135th General Assembly

Current Status: 9/12/2023 - Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA135-HB-240

HB250

MILITARY ENLISTMENT, CELL PHONES IN SCHOOLS, ADOPTION GRANTS (MIRANDA J, RICHARDSON T) To amend Sections 265.550, 307.10, and 307.140 of H.B. 33 of the 135th General Assembly to revise the Military Enlistment diploma seal, regarding the High School Financial Literacy Fund and standards and model curriculum for financial literacy, regarding public school cellular telephone policies, regarding grade band specifications for properly certified or licensed teachers, regarding an educational program for parents of preschool children who are blind or visually impaired, to make changes to the Pupil Transportation Pilot Program, to correct a reference from the State Board of Education to the Director of Education and Workforce, to amend the versions of sections 3301.079 and 3314.03 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect January 1, 2025, to continue the changes on and after that date, and to make an appropriation for the Adoption Grant Program. Current Status: 5/15/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; appropriation sections eff. immediately; others eff. 8/14/24 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA135-HB-250 VIRTUAL MEETINGS FOR PUBLIC BODIES (HOOPS J, CLAGGETT T) To authorize certain public bodies to meet virtually. Current Status: 6/26/2024 - Senate Government Oversight, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA135-HB-257 TOBACCO SALES TO MINORS (CARRUTHERS S) To increase fines for repeatedly selling tobacco products to minors and to apply the public nuisance law to places where such sales occur. Current Status: 5/7/2024 - Senate Judiciary, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA135-HB-258 PROPERTY TAX FREEZE (ISAACSOHN D, HALL T) To authorize a property tax freeze for certain owner-occupied homes. Current Status: 2/6/2024 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , House Ways and Means, (Fourth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA135-HB-263 HOMESTEAD TAX EXEMPTION - DISABLED VETERANS (RICHARDSON T, HOLMES A) To expand and enhance the homestead property tax exemption for disabled veterans. Current Status: 12/5/2023 - House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA135-HB-254

HB254

HB257

HB258

HB263