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127th General Assembly (2007-2008)

On this page you will find information about acts signed into law during the 127th General Assembly, which ran from 2007-2008. All links to acts are PDF documents which will open in a new window. Some of the PDFs may be large, so please allow for time to download.

Certification of General Laws of the 127th Session

House Bills

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Bill No.

Description

Effective Date

SUB HB 2

To Transfer the Appointment of the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents to the Governor...to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

5/15/2007; Emergency

Sub HB 7

Adoption Law and Custody of an Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Child

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

SUB HB 9

To Require Farm Machinery that is Designed by its Manufacturer to Operate at a Speed Greater than 25 Miles per Hour

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

10/18/07

HB 13

To Prohibit the Inclusion of Social Security Numbers on Motor Vehicle Registration Renewal Notices

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/19/08

AM SUB HB 24

To Authorize Municipalities to Allow Self-Employed Taxpayers to Take a Municipal Income Tax Deduction for Amounts Paid for Medical Care Insurance... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

12/21/2007; Emergency

Sub HB 30

To Require any Local Authority that Enforces any Traffic Law

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08; certain sections effective on other dates.

Sub HB 46

To Allow a Consumer to Place a Security Freeze on the Consumer's Credit Report

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

Sections 1 & 2 of this Act are effective 9/1/08 per section 3
of the Act.

Sub HB 48

To Exempty Certain Tax Exempt Organizations

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

HB 50

To Allow Townships to Remove Junk Motor Vehicles from Public and Private Property

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

3/5/08

AM SUB HB 53

To Replace Terms that Refer to Persons with Certain Conditions

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

08/07/07

Am HB 55

To Designate April 29th of Each Year "Heritage and Freedom Flag of the Former Republic of Vietnam Day."

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/14/08

SUB HB 56

To Clarify the Rights and Duties of the Parties to an Action for a Forcible Entry and Detainer at a Manufactured Home Park

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

10/18/07

AM SUB HB 67

To Make Appropriations for Programs Related to Transportation and Public Safety for the Biennium Beginning July 1, 2007, and Ending June 30, 2009, and to Provide Authorization and Conditions for the Operation of those Programs

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

06/30/07; Certain Sections Effective on Other Dates

Sub HB 71

To Provide for the Seizure, Impoundment, and Disposition of Dogs

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/30/08

Sub HB 74

Make Spying or Eavesdropping upon a Minor in a State of Nudity for the Purpose of Sexual Gratification or Arousal a Felony

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Sub HB 79

Law Governing the Workers' Compensation Council

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

Effective 1/6/09

HB 87

To Designate a Bridge on State Route 108 over the Maumee River as the "Henry County Veterans Bridge."

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

AM HB 89

To Provide Persons who Donate Consumer Goods to a Charitable Agency with Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability for Harm that Allegedly Arises Because the Consumer Goods are not Fit for Use

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

10/18/07

AM SUB HB 100

To Abolish the Workers' Compensation Oversight Commission, the Internal Security Committee, and the Services Committee of the Workers' Compensation System... to Make Appropriations

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

09/10/07; Some Sections of Law Effective 06/11/07; Certain Sections Effective on Other Dates

AM SUB HB 104

To Require Initial License Applicants and Applicants for Restoration of Licenses for Specified Licensed Processions to Obtain a Criminal Background Check from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

3/24/08

HB 113

To Provide Reentry Services to Persons in the Custody of the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction or the Department of Youth Services

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/25/08

AM SUB HB 119

Budget Bill

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office Part 1 (PDF)

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office Part 2 (PDF)

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office Part 3 (PDF)

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office Part 4 (PDF)

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office Part 5 (PDF)

Some Sections Effective Immediately, on 06/30/07. Referendum Period, if Applicable Expires 09/28/07. Other Sections Effective as Provided in the Act

SUB HB 120

To Eliminate Unnecessary and Inconsistent Language Mistakenly Retained by SUB HB 241 of the 126th General Assembly... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

Emergency; 06/30/2007; Certain Sections Effective on Other Dates

SUB HB 125

To Establish Certain Uniform Contract Provisions Between Health Care Providers and Contracting Entities

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/25/2008; New section 3963.06
effective 90 days thereafter per
Section 4 of the act

Sub HB 129

To Authorize for a Two-Year Period a Pilot Program that Allows the Members of the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council, the Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council, the Governor's Council on People with Disabilities, and the Facility Governing Board and Judicial Advisory Board that Govern or Advise on the Star Community Justice Center in Franklin Furnace, Ohio, to be Present at Board Meetings by Teleconference or Interactive Video Telconference, and to Require Reports on the Effects of Member Participation in Meetings in this Manner

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am Sub HB 130

Modify Sentencing Procedures

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

HB 134

To Modify Corporation Law Relating to the Election of Directors

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

1701.55, 1701.782 and 1701.792
Effective 01/01/08. Other Sections Effective After Standard 90-Day
Period 10/18/07

Sub HB 138

To Require Purchasers of Real Property at a Judicial Sale to Provide Certain Identifying Information

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/11/08

AM SUB HB 142

To Increase the Penalty for Inducing Panic to a Felony of the Second Degree when a School or an Institution of Higher Education is Involved

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

3/24/08

SUB HB 149

To Modify the Laws Governing the State Board of Optometry and the Practice of Optometry

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

3/24/08

Am HB 150

To Establish a "Good Samaritan Law"

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

HB 153

To Direct the Chief of the Division of Wildlife in the Department of Natural Resources to Enter into the Wildlife Violators Compact

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

10/18/07

SUB HB 157

To Require a Box on Personal Income Tax Returns that a Taxpayer may Check to Authorize a Paid Tax Preparer to Speak to the Department of Taxation about Certain Matters Concerning the Return

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

12/21/07; Certain Provisions Effective 03/24/08

SUB HB 160

To Provide that Limited Liability Company may be a Nonprofit Entity, and to Make Changes Regarding Certain Tax Exemptions

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/20/08

SUB HB 166

To Create an Office Internal Auditing Within the Office of Budget and Management

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

2/14/08

SUB HB 169

To Establish Requirements Governing the Disposal and Collection of Used LED-Acid Batteries

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/25/08

AM SUB HB 177

To Allow the Same Person, Association, Trust, or Corporation to Own and Operate Two Separate Race Tracks in Ohio... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

10/25/2007; Emergency

Am HB 181

With Respect to Law Enforcement Cooperation and Schools' Record Keeping Duties in Missing Children Investigations

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

SUB HB 190

To Specify Administration Dates for the Elementary Achievement Tests... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

11/14/2007; Emergency

HB 194

To Allow Joint Township Hospitals to Hold an Executive Session for Purposes of Discussing Trade Secrets

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

2/12/08

Sub HB 195

To Provide that the Prescription-Related Exemption from the Drug Possession

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/30/08

Sub HB 196

Income Tax Credits for Investments in Motion Pictures Producted in Ohio... Vetoed

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

Vetoed

Am Sub HB 209

Expand the Offense of "Sexual Battery" to Prohibit a Peace Officer from Engaging in Sexual Conduct with a Minor

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

AM SUB HB 214

Relative to Training for Foster Caregivers, the Public Record Status of Identifying Information of Current and Prospective Foster Caregivers

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

5/14/08

Am Sub HB 215

To List Salvia Divinorum as a Controlled Substance

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

AM HB 217

To Establish a Grain Marketing Program, to Provide that the Director of Agriculture has Exclusive Authority to Regulate the Provision of Food Nutrition Information at Food Service Operations

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

3/24/2008; Some Provisions have Immediate Effect per Section 4 of the Act

SUB HB 224

To Specify that the Municipal Income Tax Annual Return Filing Date shall not be Earlier than the Federal Income Tax Filing Date

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

3/24/08

SUB HB 233

To Revive the Rural Industrial Parks Loan Program

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

02/14/08 as to Sections 1 and 2
of the Act Section 6 - Certain Sections go into Immediate Effect upon signing by the Governor on 11/15/07

AM HB 238

To Revise Provisions Governing the Restitution Value of a Wild Animal that is Unlawfully Held, Taken, Bought, Sold, or Possessed

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

3/4/08

Sub HB 244

To Authorize Townships to Relocate Overhead Cables, wires, and Appurtenant Equipment Underground Upon Petition

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/14/08

Sub HB 248

To Set Forth Requirements Governing Non-Recourse Civil Litigation Advance Contracts

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/27/08

Am Sub HB 266

Enable More Flexible Composition of Veterans Memorial Boards

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am Sub HB 273

Designate Certain Memorial Highways

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am Sub HB 280

Require Facilities that Perform Abortions to Display a Sign; to Enhance the Criminal Penalty for Domestic Violence

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am HB 281

To Provide for the Uniform Determination of the Fair Market Value of Certain Animals by a Dog

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/22/08

Sub HB 283

To Permit Pharmacy Schools to Accept for Instructional Purposes Donations

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

Sub HB 285

To Waive Fines or Penalties for Paperwork Violations that are First-Time Offenses

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/16/08

Sub HB 289

To Make Changes to the Law Governing Agricultural Security Areas.

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

7/18/08

Am Sub HB 293

To Establish a Threshold of 500 Annual Special License Plate Registrations for All Special License Plates

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/14/08

Am HB 295

To Require that the Amount Spent by Counties on Energy Conservation Measures be Unlikely to Exceed the Amount Saved in Energy and Operating Costs Over the Average System Life of the Measures, and to Require that Financed Measures be Paid for within the Lesser of their Average System Life or Thirty Years.

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

7/31/08

Am HB 297

To Designate the Month of May as Ohio Lyme Disease Awareness Month

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

AM HB 314

To Requier that a Woman who is to have an Abortion be Given the Opportunity to View Any Available Obsteric Ultrasound Image and to Make Corrections in the Laws Pertaining to Child Abuse and Neglect Reports

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/20/08

Sub HB 318

Placing of County and Township Road on Nonmaintained Status

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am Sub HB 320

Require Certain Children who are Between Four and Eight Years of Age to be Secured in a Booster Seat

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09; sections 1,2, and 3 of this act, except for section 4507.071 of the Revised code, shall take effect six months after the effective date of this act per section 4 of this act.

Sub HB 323

To Amend for Purpose of Adopting New Section Numbers

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/30/08

Sub HB 331

Licensure of Hospital Maternity Units, Hospital Newborn Care Nurseries, and Maternity Homes

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/1/08

Sub HB 332

To Adopt the Revised Uniform Partnership Act to be Known as the "Ohio Uniform Partnership Act (1997)," to Establish that On and After January 1, 2009

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/6/08; 90 day bill; certain provisions effective 1/1/2010 per
section 3 of the act

Sub HB 346

Regarding Hospital Staffing Guidelines

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

Am Sub HB 350

To Revise the Election Law

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

Am HB 352

To Include Alpacas and Llamas in Certain Statutory Definitions of "Agricultural Animal" and "Livestock."

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/6/08

Am Sub HB 359

To Authorize the Prosecutor and Treasurer of a County with a Population Greater than 100,000 to Utilize Surplus Delinquent Tax

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/30/08

HB 372

To Exempt Estates of Armed Forces Members who Died while Serving in a Combat Zone from Probate Fees

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

3/24/08

Sub HB 374

To Allow the Original Articles of Incorporation to Eliminate Cumulative Voting

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/30/08

Am HB 381

To Increase the Funds Available for the Ohio Research Scholars Program and to Permit a Nonpublic Four-Year Ohio University to Submit a Proposal for the Ohio Research Scholars Program if the Proposal is to be Implemented in Collaboration with State College or University.

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

5/14/2008; immediate effective date per section 7 of the act

Am HB 385

To Permit Land Acquired by a Board of Township Trustees for the Purpose of Protecting or Preserving "Greenspace"

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

Am HB 392

To Establish a Next of Kin Database within the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

7/31/08

Am Sub HB 395

Exclude a Spouse's Social Security Benefits from a Divorce Courts Jurisdiction.

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am Sub HB 404

To Make Changes to the Law Governing Viatical Settlements

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/11/08; new section3916.02(A)
effective 90 days thereafter per section 3 of the act

Sub HB 405

To Eliminate the Requirement that Each County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Maintain a Service

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/1/08

Am HB 416

Ratify the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

Sections 1,2,3,4,
And 5 Effective on 12/8/08; Section
6 Effective 9/30/08

Am Sub HB 420

State Program Effectiveness, Task Force on Law Library Associations, Higher Education and Higher Education Funds, Governor's Policy Information Working Group………to Make Appropriation and to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

effective 12/30/08 immediately
emergency

Sub HB 427

Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Sub HB 428

Regarding the Reporting of and Discipline for School Employee Misconduct

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

Am Sub HB 429

To Discontinue Compensation of Impacted Counties for Sales Tax Losses Incurred Under Destination-Based Sourcing, to Compensate Vendors Required to Convert from Destination-Based Sourcing to Origin-Based Sourcing, to Permit a Vendor, when Making a Refund, to Retain Amount of the Delivery Charge and Sales Taxes Attributable to the Charge,.... and to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/18/08; immediate effective date per section 9 of the Act; certain sections effective on other dates.

Am HB 435

Reform the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am Sub HB 444

Construction Industry Licensing Laws, to Discipline Unlicensed Contractors

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am Sub HB 450

Permit a Member of the Armed Services or the Ohio National Guard who is Between the Ages of 18 and 21 to Purchase a Handgun

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Sub HB 458

Townships to Use Money Derived from the General Current Expense Levy for Road and Bridge Construction and Repair……..and to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

effective 12/30/08 immediately
emergency

Sub HB 471

Change Certain Powers and Duties of Coroners

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Sub HB 493

Anatomic Pathology Services

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

HB 496

To Make Capital Reappropriations for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2010, and Certain Capital Appropriations

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/20/08; certain provisions effective 7/1/08 per Section 601.10 of the act

Sub HB 499

To Modify the Ohio Trust Code and the Fiduciary Law

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

Sub HB 500

Reduced Ignition Propensity Standards for Cigarettes

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09; certain sections have a later effective date per section 3 of the act.

Am HB 503

Experience and Training Requirements Necessary for Admission to Examination for a Psychologist License

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am HB 522

Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09 Sections 1 and 2 of this act take effect on June 1, 2009 per section 3 of this act

Sub HB 525

Format Requirements for Documents to be Recorded by a County Recorder

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09; sections 1 and 2 of this act except for the enactment of section 3333.30, take effect July 1, 2009.

Sub HB 529

Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Sub HB 544

To Abolish the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation and Transfer Certain Powers of the Foundation to the Department of Health, to Make an Appropriation, and to Declare an Emergency...

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

5/6/08; Emergency, immediately effective per section 11 of the Act.

Sub HB 545

To Repeal the Check-Cashing Lender Law

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/1/08

Am Sub HB 554

To Establish the Ohio Bioproducts Development Program and Ohio Bioproducts Development Program

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/12/08; certain sections effective on other dates

Am Sub HB 562

Capital Bill

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office Part 1 (PDF)

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office Part 2 (PDF)

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office Part 3 (PDF)

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office Part 4 (PDF)

Veto Message (PDF)

Some Sections Effective Immediately, on 6/24/08.
Referendum Period, If Applicable Expires 9/22/08. Other Sections Effective as Provided in the Act.

Sub HB 648

Require State Agencies to Adopt Rules Governing Access to the Confidential Personal Information that they Keep

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

HB 649

Provide Compensation to Veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts... Vetoed

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

Vetoed

Senate Bills

Column 1Column 2Column 3

Bill No.

Description

Effective Date

SUB SB 3

To Provide that the Privilege of Holding a Position of Honor, Trust, or Profit that is Forfeited by Reason of Conviction of Certain Felonies is not Restored on Completion of a Prison Term of Community Control Sanctions or Pardon or Release by the Adult Parole Authority.... and to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

5/13/08; Emergency

AM SUB SB 7

To Implement the Recommendations of the Eminent Domain Task Force and to Create Other Procedures to Protect the Rights of Property Owners

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

10/10/07

AM SUB SB 10

To Revise the Ohio's Sex Offender Registration and Notification Law and Conform it to Recently Enacted Requirements of Federal Law Contained in the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

Emergency; 06/30/2007; Certain Sections Effective on Other Dates

SUB SB 16

To Restrict the Hours of Operation of Sexual Oriented Businesses, to Prohibit Patrons and Employees of a Sexually Oriented Business who are not Immediate Family Members from Touching Each Other While on the Premises of that Business

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

09/04/07

Am Sub SB 17

To Increase Certain Penalties for Repeat OVI Offenders

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/30/08

AM SB 18

To Prohibit an Offender from Having a Criminal Record Sealed when the Underlying Offense is Importuning for which the Conviction Occurs On or After the Effective Date of the Act

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

10/10/07

AM SB 20

To Increase the Income Tax Adoption Credit from $500 per Child to $1,500

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

08/30/07

SUB SB 24

To Require the Director of Development to Adopt Rules Regarding the Annual Competitive Process for the Job Ready Site Program

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/29/07

AM SB 25

To Create "Gold Star Family" License Plates

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/25/08

SUB SB 33

Regarding the Practice of Acupuncture by Chiropractors, the State Medical Board's Use of Private Attorneys as Temporary Hearing Examiners, and to Modify the Immunity from Liability that Applies Under the Drug Repository Program

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

08/22/07

SB 36

To Authorize Transportation Projects Entered into on or before May 1, 2008

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

2/29/08

SB 40

To Designate October as "German Heritage Month"

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

1/24/08

Sub SB 44

To Permit Local Jurisdictions to Request the Director of Transportation to Designate a Name for a Bridge

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/22/08

AM SB 58

To Modify the Authority of Pharmacists to Administer Immunizations and to Make Changes in Certain Voting Procedures of the State Board of Pharmacy

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

08/30/07

AM SUB SB 77

To Make Changes to the Law Governing Commercial Fishing

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

10/10/07

Am Sub SB 84

To Alow Boards of County Commissioners to Maintain Meeting Records by Electronic Means and to Specify an Additional Type of Emergency Management Agency for which Political Subdivision May.... Make an Appropriation

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

7/18/08

SUB SB 87

To Create the Statewide Emergency Alert Program to Aid in the Identification and Location of Missing Individuals who have a Mental Impairment or are Sixty-Five Years of Age or Older and to Establish Implementation of the Program to Make Changes in the Missing Persons Law Relating to Missing Persons Between the Ages of 18 and 21 and Missing Children Under Age 18

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/20/08

AM SUB SB 97

To Modify the Penalties for Violations of the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Law... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

Emergency;
06/30/2007; Certain Sections Effective on Other Dates

AM SUB SB 102

To Authorize the F-8 Liquor Permit to be Issued to Certain Nonprofit Organizations to Allow the Sale of Beer and Intoxicating Liquor at Specific Events that Occur on Public Space that the Organization Manages... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

7/10/2007;
Emergency

Sub SB 108

Prohibit a Court from Granting Judicial Release

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

AM SB 116

To Specify Conditions Under which a Claimaint's Unemployment Compensation Benefits are not Reduced... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

11/11/2007;
Emergency

AM SUB SB 117

To Provide for the Issuance of Video Service Authorizations by the Director of Commerce

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

09/24/07

Am Sub SB 129

To Permit Enforcement Agencies and Fire Departments to Remove Motor Vehicles from Roadways After Accidents…...to Delcare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

effective 12/30/08
immediately
emergency

SB 134

To Provide that Memoranda of Trust be Executed and Acknowledged Only by the Trustee of the Trust Instead of Both the Settlor and Trustee

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

1/17/08

SB 143

To Establish a Limited Student Permit Category for Speech Language Pathology Interns...To Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/30/2007;
Emergency

SB 144

To Require the Director of Health to Establish the Shaken Baby Syndrome Education Program

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

2/29/08

Am Sub SB 147

Dept of Rehabilitation and Correction to Recruit

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

SUB SB 148

To Revise Retirement Eligibility Requirements for Members of the School Employees Retirement System

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

5/14/08

Sub SB 150

To Modify, and Also to Clarify and Correct, the Law Pertaining to Liquor Control and Alcoholic Beverage Taxes

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/1/08; some sections of law effective 7/1/08

AM SUB SB 155

To Specify the Rate of Compensation of a Member of the Current or Previous General Assembly who is Appointed to Judicial Office... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

Emergency; 12/21/07; Declared by the General Assembly to be an Emergency- Section 9 of the Act

AM SUB SB 157

To Specifically Authorize a Person to Designate a Guardian for the Person's Incompetent Adult Child and to Make Corrections Regarding Incompetent and Mentally Ill Persons

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

5/14/08

Sub SB 163

To Improve Foster Caregiver Background Checks, Clarify when a Court Must Order a Person to be Fingerprinted, Modify the Retained Applicant Fingerpritnt Database

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/14/08

Am Sub SB 171

To Make Certain Changes to the Laws Regulating Seconhand Dealers and Scrap Metal Dealers

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/11/08

Sub SB 175

To Enact the Grieving Parents Act

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

Sub SB 183

To Provide Mandatory Minimum Prison Terms

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/11/08

Sub SB 184

To Bar Recovery of Damages in Tort Actions Commenced by Criminal Offenders in Specified Circumstances

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/9/08

SUB SB 185

To Revise Certain Laws Governing Public Libraries and to Change the Name of the Library and Local Government Support Fund

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/20/08

Sub SB 186

To Prohibit Insurers, Public Employee Benefit Plans and Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements from Excluding Coverage for Routine Patient Care Administered as Part of a Cancer Clinical Trial.

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/5/08

Am SB 192

To Permit the Board of Health of a Health District to Enter into a Contract with a Board of County Commissioners to Authorize the County Building Department to Inspect Plumbing in any Type of Building.... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/8/08; immediate effective date per Section 4 of the Act

Sub SB 196

Preneed Funeral Contract Law

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09; sections 1 and 2 of this act, except for 3923.80 of the Revised Code, shall take effect ninety days after the effective date of this act per section 3 of this act.

Sub SB 203

Prohibit Unauthorized Pharmacy-Reated Drug Conduct Relative to Persons Employed as Pharmacy Technicians

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/8/09

SUB SB 209

To Direct that a Specified Amount of OVI Fines be Credited to the State Public Defender for County Indigent Criminal Defense Reimbursement

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/25/08; Certain sections may have immediate effect per Section 6 of the act.

SB 214

To Prohibit the Sale of Dishwasher Detergent that Contains Above a Specified Amount of Phosphorus

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/1/08

SB 219

To Make the Period of Limitation for the Criminal Prosecution of a Person for an Offense Directly Related to Misconduct in Office of a Public Servant the Same as the Period of Limitation for the Criminal Prosecution of that Public Servant for the Offense Involving the Pubilc Servant's Misconduct in Ofice.

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

7/21/08

Sub SB 220

To Provide Increased Penalties for Violations of a Bylaw or Rule Adopted by a Board of Park Commissioners

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/30/08

Am Sub SB 221

To Revise State Energy Policy to Address Electric Service Price Regulation, Establish Alternative Energy Benchmarks for Electric Distribution Utilities and Electric Service Companies

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

7/31/08

SUB SB 225

To Make Changes to the Architect Law

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/20/08

Sub SB 229

To Regulate the Practice of Radiologist Assistants

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/11/08; new section 4774.02 effective nine months thereafter per section 3 of the act

Am Sub SB 237

To Allow Transient Hotels to Permit Guests to Stay Longer than Thirty Days

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

Sub SB 241

To Modify the Law Governing Payment of County Expenses by a Financial Transaction Device.

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

7/18/08

Sub SB 243

Designate Various Official Days, Weeks, and Months, Etc. to Special License Plates, and Certain Memorial Highways and Bridges

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Sub SB 245

To Modify the Laws Regarding the Practice of Acupuncturists

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/22/08

Sub SB 247

To Make Changes in the Credit Union Regulation Law

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/11/08

Am Sub SB 248

Exempty Certain Armed Forces Discharges

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am Sub SB 267

Pers Law Enforcement of Public Safety Officers Death Benefit Fund

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

3/24/09

Am Sub SB 268

To Allow a County Contracting Authority to Use Competitive Sealed Proposals

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/12/08

SB 269

Prohibit Any Person from Advertising or Conducting a Live Musical Performance or Production in Ohio through the use of False, Deceptive, or Misleading Affiliation, Connection, or Association

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am Sub SB 271

To Make Changes to the Laws Governing Watercraft, to Declare an Emergency…

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/12/08; Emergency effective immediately

Sub SB 277

New Cause of Action in Foreclosure in the Environmental Division of a Municipal Court to Abate Blighted Parcels

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am Sub SB 279

Certain State Medical Board Procedures, Physician Assistants, Limited Branches of Medicine, the Submission of Information by Hospitals... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

1/6/09; immediately, emergency

Sub SB 281

To Increase the Exemptions for Property

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/30/08

AM SB 286

To Clarify that an Optical Scan Ballot with More than the Proper Number of Selections for a Particular Office, Issue, or Question is Invalidated Only for that Office, issue or Question... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

2/27/2008
Emergency

Am Sub SB 289

To Create a Department of Veterans Services and a Director of Veterans Services

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

8/22/08

SB 302

To Require a Will be Attested and Subscribed by the Witnesses in the Conscious Presence

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/11/08

Am SB 304

Increase Time After Birth that a Parent May Voluntarily Deliver Child to a Safe Haven

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

3/24/09

Sub SB 320

To Include Organized Retail Theft and Substantially Similar Conduct Occurring in Another State

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Am SB 323

To Revise Certain Coal Mine Safety Requirements... to Declare an Emergency

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

6/11/08; Emergency

Am Sub SB 334

To Prohibit an Employee from Filing a Claim for Workers' Compensation Benefits in this State if the Employee has Received a Decision on the Merits of a Claim Filed in Another State for the Same Injury

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

9/11/08

Sub SB 353

Creation of Land Reutilization

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

SB 372

Environmental Audits

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

1/6/09; immediately, emergency

Sub SB 380

Absent Voter's Ballot Identification Statements….. Vetoed

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

Vetoed

Sub SB 386

Timely Issuance of Coal Mining and Reclamation Permits

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

4/7/09

Joint Resolutions

No.

Description

Date

HJR #3

To be placed on the ballot

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

06/23/08

HJR #5

To authorize the issuance of general and other obligations relating to environmental and related conservation, preservation and revitalization purposes

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

06/05/08

AM SUB SJR #8

To affirm certain property interests

Legislation as Enacted

Legislation as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office (PDF)

06/23/08