To amend section 1321.21 and to enact sections 1320.01, 1320.02, 1320.03, 1320.04, 1320.05, 1320.06, 1320.07, 1320.08, 1320.09, and 1320.10 of the Revised Code to regulate the provision of earned wage access services.
To amend sections 4109.08, 4109.13, and 4109.99 of the Revised Code to enact the Clock Out Kids Act to require school employees to report certain minor labor law violations, to increase penalties for certain minor labor law violations, and to create the Minor Labor Law Enforcement Fund; and to make an appropriation.
To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact section 3319.2214 of the Revised Code regarding implicit bias training for licensed educators and to make an appropriation.
To enact section 5101.546 of the Revised Code to establish a supplemental benefit allotment for certain recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and to make an appropriation.
To amend sections 323.152, 323.153, 323.158, 4503.06, 4503.066, 4503.067, 4503.068, 4503.069, and 4503.0610 and to enact section 4503.0612 of the Revised Code to authorize a property tax freeze for certain owner-occupied homes.
Maddy summaryHB 169 would officially designate March 8 as International Women's Day in Ohio by adding a new section to the state's Revised Code. This is a symbolic recognition measure with no direct policy changes or impact on specific groups. The bill creates a formal state acknowledgment of the day but does not alter existing laws or funding. It is a procedural resolution, not a substantive policy change.
To amend sections 4112.01 and 4112.05 of the Revised Code to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, to add mediation as an informal method that the Ohio Civil Rights Commission may use, and to uphold existing religious exemptions under Ohio's Civil Rights Law.
To amend sections 5747.01, 5747.08, and 5747.98 and to enact section 5747.36 of the Revised Code to authorize the refundable thriving families tax credit for certain income taxpayers with dependents who are minor children.
To amend sections 323.152, 323.153, 4503.065, and 4503.066 of the Revised Code to authorize an enhanced property tax homestead exemption for certain long-term homeowners.
To enact sections 1787.01, 1787.02, 1787.03, 1787.04, 1787.05, 1787.06, 1787.07, 1787.08, 1787.09, 1787.10, 1787.11, 1787.12, and 1787.13 of the Revised Code to authorize the creation of tourism promotion districts and the levying of assessments therein.
