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    • HB 257: Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act

      Ohio House Bill 257, the Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act, limits interest on medical debt to 3%, bans reporting it to credit agencies, and prohibits wage garnishment for medical debt incurred after the act’s effective date.

    • HB 256: Unwed Parent Custody Changes

      Proposed Ohio HB 256 changes child custody for unwed parents. The mother is initially the presumed sole residential parent. Paternity rebuttal makes parents equal residential parents with shared parenting time by agreement. Court involvement is needed if no agreement, considering parent behavior.

    • HB 255: Ohio Sports Commission

      The Ohio Sports Commission is created within the department of development to attract and promote national and international sports for economic and image enhancement. A seventeen-member board studies sports tourism, develops recommendations, and may study a grant program. A fund is created for commission costs.

    • HB 254: Cognitive Impairment Awareness

      Ohio House Bill 254 proposes enacting a new section to increase education and awareness of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementia types. The Department of Health and partners would incorporate information into public health outreach covering topics like early signs, risk reduction, and detection.

    • SB 189: Center of Science and Industry (COSI) License Plate

      Ohio’s SB 189 creates a COSI specialty license plate. Contributions from this and other specialty plates are collected in a state fund and distributed by the registrar to various organizations, including the Franklin county historical society to support COSI programs.

    • SB 188: Failure to Comply

      Ohio Senate Bill 188 expands the offense of failure to comply with law enforcement, adding refusal to exit a location during apprehension for certain crimes. Penalties range from misdemeanors to felonies, with potential mandatory prison terms and license suspensions.

    • SB 187: Sound Recording Tax Credit Act

      Proposed Ohio Senate Bill 187 would establish a temporary, refundable income tax credit for individuals investing in certified sound recording productions and infrastructure projects in the state. The credit is based on eligible expenditures and is subject to per-project and annual aggregate limits.

    • SB 186: Music Venue Sales Tax Rebate Program

      Senate Bill 186 in Ohio proposes a music incubator program providing sales tax rebates on beer and wine to eligible music venues and festival promoters. Rebates are capped at $100,000 per recipient and $10 million total annually, funded by sales tax revenue starting fiscal year 2027. Recipients must use funds to attract live musical performances.

    • SB 185: Dangerous and Vicious Dog Law

      This bill amends Ohio law concerning dogs, addressing registration, dangerous and vicious dog regulations, impoundment, and definitions of nuisance, dangerous, and vicious acts. It also includes provisions for assistance dogs, law enforcement canines, dog bites, and euthanasia methods.

    • SB 184: Residential Economic Development Districts and Housing Accelerator Fund

      Ohio SB 184 establishes residential economic development districts around major projects. It creates a housing accelerator fund for grants to local governments. These grants require adopting pro-housing policies and approving major workforce housing projects within the district, aiming to boost housing availability and home ownership.

    • SB 183: Construction E-Verify and Hiring Practices

      Ohio Senate Bill 183 requires Ohio nonresidential construction employers to use E-verify for all employees. Violations can result in fines, ineligibility for state contracts for two years, and permanent license revocation for knowingly hiring unauthorized aliens. State agencies must require compliance in contracts.

    • SB 182: Designating State Route 10 as John E. Gallagher Way

      Ohio Senate Bill 182 proposes designating a section of State Route 10 in Cleveland, between West 47th Street and West 50th Street, as “John E. Gallagher Way”. The director of transportation may erect markers.

    • HB 253: License Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapists

      This bill primarily licenses advanced practice respiratory therapists and amends numerous state laws. It includes regulations on drugs (like controlled substances and pseudoephedrine limits), healthcare professional licensing and disciplinary actions, reporting requirements, immunity provisions, and rules regarding telehealth services.

    • HB 252: Burglary Law Modification

      This bill proposes amending Ohio Revised Code sections 2911.11, 2911.12, and 2911.13. These changes modify the offenses of burglary, aggravated burglary, breaking and entering, and trespass in a habitation, focusing on situations where a person is present or likely to be present.

    • HB 251: Law Enforcement Drone Usage Regulations

      House Bill 251 amends Ohio law, incorporating additional aviation facilities like vertiports and spaceports into the Aeronautics Law. It also establishes requirements for law enforcement use of unmanned aerial vehicles, including search warrant rules, exceptions, data handling, and restrictions.

    • HB 250: Ohio Anti-Corruption Act

      The Ohio Anti-Corruption Act outlines requirements for political parties, campaign finance reporting and limits for candidates, committees, and parties, restrictions on contributions, and rules for deputy registrar appointments.

    • HB 249: Indecent Exposure Modernization Act

      H.B. 249, the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act, amends Ohio law on indecent exposure and adult entertainment. It defines adult businesses and performances, prohibits minors in these locations and certain performances around minors, and adds violations as cause for liquor permit action.

    • HB 248: Auditor, Procurement, and Governance Changes

      HB 248 various changes concerning the Auditor of State, including requirements for audits, financial reporting, training for public officials, and competitive bidding procedures for state agencies, regional transit authorities, counties, and villages. It also details conditions for village dissolution and rules for handling unclaimed funds.

    • HB 247: Dog Law Reform

      Ohio H.B. 247 proposes changes to state law covering dog registration, dangerous and nuisance dog regulations, assistance and police dogs, county electronic filings, agritourism liability, animal impoundment, rabies quarantine, and hunting/fishing licenses, repealing several existing sections.

    • HB 246: E-Verify in Construction

      Ohio HB 246 requires nonresidential construction employers to use E-verify for employees. Violations result in fines, state contract ineligibility, and potential license revocation for knowingly employing unauthorized aliens.