To amend sections 4121.01, 4123.01, 4123.26, 4123.29, 4123.35, 4925.01, and 4925.10 and to enact sections 4925.15, 4925.16, 4925.17, 4925.18, 4925.19, 4925.20, 4925.25, 4925.26, 4925.27, and 4925.28 of the Revised Code regarding minimum pay, workers' compensation, and other requirements applicable to transportation network company drivers.
To amend sections 4117.10, 5747.50, 5747.502, 5747.504, 5747.505, 5747.51, and 5747.53 and to enact sections 9.051, 5164.21, and 5747.506 of the Revised Code to prohibit coverage for gender reassignment surgery under Medicaid and state and local authority employee health insurance plans.
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to protect from release under Ohio Public Records Law the residential and familial information of mental health professionals and social workers.
To enact section 3701.68 of the Revised Code to require the Director of Health to establish an information and awareness program for mold, lead, radon, and carbon monoxide and to name this act the Healthy Homes Program Act.
To amend sections 3705.07, 3705.08, 3705.16, and 4731.22 and to enact sections 4731.2211 and 4731.742 of the Revised Code to require physicians to sign death certificates electronically.
HB 839 allocates state funds to the Ohio Soccer Association to help more young people across the state play soccer. The money is specifically designated to support local development projects, with a focus on expanding opportunities during the year the FIFA World Cup is held in North America. This bill adds new funding for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 on top of existing budgets, requiring the state budget director to track how the money is spent.
To enact section 5534.455 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 19 in Crawford County as the "Patrolman Robert E. Karsmizki Memorial Highway."
To enact section 9.51 of the Revised Code to designate the Honor and Remember flag as the symbol of Ohio's concern and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all fallen service members and their families and to encourage that the flag be displayed at the Statehouse in Columbus on Memorial Day.
To amend sections 751.08, 5120.10, and 5120.16 of the Revised Code to ensure that jail inmates, city infirmary inmates, and prisoners under control of the department of rehabilitation and correction are housed in accordance with their biological sex.
To amend sections 2929.01, 2929.14, 2929.144, 2929.19, 2953.08, 2967.193, and 2967.194 of the Revised Code to require every sentence of imprisonment for a felony offense be for an indefinite period consisting of a minimum and maximum term and to change the maximum term that applies to those offenses.
This bill regulates how surplus lines brokers and agents in Ohio can place insurance with unauthorized insurers, which are companies not licensed to operate in the state. It establishes due diligence requirements, requiring agents to contact at least five authorized insurers before using surplus lines, unless specific exemptions apply. The bill also creates an insurance export list for coverages where no general market exists, allowing brokers to bypass due diligence for those specific items. Additionally, it mandates that brokers obtain signed statements from insureds acknowledging the risks of using unauthorized insurers and requires the insurance superintendent to analyze potential multistate compacts for surplus lines compliance.
To enact section 3333.0421 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 381.400 of H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly regarding cost of attendance at institutions of higher education.
