Pending and Enacted in the 127th Ohio General Assembly - 2007-2008
Current through November 18, 2008
Listed below are the employment-relataed bills that are pending or have
been enacted in the 127th Ohio
General Assembly which opened in January 2007. We include links to the
full text legislation and the most recently available analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
The bills are listed by number from the most recently introduced to the earliest with
House bills listed first, followed by Senate bills.
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H.B. 555 - Workers' Compensation
Sponsored by Representative James Zehringer (R-Ft.Recovery)
Prohibits an employee from receiving workers' compensation benefits in this state if the employee has received a decision on the merits of a claim
filed in another state for the same injury or occupational disease, allows an Ohio employer to obtain, through the Administrator of Workers' Compensation
or an insurance company, workers' compensation insurance for claims arising in other states, and makes
other changes to the Workers' Compensation Law regarding interstate workers Compensation claims.
Chronology
May 12, 2008 Introduced in the House
May 19, 2008 Referred to Commerce & Labor Committee
H.B. 536 - Sick Days
Introduced by initiative
Enacts the Healthy Families Act.
Chronology
April 14, 2008 Introduced in the House
April 14, 2008 Referred to Commerce & Labor Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 519 - School Volunteering
Sponsored by Representative Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland)
Requires parents of students enrolled in school districts to perform volunteer service for the district, grants
state employees paid leave to participate in a child's educational activities, allows
a nonrefundable credit against the corporate franchise or commercial activity tax for employer-paid leave enabling employees to
participate in school-related activities, and requires school districts to establish mentoring programs for students.
Chronology
March 31, 2008 Introduced in the House
April 1, 2008 Referred to Ways & Means Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 518 - Job Training
Sponsored by Representative Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland)
Requires the Director of Development to administer a grant program to provide funding to specified entities to
provide training for employees in the fields of biotechnology and bioscience or any other field in which critical demands exist for certain skills.
Chronology
March 31, 2008 Introduced in the House
April 1, 2008 Referred to Economic Development & Environment Committee
H.B. 502 - Sexual Discrimination
Sponsored by Representatives Dan Stewart (D-Columbus) and Jon Peterson (R-Delaware)
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
Chronology
March 11, 2008 Introduced in the House
March 31, 2008 Referred to State Government & Elections Committee
H.B. 461 - BWC Claims
Sponsored by Representative Bill Batchelder (R-Medina)
Allows an employer to reimburse the Administrator of Workers' Compensation for the first fifteen thousand dollars of
medical bills incurred in any type of workers' compensation claim rather than allow an employer to pay directly only those medical bills
incurred in medical-only claims.
Chronology
February 5, 2008 Introduced in the House
February 12, 2008 Referred to Commerce & Labor Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 442 - Parenting Time
Sponsored by Representative Tom Letson (D-Warren)
Requires certain employers to allow a parent to exercise court-ordered parenting time without terminating employment, reducing pay, or taking
other similar action against the parent.
Chronology
January 22, 2008 Introduced in the House
January 29, 2008 Referred to Juvenile & Family Law Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 382 - Business Tax Credits
Sponsored by Representative Mark Wagoner (R-Ottawa Hills)
Expands the job retention tax credit for eligible businesses with corporate headquarters in this state.
Chronology
November 7, 2007 Introduced in the House
December 4, 2007 Referred to Finance & Appropriations Committee
H.B. 380 - Worker Records
Sponsored by Representative Bill Coley (R-West Chester)
Require a commercial or public entity to maintain records regarding each worker who
performs services for that entity and to establish penalties for failure to maintain those records.
Chronology
November 7, 2007 Introduced in the House
December 4, 2007 Referred to Civil & Commercial Law Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 372 - Military Status
Sponsored by Representative Ross McGregor (R-Springfield)
Prohibits discrimination under the Ohio Civil Rights Commission Law and certain other laws on the basis of military status, requires the
Attorney General to appoint a staff member of the Consumer Protection Division to expedite certain cases or issues raised by a person, or the
person's immediate family, who is deployed on active duty, grants certain military persons additional civil service credit, requires
relevant military experience to be considered in continuing education determinations.
Chronology
October 30, 2007 Introduced in the House
October 30, 2007 Referred to Infrastructure, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs Committee
November 7, 2007 Reported out of committee
November 7, 2007 Passed in House 96-1
November 14, 2008 Moved to Senate and referred to Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee
December 12, 2007 Reported out of committee
December 12, 2007 Passed in Senate 32-0
December 12, 2007 House concurs in Senate amendments
December 20, 2007 Signed by Governor; effective March 25, 2008
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 308 - Immigration Status
Sponsored by Representative John Domenick (D-Smithfield)
Requires in specified situations the verification of immigration status of persons who are not United States citizens, imposes
state income taxes at a rate of six per cent per annum on the compensation of specified independent contractors who fail to document such verification,
and restricts the employment, transport, post-secondary education benefits, driver's licenses and identification cards, and receipt of public benefits of
persons who are not legal residents of the United States.
Chronology
September 11, 2007 Introduced in the House
H.B. 270 - Pensioner Reemployment
Sponsored by Representative Michelle Schneider (R-Cincinnati)
Provides that a member of the Public Employees Retirement System, Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund,
State Teachers Retirement System, or School Employees Retirement System who retires and then returns to
public employment in the same position will not receive a pension while earning a salary for that employment.
Chronology
June 19, 2007 Introduced in the House
June 21, 2007 Referred to Financial Institutions, Real Estate and Securities Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 242 - Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by Representative Tom Brinkman (R-Cincinnati)
Removes any requirement under the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Law that public employees join or pay dues to any
employee organization, expands the scope of unfair labor practices under that law, makes other changes in the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Law,
prohibits any requirement that employees of private employers join or pay dues to any employee organization and requires
public and private employers to post notices to that effect, prohibits certain actions by private employers relative to employee organization membership, and
establishes civil and criminal penalties against private employers who violate those prohibitions.
Chronology
May 30, 2007 Introduced in the House
June 7, 2007 Referred to Commerce & Labor Committee
H.B. 240 - Re-Employed Retirees
Sponsored by Representative Bruce Goodwin (R-Defiance)
Regarding employment of retired members of the Public Employees Retirement System,
School Employees Retirement System, State Teachers Retirement System, and Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund.
Chronology
May 29, 2007 Introduced in the House
June 12, 2007 Referred to Financial Institutions, Real Estate and Securities Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 219 - Testimonial Privilege
Sponsored by Representative Thomas Patton (R-Strongsville)
Creates a testimonial privilege for communications between a representative of an employee organization and a bargaining unit member.
Chronology
May 10, 2007 Introduced in the House
May 15, 2007 Referred to Commerce & LaborCommittee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 185 - Nursing
Sponsored by Representative Joyce Beatty (D-Columbus)
Regarding tuition reimbursement, tax credits, and mandatory overtime for nurses and nurse aides.
Chronology
April 25, 2007 Introduced in the House
April 30, 2007 Referred to Ways & Means Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 179 - Workers Compensation
Sponsored by Representative Louis Blessing (R-Cincinnati)
Requires a health insurer and allows an employee, during the time an employee's workers' compensation claim is pending approval,
to pay for services provided to care for an employee's workplace injury or occupational disease and requires
the Administrator of Workers' Compensation or a self-insuring employer, as appropriate, to reimburse that health insurer or employee for expenses they
paid for a claim once it is deemed compensable.
Chronology
April 24, 2007 Introduced in the House
April 25, 2007 Referred to Commerce & Labor Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 133 - Business Internships
Sponsored by Representative Jim Hughes (R-Columbus)
Grants tax credits to businesses that provide internships to students attending Ohio's colleges and universities and that hire former interns,
Chronology
March 27, 2007 Introduced in the House
March 28, 2007 Referred to Finance and Appropriations Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 116 - Health Savings Accounts
Sponsored by Representative Louis Blessing, Jr. (R-Cincinnati)
Requires public employers to make health savings accounts available to public employees.
Chronology
March 20, 2007 Introduced in the House
March 21, 2007 Referred to State Government & Elections Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
H.B. 75 - Health Care Fund
Sponsored by Representative Robert Hagan (D-Youngstown)
Requires certain employers in this state who do not provide a specified amount of health care coverage to their employees
to make contributions to a fund to be used to supplement this state's share of Medicaid costs
Chronology
February 27, 2007 Introduced in the House
March 6, 2007 Referred to Insurance Committee
S.B. 305 - Sexual Discrimination
Sponsored by Senator Dale Miller (D-Cleveland)
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
Chronology
March 11, 2008 Introduced in the Senate
March 12, 2008 Referred to Judiciary-Civil Justice Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
S.B. 287 - BWC Claims
Sponsored by Senator Steve Stivers (R-Columbus)
Allows an employer to reimburse the Administrator of Workers' Compensation for the first fifteen thousand dollars of
medical bills incurred in any type of workers' compensation claim rather than allow an employer to pay directly only those medical bills
incurred in medical-only claims.
Chronology
February 5, 2008 Introduced in the Senate
February 6, 2008 Referred to Insurance, Commerce & Labor Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
S.B. 206 - Wage Tax Credit
Sponsored by Senator Lance Mason (D-Cleveland)
Creates a tax credit for wages paid by employers to employees who have previously been convicted of felonies.
Chronology
August 3, 2007 Introduced in the Senate
October 2, 2007 Referred to Ways & Means & Economic Development Committee
S.B. 176 - Military Employment
Sponsored by Senator John Boccieri (D-North Middletown)
Establishes specified employment rights for private sector employees in the uniformed services, permits
a person aggrieved under the federal "Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act" to file a claim against the person
in a state court, requires the clerk of the Court to give such action priority on the Court's dockets and prohibits
the Court from requiring a plaintiff to pay court costs.
Chronology
May 23, 2007 Introduced in the Senate
May 30, 2007 Referred to Judiciary-Civil Justice Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
S.B. 69 - Wage Discrimination
Sponsored by Senator Ray Miller (D-Columbus)
Increases the civil penalties imposed on employers that discriminate in the payment of wages on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry
Chronology
February 20, 2007 Introduced in the Senate
February 27, 2007 Referred to Judiciary-Civil Justice Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
S.B. 65 - Nursing Laws
Sponsored by Senator Ray Miller (D-Columbus)
Regarding tuition reimbursement, tax credits, and mandatory overtime for nurses and nurse aides.
Chronology
February 20, 2007 Introduced in the Senate
February 27, 2007 Referred to Ways & Means & Economic Development Committee
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As introduced
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