Prohibit paid public employee leave for certain union activities [SB-8]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To enact section 4117.091 of the Revised Code to prohibit a public employer from providing paid leave or compensation for a public employee to engage in certain union activities.
SB-8: Prohibit paid public employee leave for certain union activities
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Huffman
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight And Reform on 01/29/2025
Allow board of ed employees to use sick leave for parental leave [HB-574]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend sections 124.38 and 3319.141 of the Revised Code to allow board of education employees to use accrued sick leave for a parental leave of absence.
HB-574: Allow board of ed employees to use sick leave for parental leave
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Brown
Referred To Committee: Primary And Secondary Education on 05/21/2024
Urge Congress to amend the Railway Safety Act of 2023 [SR-196]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
To urge the United States Congress to amend the Railway Safety Act of 2023 to require rail shippers to secure all rail cars carrying solid waste to prevent littering and to create a study committee to analyze the benefits of securing rail cars carrying solid waste.
SR-196: Urge Congress to amend the Railway Safety Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Reported - Amended: Transportation on 02/28/2024
Enact STAND UP Act [HB-334]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
To amend section 4141.29 and to enact sections 4141.294 and 4141.295 of the Revised Code to enact the Strike Term Access to Negotiation Duration Unemployment Protection Act (STAND UP Act) regarding unemployment benefits during labor disputes.
HB-334: Enact STAND UP Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Referred To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 11/28/2023
Provide unemployment benefits to striking workers [SB-180]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
To amend section 4141.29 and to enact section 4141.294 of the Revised Code to provide unemployment benefits to striking workers and to declare an emergency.
SB-180: Provide unemployment benefits to striking workers
Sponsored by: Sen. Vernon Sykes
Referred To Committee: Insurance on 11/15/2023
Enact the Sam Knisley Family Support Act [HB-270]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 2929.18 and to enact section 2125.05 of the Revised Code to require a felony offender of an OVI-caused aggravated vehicular homicide to pay child maintenance when the victim is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a minor child, to allow child maintenance to be awarded in a wrongful death action when the offender is deceased, and to name this act the Sam Knisley Family Support Act.
HB-270: Enact the Sam Knisley Family Support Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tracy Richardson
Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 09/26/2023
Increase the state minimum wage [SB-146]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
To amend sections 4111.02, 4111.05, 4111.09, and 4111.14 and to repeal section 4111.07 of the Revised Code to increase the state minimum wage.
SB-146: Increase the state minimum wage
Sponsored by: Sen. Vernon Sykes
Referred To Committee: Medicaid on 09/13/2023
Revise the law governing passing a school bus [HB-140]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend sections 4503.03, 4510.036, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76 of the Revised Code to make changes to the law governing passing a school bus.
HB-140: Revise the law governing passing a school bus
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Referred To Committee: Transportation on 04/18/2023
Enact Ohio Equal Pay Act [HB-115]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend sections 4112.04 and 4117.08 and to enact sections 142.01, 142.02, 142.03, 142.04, 142.05, 142.06, 142.07, 142.08, 142.09, 142.10, 4113.12, 4113.43, 4117.141, 4145.01, 4145.02, 4145.03, 4145.04, 4145.05, 4145.06, 4145.07, 4145.08, and 4145.09 of the Revised Code to address wage disparities in public and private employment and to name this act the Ohio Equal Pay Act.
HB-115: Enact Ohio Equal Pay Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Reported - Amended: Constitutional Resolutions on 03/22/2023
Prohibit public employer granting paid leave-certain activities [SB-47]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To enact section 4117.091 of the Revised Code to prohibit a public employer from providing paid leave or compensation for a public employee to engage in certain union activities.
SB-47: Prohibit public employer granting paid leave-certain activities
Sponsored by: Sen. Kristina Roegner
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/08/2023
Regards operating a vehicle, watercraft under marihuana influence [SB-26]
[Cannabis ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 1547.11, 3701.143, and 4511.19 of the Revised Code to change the laws pertaining to operating a vehicle or watercraft while under the influence of marihuana and the admissibility of evidence for purposes of OVI statutes.
SB-26: Regards operating a vehicle, watercraft under marihuana influence
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Manning
Adopted on 02/08/2023
Regards collective bargaining by certain juvenile court employees [HB-612]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 4117.01, 4117.14, and 4117.15 of the Revised Code regarding collective bargaining by juvenile court employees who do not perform a judicial function.
HB-612: Regards collective bargaining by certain juvenile court employees
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Patton
Refer To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 04/05/2022
Regards domestic worker wages, overtime, other employment matters [SB-295]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend sections 4111.02, 4111.08, 4111.10, 4111.13, 4111.14, 4111.99, 4112.01, 4112.02, and 4112.052 and to enact sections 4111.021, 4111.031, and 4112.025 of the Revised Code regarding wages, overtime, and other matters related to the employment of domestic workers.
SB-295: Regards domestic worker wages, overtime, other employment matters
Sponsored by: Sen. Vernon Sykes
Refer To Committee: Workforce And Higher Education on 02/16/2022
Expand the category of part-time township employees [SB-299]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
To amend section 505.60 of the Revised Code to expand the category of township employees who are considered part-time for purposes of health coverage and to declare an emergency.
SB-299: Expand the category of part-time township employees
Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy Schaffer
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 05/31/2022
Temporarily expand the category of part-time township employees [HB-564]
[Elections ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend section 3501.054 of the Revised Code to permit certain public officials to collaborate with or accept money from a nongovernmental person or entity for using a building to train precinct election officials, to temporarily expand the category of first responders of certain townships who are considered part-time for purposes of health coverage, and to declare an emergency.
HB-564: Temporarily expand the category of part-time township employees
Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein
Refer To Committee: Local Government And Elections on 05/25/2022
Regards board of education employee use of leave [SB-276]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend sections 124.38 and 3319.141 of the Revised Code to allow board of education employees to use accrued sick leave for a parental leave of absence.
SB-276: Regards board of education employee use of leave
Sponsored by: Sen. Louis Blessing
Refer To Committee: Primary And Secondary Education on 12/15/2021
Prohibit biased policing, other status-based profiling [SB-243]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 109.73, 109.77, 109.79, 109.80, 4117.10, and 5503.05 and to enact sections 109.805, 109.806, and 2933.84 of the Revised Code to prohibit biased policing and other status-based profiling.
SB-243: Prohibit biased policing, other status-based profiling
Sponsored by: Sen. Sandra Williams
Refer To Committee: Judiciary on 10/06/2021
Enact the Fair and Open Competition Act [HB-309]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
To amend sections 4116.01, 4116.02, 4116.03, and 4116.04; to enact sections 4116.021, 4116.031, and 4116.05; and to repeal section 153.83 of the Revised Code to enact the Fair and Open Competition Act regarding project labor agreements in public improvement contracts.
HB-309: Enact the Fair and Open Competition Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Kyle Koehler
Refer To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 05/18/2021
Enact the Fair and Open Competition Act [SB-175]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
To amend sections 4116.01, 4116.02, 4116.03, and 4116.04; to enact sections 4116.021, 4116.031, and 4116.05; and to repeal section 153.83 of the Revised Code to enact the Fair and Open Competition Act regarding project labor agreements in public improvement contracts.
SB-175: Enact the Fair and Open Competition Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Brenner
Refer To Committee: Finance on 05/12/2021