Establish duties for Attorney General if person killed by police [SB-83]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To enact section 109.021 of the Revised Code to establish the duties and authority of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute cases relating to the death of a person caused by a peace officer.
SB-83: Establish duties for Attorney General if person killed by police
Sponsored by: Sen. Sandra Williams
Refer To Committee: Government Oversight And Reform on 03/07/2017
Modify financial planning and supervision commission laws [SB-88]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 118.05, 118.06, 118.11, 118.12, 118.13, and 118.99 and to repeal the version of section 118.023 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect September 29, 2017, to modify the composition and powers of the financial planning and supervision commission of a political subdivision that is in a state of fiscal emergency and to clarify the duties of that political subdivision.
SB-88: Modify financial planning and supervision commission laws
Sponsored by: Sen. John Eklund
Refer To Committee: Government Accountability And Oversight on 05/09/2017
Modify financial planning and supervision commission laws [HB-103]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend sections 118.05, 118.06, 118.11, 118.12, 118.13, and 118.99 and to repeal the version of section 118.023 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect September 29, 2017, to modify the composition and powers of the financial planning and supervision commission of a political subdivision that is in a state of fiscal emergency and to clarify the duties of that political subdivision.
HB-103: Modify financial planning and supervision commission laws
Sponsored by: Sen. John Eklund
Effective 10/17/17 on 10/17/2017
Allow political subdivisions and higher ed apply prevailing wage [SB-72]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To amend sections 164.07, 307.022, 307.671, 307.673, 307.674, 307.696, 351.06, 353.03, 1506.44, 1710.02, 4115.03, 4115.04, 4115.06, 5540.03, 6117.012, and 6121.061 of the Revised Code to allow political subdivisions, special districts, and state institutions of higher education to elect to apply the Prevailing Wage Law to public improvement projects.
SB-72: Allow political subdivisions and higher ed apply prevailing wage
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Jordan
Refer To Committee: Finance on 03/07/2017
Reimburse medical service levy revenue forgone because of TIF [HB-69]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 715.691, 5705.03, 5709.40, 5709.634, 5739.021, 5739.023, and 5739.026 of the Revised Code and to amend Sections 387.10 and 387.20 of Am. Sub. H.B. 49 of the 132nd General Assembly to require reimbursement of certain township fire and emergency medical service levy revenue forgone because of the creation of a municipal tax increment financing district, to authorize subdivisions to remove territory from existing joint economic development zones (JEDZs), to authorize townships to enter into enterprise zone agreements with retail businesses
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HB-69: Reimburse medical service levy revenue forgone because of TIF
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Carfagna
Effective 3/23/18 - Certain Provisions Effective 12/22/17 on 03/23/2018
Establish Water Quality Improvement Program [HB-62]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
To amend sections 321.24, 939.01, and 939.02 and to enact section 5709.30 of the Revised Code to require the Director of Agriculture to adopt rules establishing the Ohio Water Quality Improvement Program, to exempt land enrolled in the Program from taxation, and to reimburse local taxing units for revenue lost due to that exemption.
HB-62: Establish Water Quality Improvement Program
Sponsored by: Rep. John Rogers
Refer To Committee: Agriculture And Rural Development on 02/21/2017
Issue state revenue bonds to finance acquisition of improvements [HB-54]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
To enact sections 158.01, 158.02, 158.03, 158.04, 158.05, 158.06, 158.07, 158.08, 158.09, 158.10, and 158.11 of the Revised Code to authorize the Treasurer of State to issue revenue obligations of the state for the purpose of making loans to qualifying public entities for their acquisition of permanent improvements through the Treasurer of State's purchase of public obligations of those qualifying entities.
HB-54: Issue state revenue bonds to finance acquisition of improvements
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk Schuring
Refer To Committee: Finance on 03/15/2017
Allow electronic filing of campaign finance statements [SB-44]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 705.92, 3517.10, 3517.105, 3517.106, 3517.1011, and 3517.11 of the Revised Code to allow certain campaign committees and other entities to file campaign finance statements electronically, to require the Secretary of State to make the information in those electronic statements available online, and to change deadlines for petitions to remove elected officials of certain municipal corporations.
SB-44: Allow electronic filing of campaign finance statements
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Reported - Amended: Government Accountability And Oversight on 12/07/2017
Deliver notices by ordinary mail or electronically [HB-34]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 9.312, 109.43, 124.327, 128.07, 149.30, 149.43, 303.14, 307.204, 309.09, 340.02, 343.01, 505.266, 519.14, 713.21, 902.04, 929.02, 931.03, 940.20, 3517.01, 3517.11, 4301.39, 5713.082, 5713.31, 5713.32, 5715.19, 5715.20, 5717.01, 5721.30, 5721.31, 5721.32, 5721.33, and 5727.75 and to enact sections 308.061, 4582.021, and 4582.23 of the Revised Code to authorize certain state agencies, local governments, and other boards, commissions, and officers to deliver certain notices by ordinary mail and electronically instead of by certified
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HB-34: Deliver notices by ordinary mail or electronically
Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein
Effective 11/2/18 on 11/02/2018
Designate an appreciation day [HB-44]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To enact section 5.261 of the Revised Code to designate May 24 as First Responders' Appreciation Day.
HB-44: Designate an appreciation day
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Effective 5/3/18 on 05/03/2018
Withdraw from state household sewage system rules [SB-31]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To enact section 3718.026 of the Revised Code to authorize a board of county commissioners or municipal legislative authority to elect to withdraw the county or municipal corporation from the application of any rule adopted by the Department of Health after January 1, 2014, that governs the design of household sewage treatment systems.
SB-31: Withdraw from state household sewage system rules
Sponsored by: Sen. John Eklund
Refer To Committee: Energy And Natural Resources on 02/08/2017
Review workforce development laws [SB-3]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
To enact section 5.281 of the Revised Code to designate the first week of May as In-Demand Jobs Week.
SB-3: Review workforce development laws
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Effective 2/5/18 on 02/05/2018
Adopt Legislative Code of Ethics. [SCR-1]
[Ethics ]
To adopt the Legislative Code of Ethics for the members and employees of both chambers of the 132nd General Assembly, employees of any legislative agency, and candidates for the 133rd General Assembly.
SCR-1: Adopt Legislative Code of Ethics.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Coley
Offered on 01/25/2017
Address domestic worker pay [SB-14]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend sections 4111.02, 4111.08, 4111.10, 4111.13, 4111.14, 4111.99, 4112.01, and 4112.05 and to enact sections 4111.021, 4111.031, and 4112.025 of the Revised Code to require that domestic workers be paid the higher of the minimum wage provided in Section 34a of Article II, Ohio Constitution, or the minimum wage provided in the Fair Labor Standards Act, to require that domestic workers be paid overtime wages, to make certain conduct directed toward a domestic worker an unlawful discriminatory practice, and to require a weekly day of rest for
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SB-14: Address domestic worker pay
Sponsored by: Sen. Charleta Tavares
Refer To Committee: Transportation, Commerce And Workforce on 02/01/2017
Adopt Legislative Code of Ethics. [HCR-3]
[Ethics ]
To adopt the Legislative Code of Ethics for the members and employees of both chambers of the 132nd General Assembly, employees of any legislative agency, and candidates for the 133rd General Assembly.
HCR-3: Adopt Legislative Code of Ethics.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk Schuring
Manually Generate Message Element on 01/25/2017
Provide for prevention and treatment of opioid addiction [SB-154]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
To amend sections 109.90, 1739.05, 1751.01, 3715.89, 4729.54, 4729.69, 4729.99, 5119.49, and 5167.12 and to enact sections 1751.692, 1751.76, 3301.97, 3707.60, 3901.80, 3901.801, 3923.046, 3923.852, 5119.368, 5164.092, and 5164.7512 of the Revised Code to provide for the prevention and treatment of opioid addiction, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.
SB-154: Provide for prevention and treatment of opioid addiction
Sponsored by: Sen. Charleta Tavares
Refer To Committee: Finance on 05/24/2017
Implement voting machine acquisition program [SB-135]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To make supplemental operating appropriations for the FY 2018-FY 2019 biennium and issue certificate of participation obligations to implement a voting machine and equipment acquisition program.
SB-135: Implement voting machine acquisition program
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Effective 7/30/18 - Section 4 Effective 10/29/18 on 07/30/2018
Cooperate in enforcing federal immigration laws [HB-179]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 9.63 and 5747.502 and to enact sections 9.631, 9.632, and 9.633 of the Revised Code to require state and local authorities to cooperate with the federal government in the enforcement of immigration laws, to prohibit a local government that fails to do so from receiving certain state funds, to provide for the removal of officers of a local government that fails to do so, and to declare an emergency.
HB-179: Cooperate in enforcing federal immigration laws
Sponsored by: Rep. Candice Keller
Refer To Committee: Government Accountability And Oversight on 05/01/2017