State And Local Government : Public Records
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Require electronic recordings of parole board hearings [HB-44]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 149.43 and 5149.10 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of all parole board hearings, excluding certain personal identifying information, and to make those electronic recordings "public records" under the Public Records Law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bride Sweeney
Referred To Committee: Criminal Justice on 02/16/2023
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Require attorney fees for Public Record Law violations [HB-658]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend section 2743.75 of the Revised Code to require the award of attorney's fees to an aggrieved person if a court of appeals determines in an appeal by a public office from a Court of Claims order that the public office denied the person access to public records in violation of the Public Records Law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Ingram
Refer To Committee: Civil Justice on 05/17/2022
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Require JobsOhio make records public, conduct open meetings [HB-654]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend sections 9.28, 121.22, 149.011, 149.43, 149.436, 187.01, 187.03, and 187.04 of the Revised Code to establish that records kept by JobsOhio are public records subject to inspection and copying under Ohio Public Records Law and to require all meetings of the JobsOhio Board of Directors to be open to the public, except when in an executive session.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Brinkman
Refer To Committee: Civil Justice on 05/17/2022
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Modifies the law governing sex offenses and medical professionals [SB-322]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 149.43, 2105.062, 2305.111, 2305.252, 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, 4730.25, 4730.26, 4730.32, 4730.99, 4731.22, 4731.224, 4731.251, 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 4731.2210, 4759.14, and 4778.171 of the Revised Code regarding sex offenses
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Hackett
Refer To Committee: Health on 05/18/2022
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Require names submitted by BMV be included on the jury list [SB-303]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend section 2313.06 of the Revised Code to require the names submitted by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to the commissioners of jurors to be included on the annual jury source list compiled by the commissioners.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Refer To Committee: Local Government And Elections on 03/02/2022
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Require state retirement system boards to disclose certain info [HB-540]
[Finance ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Investments ]
To enact sections 145.117, 742.117, 3307.16, 3309.151, and 5505.066 of the Revised Code to require the state retirement system boards to disclose certain financial information regarding alternative investments.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Seitz
Refer To Committee: Insurance on 02/15/2022
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Modifies public records exemptions [HB-522]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 149.43, 149.45, 315.25, 317.13, 319.28, 319.54, 2303.12, and 5713.09 and to enact sections 149.451, 149.452, and 321.25 of the Revised Code to modify the manner in which designated public service worker residential and familial information is protected from disclosure as a public record.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Patton
Refer To Committee: Civil Justice on 01/25/2022
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Ohio 134th General Assembly
Require electronic recordings of parole board hearings [HB-511]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 149.43 and 5149.10 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of all parole board hearings, excluding certain personal identifying information, and to make those electronic recordings "public records" under the Public Records Law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristin Boggs
Refer To Committee: Criminal Justice on 01/25/2022
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Allow sealing of certain dismissed charges [SB-223]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 1901.261, 1907.261, 2101.162, 2151.541, 2153.081, 2301.031, 2303.201, 2953.52, 2953.53, 2953.54, 2953.55, and 2953.61 and to enact section 2953.522 of the Revised Code to allow for the sealing 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
Refer To Committee: Judiciary on 09/08/2021
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Regards criminal background checks for certain professions [SB-217]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 173.27, 173.38, 173.381, 718.01, and 718.39 of the Revised Code to modify the law regarding access to criminal record check information with respect to long-term care ombudsman programs, direct-care positions, community-based long-term care services, and certain persons serving as a municipal corporation tax administrator, and to declare an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk Schuring
Passed on 12/08/2021
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Regards body-worn and dashboard cameras, excessive force [HB-367]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To enact sections 149.437, 2935.40, 2935.41, 2935.42, and 2935.43 of the Revised Code regarding the use of body-worn cameras and dashboard cameras by peace officers, the use of excessive force by peace officers, and the public release of body-worn camera or dashboard camera recordings when there is an allegation of peace officer misconduct.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristin Boggs
Refer To Committee: Criminal Justice on 09/16/2021
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Revise the law re: rights of crime victims [HB-343]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 9.39, 109.42, 109.91, 149.43, 1901.31, 1907.20, 2151.356, 2151.358, 2152.20, 2152.81, 2152.811, 2335.35, 2743.191, 2743.70, 2907.02, 2907.05, 2907.10, 2929.18, 2929.20, 2929.22, 2929.28, 2930.01, 2930.02, 2930.03, 2930.04, 2930.05, 2930.06, 2930.062, 2930.08, 2930.09, 2930.11, 2930.12, 2930.13, 2930.14, 2930.15, 2930.16, 2930.17, 2930.18, 2930.19, 2937.11, 2945.481, 2945.482, 2945.72, 2947.051, 2951.041, and 2953.32; to enact new section 2930.07 and sections 2152.203, 2929.281, 2930.011, 2930.041, 2930.042, 2930.043, 2930.044,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Concurred In Senate Amendments on 12/14/2022
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Permit higher ed board of trustees attend electronically [HB-77]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To enact section 3345.82 of the Revised Code to allow the board of trustees of a state institution of higher education to adopt a policy allowing the trustees to attend a board meeting via means of electronic communication.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Carfagna
Refer To Committee: Workforce And Higher Education on 05/26/2021
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Exempt mental health care providers' info from Public Records Law [HB-41]
[Mental Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to exempt certain mental health care providers' residential and familial information from disclosure under the Public Records Law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Laura Lanese
Refer To Committee: Health on 03/17/2021
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Ohio 134th General Assembly
Exempt personal info of certain persons from public records law [SB-4]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Healthcare ]
To amend sections 149.43, 4123.88, and 5913.01 of the Revised Code to include emergency service telecommunicators, protective services workers, certain Ohio National Guard members, and certain mental health care providers as individuals whose residential and familial information is exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law, and to make changes to the Workers' Compensation Law regarding information disclosures.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Effective 9/7/21 on 05/26/2021
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Ohio 131st General Assembly
Addresses confidentiality of threatened individuals and officers [SB-83]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 149.43, 149.45, 319.28, 319.54, 2903.213, 2903.214, 3113.31, 3503.15, and 3509.03 and to enact sections 111.31, 111.32, 111.321, 111.33, 111.34, 111.35, 111.36, 111.37, 111.38, 111.39, 111.40, 2901.44, and 3503.151 of the Revised Code to establish an address confidentiality program for individuals who reasonably believe that they are in danger of being threatened or physically harmed by another person, to exclude the residential and familial information of a federal law enforcement officer from the definition of a public record,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sandra Williams
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 03/04/2015
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Ohio 131st General Assembly
Limits who can receive copy of death certificate with SSN [SB-61]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
To amend section 3705.23 of the Revised Code to restrict to whom a certified copy of a death certificate containing the decedent's social security number may be issued.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Hughes
Effective 10/15/15 on 10/15/2015
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Ohio 131st General Assembly
Exempt peace officer information from disclosure [SB-362]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To amend sections 149.43 and 4501.271 of the Revised Code to exempt certain personal information of former and retired peace officers from public records requests and to allow such officers to use a former business address on their driver's licenses and motor vehicle registrations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Hughes
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 11/17/2016
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Ohio 131st General Assembly
Adopt Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act [SB-343]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To enact sections 149.21, 149.22, 149.23, 149.24, 149.25, 149.26, and 149.27 of the Revised Code to adopt the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Seitz
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 09/28/2016
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Ohio 131st General Assembly
Creates alternative remedy for public records denials [SB-321]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 149.43, 149.433, 2323.52, 2743.03, 2746.04, and 3333.0412 and to enact section 2743.75 of the Revised Code to create a procedure within the Court of Claims to hear complaints alleging a denial of access to public records, to modify the circumstances under which a person who files a mandamus action seeking the release of public records may be awarded court costs and attorney's fees, to expand the infrastructure record exemption under Public Records Law, and to generally protect a private, nonprofit institution of higher education
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Faber
Effective 9/28/16 on 09/28/2016