State And Local Government : Public Officials And Employees
Ohio 136th General Assembly
Regards state employee reimbursement for GLP-1 drug costs [HB-388]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To enact section 124.826 of the Revised Code regarding reimbursements to state employees and elected state officials for GLP-1 drug costs.
HB-388: Regards state employee reimbursement for GLP-1 drug costs
Sponsored by: Rep. Dontavius Jarrells
Introduced on 07/01/2025
Revise volunteer fire department and volunteer firefighter law [SB-195]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
To amend sections 124.1310, 323.151, 323.152, 323.153, 3737.22, 3901.86, 4113.41, 4765.01, 4765.55, 5747.08, and 5747.98 and to enact sections 3333.27, 4765.551, 4765.61, 5747.87, and 5747.88 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding volunteer fire departments and volunteer firefighters and to make an appropriation.
SB-195: Revise volunteer fire department and volunteer firefighter law
Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy Schaffer
Referred To Committee: Finance on 05/14/2025
Prohibit certain publications during 30 days before an election [HB-264]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Media and Advertising ]
To amend section 9.03 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain government publications concerning candidates or ballot issues during the 30 days before an election.
HB-264: Prohibit certain publications during 30 days before an election
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Mathews
Referred To Committee: General Government on 05/14/2025
Revise civil service status of certain county probation positions [HB-146]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend section 2301.27 of the Revised Code to change the civil service status of certain positions in a county probation department from classified to unclassified.
HB-146: Revise civil service status of certain county probation positions
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Williams
Referred To Committee: Local Government on 03/05/2025
Regards drug trafficking, human trafficking, and fentanyl [HB-88]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2923.31, 2925.01, 2925.03, 2925.11, 2929.14, 2941.1422, 3313.60, 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, and 3705.08 and to enact sections 5.57, 2905.321, 2941.1427, 3313.6031, 3313.6032, and 3345.372 of the Revised Code to increase penalties for drug trafficking above certain amounts, to prohibit organized trafficking of persons, to require schools and institutions of higher education to incorporate instruction and policies on fentanyl awareness and abuse prevention, and to designate the month of August as "Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month."
HB-88: Regards drug trafficking, human trafficking, and fentanyl
Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Plummer
Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/12/2025
Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet [HB-94]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To amend sections 4109.08, 4111.09, 4112.07, 4115.07, 4123.54, 4123.83, and 4167.11 of the Revised Code to allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet.
HB-94: Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Peterson
Referred To Committee: Workforce Development on 04/02/2025
Enact the Ohio Property Protection Act [SB-88]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
To amend sections 319.202, 5301.256, and 5323.02 of the Revised Code to modify the law that prohibits certain governments, businesses, and individuals from acquiring certain real property and to name this act the Ohio Property Protection Act.
SB-88: Enact the Ohio Property Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Terry Johnson
Referred To Committee: General Government on 02/12/2025
Establish deferred retirement option for OPERS law enforcement [HB-73]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 145.22, 145.23, 145.35, 145.46, 145.561, and 742.63 and to enact sections 145.71, 145.72, 145.721, 145.722, 145.73, 145.74, 145.75, 145.751, 145.76, and 145.77 of the Revised Code to establish a deferred retirement option plan for law enforcement officers in the Public Employees Retirement System.
HB-73: Establish deferred retirement option for OPERS law enforcement
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Miller
Referred To Committee: Public Insurance And Pensions on 02/12/2025
Allow increase in membership of boards of township trustees [HB-76]
[Elections ]
[Community Development ]
To amend sections 505.01 and 505.82 and to enact section 505.013 of the Revised Code to allow the electors of certain townships to increase the membership of their boards of township trustees.
HB-76: Allow increase in membership of boards of township trustees
Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Baker
Referred To Committee: Local Government on 02/12/2025
CA: Increase the membership of the General Assembly [SJR-1]
[Elections ]
Proposing to amend Section 2 of Article II and Sections 1, 3, 4, and 5 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to increase the membership of the General Assembly to 51 senators and 153 representatives beginning January 1, 2033.
SJR-1: CA: Increase the membership of the General Assembly
Sponsored by: Sen. Louis Blessing
Referred To Committee: General Government on 01/29/2025
Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet [SB-33]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To amend sections 4109.08, 4111.09, 4112.07, 4115.07, 4123.54, 4123.83, and 4167.11 of the Revised Code to allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet.
SB-33: Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet
Sponsored by: Sen. Theresa Gavarone
Effective on 07/21/2025
Enact Ohio Property Protection Act [HB-1]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
To amend sections 319.202, 5301.256, and 5323.02 of the Revised Code to modify the law that prohibits certain governments, businesses, and individuals from acquiring certain real property and to name this act the Ohio Property Protection Act.
HB-1: Enact Ohio Property Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. W. Scott Oelslager
Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 01/28/2025
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
CA: Adopt the American Allegiance Amendment [HJR-7]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Proposing to enact Section 5 of Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to adopt the American Allegiance Amendment to prohibit individuals with citizenship in other countries from holding elected public offices.
HJR-7: CA: Adopt the American Allegiance Amendment
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Wiggam
Referred To Committee: Constitutional Resolutions on 06/18/2024
Require state employee training on neurodivergency engagement [HB-612]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
To enact sections 124.77 and 3304.25 of the Revised Code to require state officers and employees to complete annual training on engaging with individuals who are neurodivergent.
HB-612: Require state employee training on neurodivergency engagement
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Gross
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 06/11/2024
Require biannual audit of House human resources practices [HB-613]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
To enact section 101.291 of the Revised Code to require the House of Representatives to contract with an independent third party to biannually conduct an audit of the House of Representatives' human resources practices.
HB-613: Require biannual audit of House human resources practices
Sponsored by: Rep. Elliot Forhan
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 06/11/2024
Regards workers' comp-emergency workers' psychiatric conditions [HB-559]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
To amend sections 2929.14, 2941.1414, 4123.01, 4123.026, and 4123.46; to enact section 4123.87; and to repeal section 126.65 of the Revised Code concerning workers' compensation coverage for peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical workers diagnosed with psychiatric conditions arising from employment without an accompanying physical injury.
Revise the law governing coroners and death certificates [SB-255]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 313.02, 313.10, 313.12, 313.161, 325.15, 2335.061, 4723.431, and 4730.19 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing coroners and death certificates.
SB-255: Revise the law governing coroners and death certificates
Sponsored by: Sen. Terry Johnson
Referred To Committee: Health on 05/08/2024
Create deferred retirement plan for PERS law enforcement officers [HB-492]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 145.22, 145.23, 145.35, 145.46, 145.561, and 742.63 and to enact sections 145.71, 145.72, 145.721, 145.722, 145.73, 145.74, 145.75, 145.751, 145.76, and 145.77 of the Revised Code to establish a deferred retirement option plan for law enforcement officers in the Public Employees Retirement System.
HB-492: Create deferred retirement plan for PERS law enforcement officers
Sponsored by: Rep. Haraz Ghanbari
Referred To Committee: Pensions on 04/23/2024