain purposes [HB-90]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend section 4112.01 and to enact sections 124.92, 2701.21, and 4112.20 of the Revised Code to define antisemitism for the purpose of investigations and proceedings in courts and state agencies and for state employee anti-bias training.
HB-90: Define antisemitism for certain purposes
Sponsored by: Rep. Jean Schmidt
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/12/2025
Enact the Innocence Act [HB-84]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2307.66, 2917.211, and 2981.02 and to enact sections 2307.68 and 2907.312 of the Revised Code to enact the Innocence Act to prohibit an organization from failing to verify the age of a person attempting to access material that is obscene or harmful to juveniles, to prohibit a person from using another person's likeness to create sexual images of the other person, and to create a private right of action for each prohibited activity.
HB-84: Enact the Innocence Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Peterson
Referred To Committee: Technology And Innovation on 02/12/2025
Regards filing false claims with the state, defrauding the state [SB-72]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
To enact sections 2749.01, 2749.02, 2749.03, 2749.04, 2749.05, 2749.06, 2749.07, 2749.08, 2749.09, and 2749.10 of the Revised Code regarding filing false or fraudulent claims with the state and defrauding the state of money or property.
SB-72: Regards filing false claims with the state, defrauding the state
Sponsored by: Sen. Hearcel Craig
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/12/2025
Enact Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act [SB-73]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, and 4112.01 and to enact section 3313.6612 of the Revised Code to enact the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act to prohibit discrimination against an individual based on hair texture and protective hair styles.
SB-73: Enact Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Ingram
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight And Reform on 02/12/2025
Establish liability standard for certain food-related injuries [SB-38]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To enact section 2307.56 of the Revised Code to provide for a reasonable expectation test in determining liability for injury caused by consumption of food containing a substance injurious to health and for the jury to make that determination.
SB-38: Establish liability standard for certain food-related injuries
Sponsored by: Sen. Kent Smith
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 01/29/2025
Enact the School Bus Safety Act [SB-62]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 4511.751 (4511.752); and to enact new section 4511.751 and sections 5.501, 3327.18, 3327.19, 4511.753, 4511.754, 4511.755, 4511.756, and 4511.757 of the Revised Code to authorize a civil penalty system related to drivers who illegally pass a school bus but cannot be identified, to designate the month of August as "School Bus Safety Awareness Month," and to designate this act
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SB-62: Enact the School Bus Safety Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Theresa Gavarone
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 01/29/2025
Regards civil actions for vandalism or riot activity injuries [SB-53]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2307.70 and to enact section 309.081 of the Revised Code regarding civil actions by persons who suffer injury or loss due to vandalism or riot activity.
SB-53: Regards civil actions for vandalism or riot activity injuries
Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy Schaffer
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 01/29/2025
Create Attorney General's special counsel billing database [HB-710]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
To amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 109.082 (109.084), and to enact new section 109.082 and section 109.083 of the Revised Code to create the Attorney General's special counsel billing database.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elliot Forhan
Introduced on 12/23/2024