Rep. Sean Brennan

To amend section 2929.18 and to enact section 2125.05 of the Revised Code to require a felony offender of an OVI-caused aggravated vehicular homicide to pay child maintenance when the victim is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a minor child, to allow child maintenance to be awarded in a wrongful death action when the offender is deceased, and to name this act the Sam Knisley Family Support Act.

To establish a grant program to reimburse local government entities for the acquisition, development, and rehabilitation of community recreation spaces, to name this act the Fit, Safe, and Strong Communities Act, and to make an appropriation.

To amend sections 5739.02, 5739.03, and 5739.05 of the Revised Code to authorize a sales tax holiday for four months each year for the sale of firearm safety and storage devices.

Maddy summaryHB 315 designates May 29 as "Sojourner Truth Day" in the state's Revised Code. This procedural bill creates a ceremonial observance date without imposing new requirements or affecting specific groups. The key mechanism is adding the designation to official state law, formally recognizing the day annually. It does not alter any existing policies or create new obligations.

Maddy summaryHB 204 designates March 9th as "6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day" in Ohio. The bill adds this commemorative date to the state's official calendar under section 5.212 of the Revised Code. It directly honors the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-African American women's unit that served in WWII. This is a ceremonial resolution with no substantive policy changes or financial impact.

Maddy summaryHB 318 updates Ohio's Medicaid Estate Recovery Program rules by amending sections 5162.21 and 5162.211 of the Revised Code. The bill directly affects the estates of deceased Ohio Medicaid recipients, as it changes how states can recover costs for long-term care services from those estates. Key provisions involve modifying the legal framework governing when and how recovery claims are processed against assets like real estate or personal property after a beneficiary's death. This is a procedural policy change affecting Medicaid program administration, not a new benefit or funding measure.

Proposing to amend Section 11 of Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to reconcile Ohio law with federal law regarding same sex marriage and to recognize the right to interracial marriage.

Maddy summaryHB 312 would designate the walleye as the official fish of the state by adding a new section (5.037) to the Revised Code. This bill does not impose new regulations or affect specific groups; it is a symbolic measure to formally recognize the walleye as a state emblem. The key mechanism is the legal addition of this designation to the state's official symbols, replacing any prior designation with the walleye. This change would appear in state documents and official communications as a non-regulatory emblem.

To amend sections 2151.421 and 4113.99 and to enact section 4113.90 of the Revised Code to require employers report suspected sexual assault involving minor employees.

To amend sections 6109.01 and 6109.22 and to enact sections 504.201, 735.291, 743.041, 6101.531, 6103.021, 6109.41, 6109.42, 6109.43, 6109.44, 6109.45, 6109.46, 6109.47, 6109.48, 6109.49, 6109.50, 6109.51, 6115.531, and 6119.062 of the Revised Code to establish a program regarding lead service line replacement and to name this act the Lead Line Replacement Act.