Bill InformationREGARDS BROADBAND EXPANSION
(CARFAGNA R, STEWART B)Regarding broadband expansion, including access to electric cooperative easements and facilities, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS5/17/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. immediately
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
MODIFY LAWS GOVERNING CERTAIN PROFESSIONS DUE TO COVID-19
(ROEMER B)To amend Section 30 of H.B. 197 of the 133rd General Assembly to modify the laws governing certain health professionals and educator preparation programs due to COVID-19 and other circumstances and to modify the electric utility laws regarding energy efficiency programs; to amend the version of section 4729.92 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on October 9, 2021, to continue the changes to that section on and after that date; and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS5/14/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. Immediately, Sections 3 and 4 eff. 10/9/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
PROHIBIT CERTAIN SALES OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN
(KOEHLER K)To prohibit sales of dextromethorphan without a prescription to persons under age 18.
CURRENT STATUS7/1/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 9/30/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Pharmacy
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
MODIFY THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW
(GRENDELL D, FRAIZER M)To modify the campaign finance law and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS4/15/2021 - House Government Oversight, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Campaign Finance
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke/Lora Miller
REGARDS STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
(GRENDELL D)Regarding state retirement system fiduciary duties, Public Employees Retirement System management fees and employee pay, and creating the Committee on Pension Salaries and Fees.
CURRENT STATUS2/4/2021 - Referred to Committee House Financial Institutions
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Retirement Systems
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
WORKERS' COMPENSATION IN FIREFIGHTER CANCER CLAIMS
(PATTON T)Regarding charging workers' compensation experience in firefighter cancer claims.
CURRENT STATUS3/10/2021 - House Insurance, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Workers Comp
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
PROHIBIT FORECLOSURES, EVICTION DURING COVID-19
(LELAND D, CROSSMAN J)To prohibit foreclosure activity and the eviction of residential and commercial tenants during the state of emergency declared regarding COVID-19, to refer such proceedings caused by the state of emergency to mediation, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS3/23/2021 - House Civil Justice, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Foreclosures/Evictions
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke/Lora Miller
INCREASE PENALTY FOR FAILING TO SECURE VEHICLE LOAD
(PATTON T)To increase the criminal penalties associated with failing to secure a load on a vehicle.
CURRENT STATUS11/29/2022 - Senate Judiciary, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Transportation
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
REVISE LAWS GOVERNING ACCESSIBLE PARKING
(WIGGAM S)To make changes to the laws governing accessible parking.
CURRENT STATUS2/16/2022 - Senate Transportation, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED:Ā
HALT DEBT COLLECTION DURING COVID-19
(MIRANDA J, INGRAM C)To halt the collection of all debt owed to any state institution of higher education or hospital operated by a state institution of higher education, to freeze the accrual of interest and collection of fees on all outstanding debt owed to those entities, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS3/2/2021 - House Civil Justice, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Consumer Data
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
EMERGENCY PRESCRIPTION REFILLS
(MANNING G)Regarding emergency prescription refills.
CURRENT STATUS3/2/2022 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 6/1/22
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Pharmacy
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS FROM STATE REPORT CARDS
(SOBECKI L, CROSSMAN J)To waive state testing requirements for the 2020-2021 school year, to provide exemptions from state report cards and other provisions related to test results, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS2/9/2021 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Education
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
STATE PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS
(WEST T, ROEMER B)To amend Sections 265.220, 307.270, 343.30, and 701.70 of H.B. 110 of the 134th General Assembly, Sections 219.10 as subsequently amended, 221.10 as subsequently amended, 221.13 as subsequently amended, and 237.13 as subsequently amended of H.B. 597 of the 134th General Assembly, and Sections 207.15, 221.10, 221.13, 223.10, 223.15, 237.10, and 237.13 of H.B. 687 of the 134th General Assembly and to repeal Section 715.20 of H.B. 110 of the 134th General Assembly to make appropriations and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of state programs.
CURRENT STATUS1/6/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. immediately
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
LIQUOR PERMIT EXTENSION
(MILLER A, CARRUTHERS S)To exempt specified liquor permit holders from the requirement to renew their permits in calendar year 2021, to eliminate a prohibition against the use of gift cards to purchase beer or intoxicating liquor for on-premises consumption, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS3/10/2021 - House Commerce and Labor, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Alcohol & Tobacco
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING STATION GRANT REBATE
(LOYCHIK M)To require the Director of Transportation to establish an electric vehicle charging station grant rebate program and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS6/22/2021 - BILL AMENDED, House Transportation and Public Safety, (Fourth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Transportation
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE CHANGES
(ROEMER B, PAVLIGA G)To expressly incorporate changes in the Internal Revenue Code since March 27, 2020, into Ohio law and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS2/9/2021 - House Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MINIMUM WAGE
(KELLY B, JARRELLS D)To allow municipalities, townships, and counties to establish minimum wage requirements higher than the state minimum wage.
CURRENT STATUS2/4/2021 - WITHDRAWN
COMMENTSKEY CODE: RED
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
REPEAL HB6 ENERGY LAWS
(SKINDELL M, O'BRIEN M)To repeal the changes made by H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly to the laws governing electric service, renewable energy, and energy efficiency and the changes made to other related laws.
CURRENT STATUS2/17/2021 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
OHIO SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY STATE
(LOYCHIK M, GRENDELL D)To designate the State of Ohio as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State and to name this act the Ohio Second Amendment Safe Haven Act.
CURRENT STATUS6/9/2021 - House State and Local Government, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Merchant Security
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
AMEND EMINENT DOMAIN LAWS
(CUTRONA A, STOLTZFUS R)To amend the law regarding eminent domain and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS3/2/2021 - House Civil Justice, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Transportation
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
REVISE BINGO LAWS
(LARE J, HOLMES A)To allow veterans' and fraternal organizations to conduct electronic instant bingo, to make other changes to the law governing bingo, and to amend the version of section 109.572 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on October 9, 2021, to continue the change on and after that date.
CURRENT STATUS2/4/2021 - Referred to Committee House Finance
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Lottery & Gaming
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
WAIVE STATE TESTING REQUIREMENTS
(KOEHLER K, BIRD A)To waive state testing requirements for the 2020-2021 school year, to require the Department of Education to seek a waiver from federal testing requirements, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS3/20/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. Immediately
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Education
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
PRIVATE CONTRACTOR PAYMENT
(CROSS J, SWEENEY B)To require owners of private construction projects to timely pay a contractor.
CURRENT STATUS5/25/2022 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Workforce and Higher Education, (Fourth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
INCREASE STATE MINIMUM WAGE
(KELLY B, JARRELLS D)To increase the state minimum wage.
CURRENT STATUS11/29/2022 - House Commerce and Labor, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: RED
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
ENACT FY22-23 TRANSPORTATION BUDGET
(OELSLAGER S)To make appropriations for programs related to transportation and public safety for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2023, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of those programs.
CURRENT STATUS3/31/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. immediately
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Transportation
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
ENACT FY22-23 WORKERS' COMPENSATION BUDGET
(OELSLAGER S)To make appropriations for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2023, to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of the Bureau's programs, and to make changes to the Workers' Compensation Law.
CURRENT STATUS6/29/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 7/1/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Workers Comp
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
ENACT FY22-23 INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION BUDGET
(OELSLAGER S)To make appropriations for the Industrial Commission for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2023, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of Commission programs.
CURRENT STATUS6/2/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 7/1/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Workers Comp
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
ELIMINATE REQUIRED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ASSESSMENT
(CROSS J, JONES D)With regard to nationally standardized college admissions assessment and to revise the state report card and accountability systems.
CURRENT STATUS7/1/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 9/30/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Education
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
REQUIRE LICENSE FOR COMMERCIAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS
(PATTON T)To require commercial roofing contractors to have a license.
CURRENT STATUS3/16/2022 - Referred to Committee Senate Government Oversight and Reform
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNOR'S AND HEALTH ORDERS
(WIGGAM S, EDWARDS J)To establish legislative oversight of the Governor's executive orders, certain public health orders, and emergency rules, including by establishing the Ohio Health Oversight and Advisory Committee.
CURRENT STATUS2/24/2021 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House State and Local Government, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Health
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
MODIFY 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION REQUIREMENTS
(ABRAMS C, LARE J)To make changes to the Address Confidentiality Program administered by the Secretary of State, to make changes to county recorder fees, to modify certain requirements for the 2022 primary election, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS1/28/2022 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. Immediately
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Consumer Data
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
PROVIDE PERMANENT REGISTRATION FOR TRAILERS
(MERRIN D)To provide for a permanent registration option for noncommercial trailers.
CURRENT STATUS10/6/2021 - Senate Transportation, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Transportation
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
ALTER REGISTRATION TAX FOR COMMERCIAL TRAILERS
(CROSS J, PLUMMER P)To alter the annual registration tax for non-apportioned commercial trailers and semitrailers.
CURRENT STATUS2/10/2021 - Referred to Committee House Transportation and Public Safety
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Transportation
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
OPERATING BUDGET
(OELSLAGER S)To make operating appropriations for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2023, to levy taxes, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of state programs.
CURRENT STATUS7/1/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; effective 7/1/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller & Alex BoehnkeĀ
OHIO COMPUTER CRIMES ACT
(BALDRIDGE B)To enact the Ohio Computer Crimes Act.
CURRENT STATUS12/13/2022 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, Senate Judiciary, (Fourth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Merchant Security
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller & Alex Boehnke
REVISE CERTAIN WIND FARM/SOLAR FACILITY LAWS
(RIEDEL C, STEIN D)To require inclusion of safety specifications in wind farm certificate applications, to modify wind turbine setbacks, and to permit a township referendum vote on certain wind farm and solar facility certificates.
CURRENT STATUS5/12/2021 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
EQUALIZE PASS-THROUGH ENTITY WITHHOLDING
(ROEMER B, YOUNG B)To equalize the pass-through entity withholding and the business income tax rate.
CURRENT STATUS2/23/2021 - House Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
REGARDING PROPERTY VALUES
(MERRIN D)To require local governments that contest property values to formally pass an authorizing resolution for each contest and to notify property owners.
CURRENT STATUS4/21/2022 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 7/21/22
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
EXPUNGE COVID-19 VIOLATIONS/ REFUND FINES
(MERRIN D)To establish relief for businesses that have violated COVID-19 orders by vacating and expunging the violations and by refunding fines to those businesses and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS5/5/2021 - Re-Referred to Committee
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
REPEAL HB6
(HOOPS J, STEIN D)To make changes regarding electric utility service law, to repeal certain provisions of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly, and to provide refunds to retail electric customers in the state.
CURRENT STATUS3/31/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 6/30/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVER STUDENT AID PROGRAM
(HOOPS J, SOBECKI L)To establish the Commercial Truck Driver Student Aid program and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS3/10/2021 - House Economic and Workforce Development, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations/Workforce
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
COMMERCE/PROPERTY TAX VALUATION COMPLAINTS
(HILLYER B)Relating to commerce, to repeal the version of section 1322.24 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect October 9, 2021, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS6/2/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. Immediately
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
MOTOR FUEL QUALITY TESTING
(KELLY B, HALL T)To authorize a county to implement a motor fuel quality testing program.
CURRENT STATUS3/16/2021 - House Transportation and Public Safety, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Transportation
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, MEDICATION SWITCHING
(LISTON B, CARRUTHERS S)Regarding prescription drugs and medication switching.
CURRENT STATUS6/16/2021 - House Insurance, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Pharmacy
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
REGULATE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES OF CERTAIN RETAIL/FOOD EMPLOYERS
(SKINDELL M, KELLY B)To regulate employment practices of formula retail and food services establishment employers and contractors and to require the purchaser of a formula retail or food services establishment to retain certain employees.
CURRENT STATUS11/29/2022 - House Commerce and Labor, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: RED
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Food Safety/Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller/Alex Boehnke
MODIFY MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX RULES - COVID WFH
(JORDAN K, EDWARDS J)To amend Section 29 of H.B. 197 of the 133rd General Assembly to modify municipal income tax employer withholding rules for COVID-19-related work-from-home employees.
CURRENT STATUS6/2/2021 - Referred to Committee Senate Ways and Means
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
ALLOW TEMPORARY TAX CREDIT FOR SALE OF CERTAIN MOTOR FUEL
(MCCLAIN R)To temporarily authorize a nonrefundable tax credit for the retail sale of high-ethanol blend motor fuel.
CURRENT STATUS2/15/2022 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy/Transportation
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
UNEMPLOYMENT DEBT
(FRAIZER M, LOYCHIK M)To remit funds from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund to repay unemployment advances, to provide funds to support improvements at pediatric behavioral health care facilities, to require the Development Services Agency to establish the Water and Sewer Quality Program, and to make appropriations.
CURRENT STATUS6/29/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. immediately
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Economic Development
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
SUPPORT PANDEMIC RECOVERY
(CUTRONA A, SWEARINGEN D)To make appropriations to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
CURRENT STATUS12/23/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 12/23/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Economic Development
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
REVISE FIREWORKS LAWS
(BALDRIDGE B, O'BRIEN M)To revise the Fireworks Law and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS11/8/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. immediately
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Consumer Merchandise
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
ISSUE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
(POWELL J)To require a licensing authority to issue an occupational license to an applicant who completes a registered apprenticeship program and meets other requirements.
CURRENT STATUS4/5/2022 - House Commerce and Labor, (Fourth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
EARNINGS, DEDUCTIONS STATEMENTS
(KELLY B, LIPPS S)To require an employer to provide earnings and deductions statements to each of the employer's employees.
CURRENT STATUS10/27/2021 - Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
PROHIBIT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM STOPPING CERTAIN ENERGY GENERATION
(CUTRONA A)To prohibit counties, townships, and municipal corporations from prohibiting energy generation from fossil fuels and gas pipelines.
CURRENT STATUS5/6/2021 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS, SCHEDULE II SUBSTANCES
(CUTRONA A, PAVLIGA G)Regarding electronic prescriptions and Schedule II controlled substances.
CURRENT STATUS6/24/2022 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; Eff. 9/23/22
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Pharmacy
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
INCOME TAX CREDIT - TRAINING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATOR
(STOLTZFUS R, CREECH R)To authorize a temporary income tax credit for an employer's expenses to train a commercial vehicle operator.
CURRENT STATUS3/15/2022 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation/Workforce
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller/Alex Boehnke
PREVENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM LIMITING NATURAL GAS USE
(STEPHENS J)To prevent local governments from limiting use of natural gas and propane.
CURRENT STATUS7/1/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 9/30/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
VOID ORDERS REQUIRING FACIAL COVERINGS
(POWELL J)To void the order of the Interim Director of Health requiring the use of facial coverings throughout the state and prohibit the Governor or other administrative department heads from requiring the use of facial coverings without approval by the General Assembly.
CURRENT STATUS4/22/2021 - House Government Oversight, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Health
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
REQUIRE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE IF EXPERIENCED IN OTHER STATE
(POWELL J)To require an occupational licensing authority to issue a license or government certification to an applicant who holds a license, government certification, or private certification or has satisfactory work experience in another state under certain circumstances and to amend the version of section 3319.22 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on April 12, 2023, to continue the changes on and after that date.
CURRENT STATUS11/15/2022 - Referred to Committee Senate Workforce and Higher Education
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
OHIO FAIRNESS ACT
(HILLYER B, SKINDELL M)To enact the Ohio Fairness Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, to add mediation as an informal method that the Ohio Civil Rights Commission may use, and to uphold existing religious exemptions under Ohio's Civil Rights Law.
CURRENT STATUS11/29/2022 - House Commerce and Labor, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
BUSINESS FAIRNESS ACT
(WILKIN S, CROSS J)To enact The Business Fairness Act.
CURRENT STATUS12/1/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 3/2/22
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
ALLOW VENDORS DEDUCT SALES TAX REMITTED FOR CERTAIN BAD DEBTS
(HILLYER B)To allow vendors to deduct sales tax remitted for certain bad debts charged off as uncollectible by credit account lenders.
CURRENT STATUS12/22/2022 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 3/23/23
REGARDING CONCEALED WEAPONS
(BRINKMAN T, JORDAN K)To generally extend the firearm possession provisions that apply to a concealed handgun licensee to also apply to a person who is age 21 or older and not prohibited by Ohio or federal law from possessing a firearm without need for the person obtaining a license.
CURRENT STATUS11/30/2021 - Referred to Committee Senate Veterans and Public Safety
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
OHIO EQUAL PAY ACT
(HOWSE S, MIRANDA J)To enact the Ohio Equal Pay Act to address wage disparities in public and private employment.
CURRENT STATUS6/22/2021 - House Commerce and Labor, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
REQUIRE ANONYMOUS SYSTEM TO REPORT WAGE DISCRIMINATION
(BOYD J, CRAWLEY E)To require the Ohio Civil Rights Commission to establish a system for individuals to anonymously report wage discrimination.
CURRENT STATUS4/14/2021 - Referred to Committee House Commerce and Labor
COMMENTSKEY CODE: RED
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
REPEAL THE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY TAX
(GROSS J, MCCLAIN R)To repeal the commercial activity tax with a five-year phase-out.
CURRENT STATUS5/24/2022 - House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
HIGH HAZARD TRAINING CERTIFICATION ACT
(SWEARINGEN D, BALDRIDGE B)To enact the High Hazard Training Certification (HHTC) Act regarding construction services performed under a contract at a stationary source.
CURRENT STATUS5/31/2022 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, House Commerce and Labor, (Fifth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
ELECTRONIC RECORDING INSTRUMENTS
(HILLYER B)To make various changes regarding recorded instruments, powers of attorney, judgment liens, mortgage subrogation, law enforcement towing laws, and state stock banks, and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS12/13/2022 - REPORTED OUT, House Finance, (Fourth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
VACCINE CHOICE ACT
(GROSS J)To authorize an individual to decline a vaccination and to name this act the Vaccine Choice and Anti-Discrimination Act.
CURRENT STATUS8/24/2021 - House Health, (Sixth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Health & Sanitation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
MODIFY TAX RULE FOR EMPLOYEES OF TEMPORARY WORKSITE
(SMITH M, SOBECKI L)To amend Section 29 of H.B. 197 of the 133rd General Assembly to modify the municipal income tax withholding rule for employees working at a temporary worksite.
CURRENT STATUS4/22/2021 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
LIMIT PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS
(JORDAN K)To limit the duration of public health orders and to allow the General Assembly to act via concurrent resolution in response to a public health emergency if the Governor or Department of Health does not.
CURRENT STATUS5/4/2021 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
ESTABLISH NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
(EDWARDS J)To establish a natural gas infrastructure development program and fund to help meet Ohio's natural gas supply needs.
CURRENT STATUS5/6/2021 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
TRANSPARENCY IN THIRD-PARTY SELLERS
(PLUMMER P, GHANBARI H)Regarding transparency by large-volume third-party sellers in online marketplaces.
CURRENT STATUS4/6/2022 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 7/6/22
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
REGARDING ACTIONS CHALLENGING STATUTES
(SEITZ B)Regarding intervention and legal representation in actions challenging statutes and to require the Attorney General to seek legislative approval before settling certain actions.
CURRENT STATUS6/9/2021 - House State and Local Government, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
REQUIREMENTS FOR SNAP BENEFIT TRANSFER CARDS
(KOEHLER K)To establish requirements for electronic benefit transfer cards issued under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
CURRENT STATUS5/12/2021 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
TEMPORARY SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
(SOBECKI L, CUTRONA A)To create a temporary sales tax exemption for electric vehicle production parts and to create the Electric Vehicle Commission.
CURRENT STATUS11/30/2021 - Referred to Committee Senate Transportation
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
OHIO ELECTION SECURITY, MODERNIZATION ACT
(SEITZ B, RAY S)To modify the law governing absent voting, to make other changes to the Election Law, and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS12/12/2022 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, House Government Oversight, (Sixth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
CONSUMER UTILITY BILLING TRANSPARENCY ACT
(SKINDELL M)To enact "The Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act" requiring the itemization of all riders, charges, taxes, and other costs on certain utility bills.
CURRENT STATUS5/19/2021 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
BAN OIL/NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION FROM LAKE ERIE BED
(SKINDELL M)To to ban the taking or removal of oil or natural gas from and under the bed of Lake Erie.
CURRENT STATUS5/20/2021 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
ALTER MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR WIND FARMS
(SKINDELL M, SMITH K)To alter the minimum setback requirement for wind farms of five or more megawatts.
CURRENT STATUS5/19/2021 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
OHIO ANTI-CORRUPTION ACT
(SWEENEY B, RUSSO A)To modify the campaign finance law, and to name this act the Ohio Anti-Corruption Act.
CURRENT STATUS12/1/2022 - House Government Oversight, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
REPEAL ELECTRIC SECURITY PLANS
(WILKIN S)To repeal electric security plans and make other changes to the law regarding competitive retail electric service.
CURRENT STATUS11/15/2022 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Public Utilities, (Seventh Hearing)
REQUIRE ONLINE POSTING OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
(SCHMIDT J)To require the Ohio Ethics Commission to post certain financial disclosure statements online and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS6/10/2021 - Referred to Committee House Government Oversight
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED:
REGARDING ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLES
(MILLER J, WEINSTEIN C)To alter the definitions of "plugin electric motor vehicle" and "hybrid motor vehicle" under the motor vehicle law and to halve the additional registration fees for those two types of motor vehicles.
CURRENT STATUS12/13/2022 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Transportation and Public Safety, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
CHANGE UNCLAIMED FUNDS LAW
(MERRIN D)To make changes to the Unclaimed Funds Law.
CURRENT STATUS3/29/2022 - Senate Finance, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
PROHIBIT MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINE
(CUTRONA A)To prohibit mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination, and certain other actions relating to an individual's COVID-19 vaccination or health status and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS6/22/2021 - House Civil Justice, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Pharmacy
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
OHIO PERSONAL PRIVACY ACT
(CARFAGNA R, HALL T)To enact the Ohio Personal Privacy Act.
CURRENT STATUS2/22/2022 - Re-Referred to Committee
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Merchant Security
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
EMPLOYER-MANDATED COVID VACCINATION INJURY
(EDWARDS J)To exempt an injury or disability caused by an employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccination from the Workers' Compensation Law and to allow the employee to sue the employer for damages.
CURRENT STATUS8/24/2021 - Introduced
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Workers Comp
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
SALE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
(YOUNG B)Regarding the sale of used catalytic converters, and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS12/8/2022 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Criminal Justice, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Tire & Automotive
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT
(CLICK G, GRENDELL D)To prohibit mandatory disclosures related to an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status, to name the act the Individual Privacy and Anti-Discrimination Act, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS9/8/2021 - Introduced
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Pharmacy
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
REDUCE MENTAL STATE - UNDERAGE PERSON POSSESS ALCOHOL
(BIRD A, STEWART B)To reduce the mental state, from knowingly to recklessly, that applies to the prohibition against allowing an underage person to possess or consume alcohol in a private or public place.
CURRENT STATUS3/3/2022 - House Criminal Justice, (Second Hearing)
COVID-19 VACCINE - QUALIFIED IMMUNITIES
(KOEHLER K)To prohibit a political subdivision, public official, public school, state agency, or state institution of higher education from taking certain actions related to the COVID-19 vaccine, to codify the qualified civil immunities under H.B. 606 of the 133rd General Assembly permanently, to repeal section 3792.05 of the Revised Code on the date that is two years after the effective date of that section, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS9/20/2021 - Introduced
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Pharmacy
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
DATA BREACHES
(CROSSMAN J, SOBECKI L)Regarding data breaches on state agency computer systems.
CURRENT STATUS12/7/2022 - House Technology and Innovation, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Merchant Security
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
VACCINE REQUIREMENTS
(CARFAGNA R, SEITZ B)To address COVID-19 vaccine requirements for employees and students; to extend certain timelines for qualified civil immunity and expand immunity to include hearing aid dealers and hearing aid fitters; to authorize emergency medical technicians to administer COVID-19 tests; to expressly cover COVID-19 vaccine injuries under the workers' compensation system; and to repeal sections 3792.05, 3792.06, 3792.07, and 3792.08 of the Revised Code on June 30, 2023.
CURRENT STATUS10/13/2021 - Bills for Third Consideration; (Pending Committee Report)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Pharmacy
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
POSTAL PACKAGE THEFT
(CROSSMAN J)To create the offense of postal package theft.
CURRENT STATUS12/1/2022 - House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Merchant Security
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
WFH EMPLOYEES
(LAMPTON B)Regarding workers' compensation for employees who work from home and other changes to the Workers' Compensation Law.
CURRENT STATUS6/24/2022 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; Eff. 9/23/22
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Workers/Unemployment CompĀ
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
BAD DEBTS - CIGARETTE, VAPOR PRODUCT TAXES
(CROSS J, ROEMER B)Regarding the deduction and recovery of bad debts for cigarette and tobacco and vapor products taxes, the taxation of certain vapor product manufacturers and importers, and local regulation of tobacco products and alternative nicotine products.
CURRENT STATUS1/5/2023 - VETOED BY GOVERNOR
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Tobacco
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
FILING FALSE CLAIMS WITH STATE
(CROSSMAN J, HICKS-HUDSON P)Regarding filing false or fraudulent claims with the state and defrauding the state of money or property.
CURRENT STATUS11/15/2022 - House Civil Justice, (Second Hearing)
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW
(FRAIZER M, MERRIN D)To make changes to the Unemployment Compensation Law and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS3/16/2022 - House Finance, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Unemployment Comp
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
SALE OF ALCOHOL AT PRIVATE EVENTS
(SEITZ B, BOGGS K)To revise the law governing the sale or furnishing of beer and intoxicating liquor at certain events held at a private residence without a permit.
CURRENT STATUS11/15/2022 - House Commerce and Labor, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Alcohol
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
INCREASE MICRODISTILLERY LIMITS
(LARE J)To increase microdistillery production limits and allow specified persons to provide spirituous liquor tasting samples at agency stores free of charge.
CURRENT STATUS11/15/2022 - House Commerce and Labor, (Second Hearing)
SEALING OF EVICTION RECORDS
(HICKS-HUDSON P)Regarding the sealing of eviction records.
CURRENT STATUS11/15/2022 - House Civil Justice, (First Hearing)
REMOTE DISPENSING PHARMACIES
(FRAIZER M, HOLMES A)To authorize the operation of remote dispensing pharmacies.
CURRENT STATUS12/13/2022 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 90-2
AUTOMATED RX REPORTING SYSTEM
(PLUMMER P, YOUNG T)To revise the law governing the review of patient information in the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System, to establish requirements on the dispensing of opioid analgesics, to provide for a cash transfer, and to amend the version of section 4723.481 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on September 30, 2024, to continue the changes to that section on and after that date.
CURRENT STATUS11/29/2022 - House Health, (Second Hearing)
INCREASE PENALTY - PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO MINORS
(RAY S)To increase the penalty for illegally providing alcohol to a minor if the offense proximately causes the death of another.
CURRENT STATUS6/2/2022 - BILL AMENDED, House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing)
PROHIBIT BUSINESSES FROM DISCRIMINATING
(YOUNG T, WIGGAM S)To prohibit financial institutions and other businesses from discriminating against customers based on certain factors.
CURRENT STATUS5/18/2022 - Referred to Committee House Civil Justice
PREVENTATIVE CARE ACT
(YOUNG T, STEIN D)Regarding certain off-label use of drugs, products, and devices approved or authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration and to name this act the Preventative Care Act.
CURRENT STATUS5/18/2022 - Referred to Committee House Health
NATURAL GAS PIPELINES
(EDWARDS J, CROSS J)To authorize the creation of areas within which tax and other incentives are available to encourage the development of natural gas pipelines and other infrastructure and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS12/13/2022 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)
CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS
(OELSLAGER S)To amend Sections 219.10, 221.10, 221.13, 223.10, 223.15, 227.10, 229.10, 229.20, 237.10, and 237.13 of H.B. 597 of the 134th General Assembly to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of certain state programs, to make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2024, and to make other appropriations.
CURRENT STATUS6/14/2022 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 6/14/22
CRIMES AND CORRECTIONS
(SEITZ B, GALONSKI T)To modify various aspects of the law regarding crimes and corrections, correctional officers and employees, coroner records, inmate internet access, civil protection orders, delinquent child adjudications, youthful offender parole review, OVI and other traffic offenses, and criminal record sealing and expungement.
CURRENT STATUS12/1/2022 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Criminal Justice, (Second Hearing)
PRICE GOUGING FOR INFANT FORMULA
(DAVIS S, CROSSMAN J)To prohibit price gouging of infant formula and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS11/15/2022 - Referred to Committee House Families, Aging and Human Services
BAN CORPORATE PERSONHOOD
(SKINDELL M, SMITH K)To call on legislators at the state and federal level and other communities and jurisdictions to support an amendment to the United States Constitution that would abolish corporate personhood and the doctrine of money as speech.
CURRENT STATUS5/25/2021 - Referred to Committee House Government Oversight
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED:Ā
BROADBAND-ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EASEMENTS
(MCCOLLEY R)Regarding broadband expansion, including access to electric cooperative easements and facilities, and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS2/17/2021 - Referred to Committee House Finance
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
REDUCE REGULATIONS, ELECTION FUNDING
(MCCOLLEY R, ROEGNER K)To limit regulatory restrictions in administrative rules, to make various technical and
corrective changes to the liquor laws, to amend the version of section 111.15 of
the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect September 30, 2024, to continue
the limitations on and after that date, and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS3/10/2022 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; Appropriations language eff. 3/10/22, Statutory language eff. 6/8/22
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
REFUNDS TO ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS
(ROMANCHUK M)To terminate any approved decoupling mechanism, to modify the significantly excessive earnings determination for an electric security plan, and to provide refunds to retail electric customers in the state.
CURRENT STATUS2/24/2021 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
SHORTEN PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS-CONTRACTS
(LANG G)To shorten the period of limitations for actions upon a contract; to make changes to the borrowing statute pertaining to applicable periods of limitations; and to establish a statute of repose for a legal malpractice action.
CURRENT STATUS3/11/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 6/16/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
SNAP ELIGIBILITY
(SCHAFFER T)Regarding eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid, work and education requirements for certain Medicaid recipients, requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit transfer cards, and eligibility for and overpayments of unemployment compensation.
CURRENT STATUS5/6/2021 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Government Oversight and Reform, (Fourth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
(ROEGNER K, SCHAFFER T)To expressly incorporate changes in the Internal Revenue Code since March 27, 2020, into Ohio law, to exclude certain loan amounts forgiven under federal law from the commercial activity tax, to authorize a commercial activity tax exclusion for Bureau of Workers' Compensation dividends paid to employers, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS3/31/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. immediately
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT-PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS
(JOHNSON T, MCCOLLEY R)To establish legislative oversight of orders issued by the executive branch, including by establishing the Ohio Health Oversight and Advisory Committee.
CURRENT STATUS3/24/2021 - Consideration of Governor's Veto; House Overrides Veto, Vote 62-35
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Health & Pharmacy
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION
(RULLI M)To require the Director of Transportation to establish an electric vehicle charging station grant rebate program and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS2/17/2021 - Senate Transportation, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Transportation/Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
PROHIBIT MANDATORY CABLE FEES-RENTALS
(MAHARATH T)To prohibit a rental agreement from including a mandatory cable television fee.
CURRENT STATUS3/9/2021 - Senate Financial Institutions and Technology, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Miscellaneous
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
COOPER'S LAW - CRIMES & RECORD RETENTION
(SCHAFFER T)To eliminate the 20-year statute of limitation for felonious assault and aggravated assault if the victim is a peace officer, to modify the law regarding records retention schedules developed by counties, municipal corporations, and townships, to modify the penalties for aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, falsification, and falsification in a theft offense, and to name this act Cooper's Law.
CURRENT STATUS9/21/2021 - Senate Judiciary, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Consumer Data
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
CIGARETTE MINIMUM PRICING
(SCHAFFER T)Regarding cigarette minimum pricing.
CURRENT STATUS7/1/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 9/30/21
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Alcohol & Tobacco
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
REVISE HB6 FROM 133RD G.A.
(RULLI M, CIRINO J)To repeal the nuclear resource credit payment provisions, and amend, and rename as solar resource, the renewable resource credit payment provisions of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly.
CURRENT STATUS3/9/2021 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
TAX INDUCEMENTS-CERTAIN BUSINESSES
(PETERSON B, KUNZE S)To enhance state and local tax inducements for businesses making substantial fixed asset and employment investments and their suppliers.
CURRENT STATUS2/23/2021 - Senate Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
INCREASE MINIMUM WAGE
(THOMAS C, CRAIG H)To increase the state minimum wage and to allow municipalities, townships, and counties to establish higher minimum wage requirements.
CURRENT STATUS3/10/2021 - Senate Workforce and Higher Education, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: RED
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
COMMERCE AND TAXATION
(HACKETT R)Relating to commerce and taxation.
CURRENT STATUS3/23/2021 - Senate Financial Institutions and Technology, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
REGULATE ROOFING CONTRACTORS
(HOTTINGER J, LANG G)To regulate and require the registration of roofing contractors.
CURRENT STATUS10/6/2021 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Government Oversight and Reform, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
PROHIBIT JOB APPLICATION-ASK ABOUT FELONY CONVICTION
(WILLIAMS S)To prohibit private employers from including on an employment application any question concerning whether an applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony.
CURRENT STATUS3/10/2021 - Senate Workforce and Higher Education, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
PROHIBIT ASKING JOB APPLICANT'S SALARY HISTORY
(MAHARATH T)To prohibit employers from seeking a prospective employee's wage or salary history.
CURRENT STATUS3/17/2021 - Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Labor Relations
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
MOTOR FUEL QUALITY TESTING
(LANG G, THOMAS C)To authorize a county to implement a motor fuel quality testing program.
CURRENT STATUS2/24/2021 - Referred to Committee Senate Transportation
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy/Environmental
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex BoehnkeĀ
REQUIRE VOTE-COUNTY SALES TAX INCREASE
(ANTANI N)To require voter approval of any increase in the rate of a county sales tax.
CURRENT STATUS9/21/2021 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED:Lora Miller
MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX-WORK FROM HOME
(ROEGNER K)To modify municipal income tax employer withholding rules for COVID-19-related work-from-home employees
CURRENT STATUS5/12/2021 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
SALES TAX EXEMPTION
(ANTANI N)To exempt from sales and use tax things used primarily to move completed manufactured products or general merchandise.
CURRENT STATUS9/21/2021 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
LIQUOR CONTROL LAW CHANGES
(ROEGNER K)To revise specified provisions of the liquor control law.
CURRENT STATUS12/22/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 3/23/22
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Alcohol & Tobacco
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
PANDEMIC RELIEF-BUSINESS, CHILD CARE, VETERANS
(MANNING N, RULLI M)To provide grants to businesses, local fairs, child care providers, and veterans homes and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS5/17/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. immediately
COMMENTSKEY CODE: GREEN
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Economic Development
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
FIREWORKS
(RULLI M, JOHNSON T)To revise the Fireworks Law.
CURRENT STATUS7/9/2021 - VETOED BY GOVERNOR
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Consumer Merchandise
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
SALES TAX EXEMPTION-DIAPERS
(ANTANI N)To exempt from sales and use tax the sale of child and adult diapers.
CURRENT STATUS3/31/2021 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
PROOF OF IDENTITY-UNEMPLOYMENT
(HACKETT R, REINEKE W)To require a person to provide proof of identity at a local employment office before receiving unemployment compensation or pandemic unemployment assistance and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS3/24/2021 - Senate Insurance, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Unemployment Comp
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
REPEAL RENEWABLE RESOURCE CREDITS-HB6
(ROMANCHUK M)To repeal the renewable resource credit payment provisions enacted under H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly.
CURRENT STATUS9/21/2021 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
PREVENT LOCALITIES-LIMIT USE OF NATURAL GAS
(LANG G, RULLI M)To prevent local governments from limiting use of natural gas.
CURRENT STATUS5/12/2021 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
LICENSURE RECIPROCITY
(ROEGNER K, MCCOLLEY R)To require an occupational licensing authority to issue a license or government certification to an applicant who holds a license, government certification, or private certification or has satisfactory work experience in another state under certain circumstances, to specify that individuals may not register as credit services organizations, to specify that individuals may not be licensed as manufacturers or wholesalers of fireworks, to maintain State Teacher Retirement System membership for certain school psychologists, and to revise continuing education requirements for licensed auctioneers.
CURRENT STATUS1/2/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 4/3/23
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
REGARDING 'BUSINESS FAIRNESS'
(LANG G)To enact The Business Fairness Act and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS6/9/2021 - House Economic and Workforce Development, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
MULTIPLE EMPLOYER WELFARE ARRANGEMENTS
(LANG G)To amend the law regulating multiple employer welfare arrangements.
CURRENT STATUS3/24/2021 - Referred to Committee Senate Insurance
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
CALL CENTERS-OUTSOURCING
(RULLI M, WILLIAMS S)To enact the Consumer Protection Call Center Act regarding the eligibility of employers that relocate a call center to a foreign country to receive state grants, loans, and other benefits.
CURRENT STATUS2/8/2022 - Senate Finance, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora MillerĀ
REVISE STATE REPORT CARD
(BRENNER A)To revise the state report card system.
CURRENT STATUS6/1/2021 - Senate Primary and Secondary Education, (Fifth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Education
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
EXPUNGEMENT-EVICTION RECORDS
(CRAIG H, KUNZE S)Related to expungement of eviction case court files.
CURRENT STATUS12/6/2022 - Senate Judiciary, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Consumer Data
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
TAX CREDIT-NONRESIDENT TAXPAYERS
(SCHAFFER T)To require municipal corporations with more than $100 million in annual income tax collections to provide a tax credit to nonresident taxpayers.
CURRENT STATUS5/4/2021 - Introduced
LEGALIZE SPORTS BETTING
(ANTANI N, MANNING N)To legalize and regulate sports gaming in this state, to levy a tax on businesses that provide sports gaming, and to make other changes to the Gambling Law.
CURRENT STATUS6/22/2021 - Referred to Committee House Finance
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Lottery & Gaming
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
REQUIRE ACCOMMODATIONS-PREGNANT WORKERS
(MAHARATH T)To enact the Ohio Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to generally require employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
CURRENT STATUS10/20/2021 - Senate Workforce and Higher Education, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
LARGE VOLUME ONLINE SELLERS
(LANG G, RULLI M)Regarding transparency by large-volume third-party sellers in online marketplaces.
CURRENT STATUS2/8/2022 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Commerce and Labor, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Lottery & Gaming
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
SALES TAX HOLIDAY-ENERGY STAR
(ANTANI N)To provide a three-day sales tax "holiday" each March during which sales of qualifying Energy Star products are exempt from sales and use taxes.
CURRENT STATUS3/1/2022 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT - UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
(SCHAFFER T)To establish legislative oversight of executive action regarding voluntary federal unemployment compensation programs.
CURRENT STATUS12/15/2021 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Insurance, (Third Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Unemployment Comp
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
OHIO ANTI-CORRUPTION ACT
(FEDOR T, ANTONIO N)To modify the campaign finance law and to name this act the Ohio Anti-Corruption Act.
CURRENT STATUS9/22/2021 - Referred to Committee Senate Local Government and Elections
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED:
SALES TAX - DOCUMENTARY SERVICE CHARGES
(ROEGNER K)To exempt documentary service charges and income tax electronic filing fees from sales and use taxation.
CURRENT STATUS12/14/2022 - Bills for Third Consideration
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
RETAIL MERCHANT CASH PAYMENTS
(BLESSING III L)To require retail merchants to give customers the option to pay by cash.
CURRENT STATUS10/27/2021 - Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Miscellaneous
Staff ASSIGNED:
REGULATORY SANDBOX-FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
(WILSON S)To create a regulatory sandbox program for novel financial products and services.
CURRENT STATUS12/13/2022 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 3/14/23
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED:
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
INTERNET LOTTERY GAME OPERATION
(MANNING N)To clarify that the State Lottery Commission has the authority to operate certain internet lottery games and to prohibit the Commission from conducting internet lottery game versions of certain number match lottery games.
CURRENT STATUS11/15/2022 - Referred to Committee House Finance
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Lottery/Gaming
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
REVISE TERMINOLOGY-LANDLORD LAWS
(BRENNER A)To revise terminology used in the residential landlord-tenant law.
CURRENT STATUS3/2/2022 - Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity, (First Hearing)
FUEL TAXES-TEMPORARY REDUCTION
(HUFFMAN S)To temporarily reduce motor fuel excise tax rates and suspend collection of the additional motor vehicle registration taxes on electric and hybrid vehicles, both for five years, and to amend the version of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2022, to continue the changes to that section on and after that date.
CURRENT STATUS2/16/2022 - Senate Transportation, (First Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Transportation/Motor Fuel
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
CRIMINAL LAW CHANGES
(MANNING N)To modify various aspects of the law regarding crimes and corrections, trial procedures, correctional officers and employees, coroner records, inmate internet access, civil protection orders, delinquent child adjudications and case transfers, youthful offender parole review, OVI and other traffic offenses, certificates of qualification for employment, licensing collateral sanctions, criminal record sealing and expungement, State Criminal Sentencing Commission duties, and certain assisted reproduction matters.
CURRENT STATUS1/3/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 4/4/23
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Criminal Justice/Merchant Security
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller & Alex Boehnke
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT TAX INCENTIVES
(SCHAFFER T)To authorize tax incentives relating to nonprofit management and operations.
CURRENT STATUS3/15/2022 - Senate Ways and Means, (Second Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Taxation
Staff ASSIGNED: Lora Miller
ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCENTIVES, UTILITIES
(RULLI M)To authorize incentives for the manufacture and usage of electric vehicles, to permit electric distribution utilities to create, and recover costs of, transportation electrification programs, and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS12/6/2022 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Fifth Hearing)
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke
DIGITAL FAIR REPAIR ACT
(BLESSING III L)To enact the Digital Fair Repair Act.
CURRENT STATUS11/15/2022 - Referred to Committee Senate Financial Institutions and Technology
URGE MICHIGAN GOVERNOR-KEEP ENBRIDGE LINE 5 OPERATING
(YUKO K, GAVARONE T)To urge the Governor of the State of Michigan and the Director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to make all efforts to keep Enbridge Line 5 operating.
CURRENT STATUS6/16/2021 - ADOPTED BY SENATE; Vote 33-0
COMMENTSKEY CODE: YELLOW
CATEGORY ASSIGNED: Energy
Staff ASSIGNED: Alex Boehnke