SCR 4: Adopt the Legislative Code of Ethics - Ohio

As Adopted by the House → As Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill transitions from a House-adopted draft to an enrolled version with significant formatting changes and minor substantive updates. The primary changes involve updating the General Assembly session numbers from 135th/136th to 136th/137th for future applicability, adding the formal session year (2025-2026), and reorganizing the document structure for final passage. The core ethics provisions remain substantively unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly cover candidates for the 137th General Assembly in addition to the 136th, and updated references from the 135th/136th General Assembly to the 136th/137th General Assembly to ensure the code remains effective through the next legislative session.

TIMELINE

Updated General Assembly session references from 135th/136th to 136th/137th to extend the Code of Ethics coverage to the next legislative term.

TECHNICAL

Added formal session year designation (2025-2026) and reorganized document structure for enrolled bill formatting requirements.

Removed page numbers and line numbers that were present in the House-adopted version but are not needed in the final enrolled bill.

SCOPE

Explicitly included candidates for the 137th General Assembly in the Code of Ethics applicability.

As Adopted by the Senate → As Adopted by the House · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add House cosponsors and update formatting for House adoption. The substantive content of the Legislative Code of Ethics remains unchanged, covering conduct, disclosure, voting restrictions, and enforcement procedures for both Senate and House members.

Scope change

No substantive scope changes; the bill applies to both chambers of the 136th General Assembly and candidates for the 137th General Assembly as originally written.

TECHNICAL

Added House cosponsors (Representatives Bird, Brennan, Ghanbari, Glassburn, Gross, Hall, D., Hoops, John, Johnson, Jones, King, Kishman, Klopfenstein, Mathews, A., McClain, Newman, Oelslager, Peterson, Plummer, Salvo, Santucci, Schmidt, Stewart, Williams, Willis, Speaker Huffman) to reflect House adoption

Changed header from 'As Adopted by the Senate' to 'As Adopted by the House' to indicate the bill has passed both chambers

Reformatted text layout and spacing to match House adoption standards, including line breaks and capitalization adjustments

As Introduced → As Adopted by the Senate · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill adopts a Legislative Code of Ethics for Ohio's 136th and 137th General Assembly members, employees, and candidates. The changes primarily involve formatting adjustments from the original introduction to the Senate's adopted version, with no substantive policy modifications to the ethics rules themselves. The text was reorganized for clarity and proper legislative formatting while maintaining all original provisions.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; the bill covers the same groups (136th/137th General Assembly members, employees, and candidates) as the original version.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout changes to convert the bill from introduction format to Senate adopted format, including proper spacing, line breaks, and removal of page markers.

Added cosponsor list to the adopted version, which was not present in the original introduction.

Minor text reorganization for readability while preserving all substantive provisions of the ethics code.

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