SB4 |
ESTABLISH ELECTION INTEGRITY UNIT (GAVARONE T) To establish the Election Integrity Unit in the Office of the Secretary of State and to modify the law governing the prosecution of Election Law violations. |
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Comments: |
These cases should be investigated and prosecuted locally. Referrals from the current election integrity unit are often weak and lack investigation. Twelve month period for the prosecutor to proceed on a referral is inadequate for this reason. Attorney General should not be a forum for reviewing prosecutor charging decisions. |
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Position: |
Oppose |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-4 |
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SB5 |
EXPEDITE REMOVAL-UNAUTHORIZED RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANTS (BRENNER A, HUFFMAN S) To provide for the expedited removal of unauthorized occupants from residential property and to prohibit the use and sale of fraudulent deeds. |
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Comments: |
Concerned that the legislation requires the sheriff to "verify" that the complainant is "the record owner" and is otherwise "entitled to relief." This is likely to fall to prosecutor as legal counsel for the sheriff. Also concerned that the legislation creates liability for the county for wrongful removal. |
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Position: |
Oppose |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-5 |
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SB26 |
CREATE JOINT LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (JOHNSON T) To create the Joint Law Enforcement Oversight Committee and to make an appropriation. |
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Position: |
Monitor |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-26 |
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SB53 |
REGARDING CIVIL ACTIONS-VANDALISM, RIOTS (SCHAFFER T) Regarding civil actions by persons who suffer injury or loss due to vandalism or riot activity. |
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Position: |
Oppose |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-53 |
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SB55 |
CHANGE OVI LAWS-MARIHUANA (MANNING N) To change the laws pertaining to operating a vehicle or watercraft while under the influence of marihuana and the admissibility of evidence for purposes of OVI statutes. |
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Position: |
Monitor |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-55 |
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SB56 |
MARIJUANA-REVISE LAWS, LEVY TAXES (HUFFMAN S) To consolidate the administration of the marijuana control program, revise the medical and adult-use marijuana laws, and to levy taxes on marijuana. |
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Position: |
Support |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-56 |
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SB62 |
SCHOOL BUS SAFETY-PENALTIES, MONTH DESIGNATION (GAVARONE T) To authorize a civil penalty system related to drivers who illegally pass a school bus but cannot be identified, to designate the month of August as "School Bus Safety Awareness Month," and to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act. |
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Comments: |
Generally supportive of increasing penalties for illegally passing a school bus and allowing school bus camera evidence to corroborate a report of illegally passing a school bus. Concerned with the civil penalty system in this bill. |
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Position: |
Amend |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-62 |
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SB64 |
INCREASE PENALTIES-ANIMAL CRUELTY (CUTRONA A) To increase the penalties for violating companion animal cruelty offenses and to prohibit a felony animal abuse offender from owning a companion animal in certain circumstances. |
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Comments: |
Penalties in the bill are too high. Support prohibition on companion animal ownership. |
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Position: |
Oppose |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-64 |
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SB82 |
DESIGNATE ELECTIONS OFFICIALS-PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS (DEMORA B, GAVARONE T) To specify that certain election officials are designated public service workers for purposes of the public records law. |
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Position: |
Monitor |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-82 |
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SB86 |
REGULATE HEMP, CANNABINOID PRODUCTS (HUFFMAN S, WILKIN S) To generally prohibit the sale of intoxicating hemp products, except for sales at licensed dispensaries; to regulate drinkable cannabinoid products, and to levy taxes on drinkable cannabinoid products and other intoxicating hemp products that may be sold. |
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Position: |
Support |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-86 |
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SB87 |
DEFINE ANTISEMITISM-INVESTIGATIONS (JOHNSON T) To define antisemitism for the purpose of investigations and proceedings by state agencies and to expand the offense of ethnic intimidation to include the offenses of riot and aggravated riot committed by reason of the race, color, religion, or national origin of another person or group of persons. |
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Position: |
Monitor |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-87 |
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SB88 |
OHIO PROPERTY PROTECTION ACT (JOHNSON T) To modify the law that prohibits certain governments, businesses, and individuals from acquiring certain real property and to name this act the Ohio Property Protection Act. |
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Comments: |
Sheriffs and prosecutors do not have the resources to handle this at the local level. Should be handled by the attorney general. |
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Position: |
Amend |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-88 |
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SB97 |
INCREASE PENALTY-FAILURE TO YIELD, FUNERAL PROCESSION (CRAIG H, WILSON S) To double fines for failing to yield to a funeral procession. |
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Position: |
Monitor |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-97 |
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SB102 |
GUS FRANGOS ACT (PATTON T) To make changes to the law relating to tax foreclosures and county land reutilization corporations, and to name this act the Gus Frangos Act. |
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Position: |
Monitor |
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State Bill Page: |
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA136-SB-102 |
