SB 85 would create a new specialty license plate design featuring the Ohio NAACP. Ohio drivers who choose this plate would pay an additional fee, with the revenue supporting the Ohio NAACP's work. The bill amends state code to add this plate option to the list of available specialty plates. This directly affects Ohio residents who purchase license plates and the Ohio NAACP organization.
To amend sections 4141.01, 4141.09, 4141.13, 4141.23, 4141.231, 4141.24, 4141.25, 4141.26, 4141.27, 4141.36, 4141.39, 5726.31, 5733.121, 5736.081, 5747.12, and 5751.081 and to enact section 4141.252 of the Revised Code to increase the taxable wage base under the Unemployment Compensation Law and require a contributory employer's employees to pay a contribution when the employer has a negative account balance in the Unemployment Compensation Fund.
SB 222 requires the state to conduct a comprehensive audit of the Medicaid eligibility process for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled group. It mandates that the state develop a corrective action plan to address any identified issues found during the audit. The bill also includes funding (an appropriation) to cover the costs of the audit and implementation of the action plan. This directly affects how Medicaid eligibility is processed for this specific group of beneficiaries.
To amend sections 3742.01, 3742.03, 3742.39, 3742.50, 5747.08, 5747.26, 5747.50, 5747.502, 5747.51, 5747.53, and 5747.98 and to enact sections 3742.47 and 5747.504 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing lead testing, certification, and tax credits.
SB 76 updates Ohio's rules for excluding state vendors from government contracts. It adds specific grounds for debarment, including contract failures (like missing deadlines), criminal convictions related to contracts (e.g., fraud or bribery), submitting false information, colluding to restrict competition, and repeated justified complaints. Vendors must be notified of proposed debarment and given a hearing opportunity before exclusion. Debarment periods range from one to three years, during which vendors cannot win state contracts, and the state will maintain a public list of debarred vendors.
To amend sections 718.031, 2915.01, 2915.02, 2915.07, 2915.09, 2915.091, 2915.093, 2915.094, 2915.10, 2915.101, 2915.13, 2915.14, 3770.06, 3770.99, 5739.02, 5747.064, 5753.01, 5753.04, 5753.05, 5753.07, 5753.08, and 5753.12 and to enact sections 3770.31, 3770.32, 3770.33, 3770.34, 3770.35, 3770.36, 3770.37, 3770.38, 3770.39, 3770.40, 3770.41, 5753.022, and 5753.032 of the Revised Code to expand the locations and manner in which electronic instant bingo may be conducted, to authorize and establish regulations for retailer video lottery terminals, and to levy a tax on electronic instant bingo.
To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form.
To amend sections 123.28, 123.281, and 307.696 and to enact section 123.282 of the Revised Code to condition public funds for sports facilities on the sport franchise's performance and other criteria, and to name this act the Public Access to Professional Sports Act.
To amend sections 145.11, 742.11, 3307.15, 3309.15, 3770.06, and 5505.06 and to enact section 135.146 of the Revised Code to address investments in exchange-traded products by the state retirement systems, to permit the Treasurer of State to invest certain interim funds in digital assets, and to name this act the Ohio Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Act.
To enact section 4933.30 of the Revised Code to enact "The Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act" requiring the itemization of all riders, taxes, and other costs on certain utility bills.
