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 enact section 149.61 of the Revised Code regarding the provision of personal data to out-of-state entities and to name this act the Ohio Privacy Act.
To amend sections 3301.50, 3301.53, 3301.54, 3301.56, 3313.48, 3313.64, 3313.646, 3313.842, 3313.98, 3313.981, 3314.03, 3314.08, 3317.011, 3317.0110, 3317.02, 3317.0213, 3317.03, 3321.01, 3321.05, 3323.02, 5753.021, and 5753.031 and to enact sections 3301.542, 3301.591, 3301.592, 3313.6415, and 3317.083 of the Revised Code to increase the rate of the sports gaming tax on certain operators, to require all-day kindergarten, to establish universal preschool programs, and to name this act the Preschool for All Act.
To enact section 5901.10 of the Revised Code to govern the practice of providing veterans claim assistance for compensation and to name this act the Veterans Empowerment Through Ethical Representation and Navigation Act (V.E.T.E.R.A.N. Benefits Protection Act).
To enact sections 9.484 and 1521.301 of the Revised Code to require data centers to report monthly and yearly water consumption and to prohibit data centers from including water consumption information in nondisclosure agreements with political subdivisions.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends the law governing Ohio's Child Care Choice Voucher Program to update how families receive financial assistance for child care costs. It directs the Department of Children and Youth to use specific funding to provide vouchers to eligible families whose caretaker parents are employed or in education or training programs. To qualify, families must have incomes below 240% of the federal poverty line but not meet the stricter income limits for the Publicly Funded Child Care Program. The bill also sets a requirement that payment rates be established by November 2026 and removes the mandate that family child care homes use the Step Up to Quality Program rating system.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a commemorative resolution honoring L. Helen Rankin, a former Ohio state representative who passed away. It formally expresses condolences to her family and acknowledges her 16 years of public service, during which she served on the Finance and Appropriations and Human Resources committees. The resolution highlights her advocacy for women's health, children, and social services, and directs the House Clerk to send a copy of the document to her family.
To amend section 5104.54 of the Revised Code to modify Ohio's child care cost-sharing program and to name this act the Fair Tri-Share Child Care Program Act.
To amend sections 3505.18, 3505.31, 3509.05, 3511.09, and 3511.11 of the Revised Code to allow marked absent voter's ballots to be returned to any polling place in the county.
To amend section 3745.015 and to enact sections 3745.81, 3745.82, 3745.83, 3745.84, 3745.85, 3745.86, and 3745.87 of the Revised Code to prohibit, with exceptions, the use of intentionally added PFAS in various products.
