These selected bills of interest can be viewed on the Ohio General Assembly's Search for Legislative Information.
HB 170 - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AUTISM -Prohibit health insurers from excluding coverage for autism
HB 171 - ISSUANCE OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES - To revise the laws governing issuance of certain professional licenses
HB 172 - SEALING OFFICIAL COURT RECORDS - Require the sealing of the official records of a person who is found not guilty of an offense
HB 173 - JUDGES - To increase compensation for justices and judges and to change qualifications for all judges. See our post: Bill Requires More Experience for Judicial Candidates
HB 174 - TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS - Relative to township and county telecommunication tower zoning authority
HB 177 HORSE RACING PERMITS - Allow same person/corporation be issued not more than two horse racing permits for tracks in Ohio
HB 178 - HEALTH INSURANCE/CHILD SUPPORT - To define the reasonable cost of health insurance coverage in child support orders
HB 179 - WORKPLACE INJURY EXPENSES - Require a health insurer and allow employee to pay for services provided to care for an employee's workplace injury or occupational disease while Workers' Compensation claim is pending and then to require Workers' Compensation reimburse those expenses.
HB 181 - SCHOOL RECORDS-MISSING CHILDREN - To require public and nonpublic schools to mark the records of students identified as missing children and to notify law enforcement of requests for those records.
HB 183 - ASSAULT OF HEALTHCARE WORKER - To increase the penalties for assault of a healthcare worker or a school employee
HB 184 - ELECTED OFFICIALS REVIEW COMMISSION - Establish the Elected Officials Review Commission to study the adequacy of the salaries of elected officials relative to the duties these officials are required to perform.
HB 185- NURSES - Regarding tuition reimbursement, tax credits, and mandatory overtime for nurses and nurses aides.
HB 186 - OHIO HEALTH CARE PLAN - Establish and operate the Ohio Health Care Plan to provide universal health care coverage to all Ohio residents
HB 187 - TOWING COMPANY REGULATIONS - To require the Public Utilities Commission to regulate towing companies
HB 189 - DISCRIMINATION - Prohibit discrimination under the Ohio Civil Rights Commission Law and certain other laws on the basis of military status.
HB 191 - OBSCENE MATERIAL-CRIMINAL PROCEEDING - Require that in a criminal proceeding any obscene material involving a minor remain in the custody and control of the prosecuting attorney or court.
SB 152 - BICYCLE OPERATORS - Require bicycle operators and passengers under 18 to wear protective helmets when bicycle is operated on a roadway and to establish the Bicycle Safety Fund to assist low-income families in the purchase of bicycle helmets.
SB 153 - ACCIDENT MINIMUM FINANCIAL LIMITS - Increase the minimum financial limits for bodily injury for one person injured in an accident, for all bodily injuries in one accident, and for the property damage maximum in one accident.
SB 154 - NONPUBLIC RESTROOMS- Require certain establishments to allow customers with eligible medical conditions to use the retail establishment's restrooms that are not usually available to the public
SB 155 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY COURT - Create a Domestic Relations-Juvenile-Probate Divison of the Champaign County Court of Common Pleas