State And Local Government : Public Records

State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response [HB-314] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to restrict harassing or disruptive public records requests and permit private contractors to respond to voluminous public records requests.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Ray Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/04/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Enact the Finding and Identifying with NamUs Data (FIND) Act [HB-217] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 2901.30, 2901.41, and 2901.42 of the Revised Code to enact the Finding and Identifying with NamUs Data (FIND) Act to require law enforcement agencies to enter information relating to a report of a missing person in the national missing and unidentified persons system (NamUs).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Miller Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 04/09/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Prohibit law enforcement from charging fees for certain videos [SB-123] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Data Privacy ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to prohibit a law enforcement agency for charging a fee for preparing or producing a video public record for a person known or presumed to be depicted in the video.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Ingram Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 02/26/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Specify election official status for public records law purposes [SB-82] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Voting Rights ] [Data Privacy ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to specify that certain election officials are designated public service workers for purposes of the public records law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Theresa Gavarone Referred To Committee: General Government on 02/12/2025

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Ohio 136th General Assembly

Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings [HB-31] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 149.43 and 5149.10 and to enact section 5149.102 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of all parole board hearings and to make electronic recordings of full parole board hearings public records.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Peterson Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 06/18/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Reduce sealing, expungement requirements in certain cases [HB-608] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2953.33, 2953.34, and 2953.61 and to enact section 2953.331 of the Revised Code to reduce the requirements for sealing or expungement of records in a case where the defendant was acquitted or found not guilty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Williams Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 05/21/2024

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Enact the Super Bowl Entourage Expense Act [HB-508] [Sports ] [Ethics ]
To enact section 107.72 of the Revised Code to create a public records exception for certain documents related to the Governor and to name this act the Super Bowl Entourage Expense Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elliot Forhan Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 05/07/2024

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Enacts the Getting Rehabilitated Ohioans Working Act [HB-460] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend section 2953.32 and to enact section 2953.321 of the Revised Code to enact the Getting Rehabilitated Ohioans Working Act to allow for the automatic sealing of certain criminal records.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Seitz Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 04/02/2024

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Require accident fault information on a motor vehicle abstract [HB-353] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ]
To amend section 4509.05 of the Revised Code to require the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to include information regarding who is at fault for a motor vehicle accident on a motor vehicle abstract, when such information is available.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Hudson Hillyer Referred To Committee: State And Local Government on 12/06/2023

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Allow for the sealing or expungement of certain charges [SB-197] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 1901.261, 1907.261, 2101.162, 2151.541, 2153.081, 2301.031, 2303.201, 2951.041, 2953.31, 2953.34, and 2953.61 and to enact section 2953.522 of the Revised Code to allow for the sealing or expungement of charges dismissed through intervention in lieu of conviction when those charges are connected to a conviction for operating a vehicle under the influence and to allow a clerk of court to spend computerization funds upon request.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Niraj Antani Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 12/06/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Exempt certain public service worker documents from disclosure [SB-185] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 149.43, 149.45, and 319.28 of the Revised Code to exempt redaction request forms, affidavits, and the records of the work schedules of designated public service workers from disclosure under public records law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Al Landis Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 11/15/2023

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Make election officials public service workers re:public records [SB-173] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Voting Rights ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to specify that certain election officials are designated public service workers for purposes of the public records law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze Referred To Committee: Civil Justice on 11/12/2024

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Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Exempt certain public service workers' forms from disclosure [HB-265] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 149.43, 149.45, 319.28, 319.54, 2323.52, 2743.75, and 2951.03 and to enact section 9.59 of the Revised Code to revise the Public Records Law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Manning Effective on 04/09/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Designates World Refugee Day [HB-247] [Human Rights ] [International ]
To enact section 5.54 of the Revised Code to designate the twentieth day of June as "World Refugee Day."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Adopted on 09/12/2023

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards State Board of Education membership and meetings [HB-235] [Education ] [Elections ]
To amend sections 3.15, 3301.01, 3301.02, 3301.03, 3301.06, 3501.01, 3501.02, 3505.03, 3505.04, 3513.04, and 3513.052; to enact sections 3301.021 and 3301.139; and to repeal section 3513.259 of the Revised Code with regard to membership and election of State Board of Education members and to make changes regarding the State Board's public meetings.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein Referred To Committee: Primary And Secondary Education on 09/12/2023

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Enact the Free to Speak Act [HB-211] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Public Safety ]
To amend section 121.22 of the Revised Code to name this act the Free to Speak Act and to require a public body to permit members of the public to comment or testify about matters of public concern before the public body at its public meeting.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Wiggam Referred To Committee: State And Local Government on 06/20/2023

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Honoring COSI as the recipient of a 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. [HR-169] [Arts and Culture ] [Libraries ]
Honoring COSI as the recipient of a 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Brown Referred To Committee: Health on 06/13/2023

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards sex offenses, State Medical Board regulated persons [SB-109] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 149.43, 2105.062, 2305.111, 2907.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.06, 2907.17, 2907.18, 2921.22, 2929.42, 2950.01, 2950.151, 2971.01, 3107.07, 3109.50, 3111.04, 4723.28, 4730.25, 4730.26, 4730.32, 4730.99, 4731.22, 4731.224, 4731.99, 4759.05, 4759.07, 4759.99, 4760.13, 4760.14, 4760.16, 4760.99, 4761.03, 4761.09, 4761.14, 4761.99, 4762.13, 4762.14, 4762.16, 4762.99, 4774.13, 4774.14, 4774.16, 4774.99, 4778.14, 4778.18, and 4778.99 and to enact sections 4723.93, 4730.57, 4731.2210, 4731.77, 4759.14, and 4778.171 of the Revised Code regarding (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze Effective Conforming Amendments Effective October 12, 2028. on 03/21/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Designate Ohio Doula Awareness Week [SB-69] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To enact section 5.2316 of the Revised Code to designate the week including March 22nd as Ohio Doula Awareness Week.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Vernon Sykes Referred To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 03/01/2023

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Enact Data Analysis Transparency Archive (DATA) Act [SB-71] [Elections ] [Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 305.02, 3513.041, 3513.05, 3513.06, 3513.07, 3513.261, and 3513.271 and to enact section 3513.053 of the Revised Code regarding candidate nominations and party central committees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Theresa Gavarone Passed on 12/18/2024

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