Enacted in the 126th Ohio General Assembly - 2005-2006
Current through the end of the 126th General Assembly
Listed below are the construction-related bills enacted in the 126th Ohio
General Assembly which opened in January 2005 and adjourned December 26, 2006. 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.
Construction Legislation Pending and Enacted in the 128th General Assembly 2009-2010
Construction Legislation Enacted in the 127th General Assembly 2007-2008
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H.B. 690 - Minimum Wage Implementation
Sponsored by Representative Bill Seitz( R-Cincinnati)
Implements Section 34a, Article II, of the Constitution of the State of Ohio and declares an emergency.
Effective April 4, 2007; Sections 3 and 4 effective January 1, 2010
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 487 - Construction Contracts
Sponsored by Representative Christopher Widener (R-Springfield)
Specifies that an owner, part owner, or lessee of real property, with respect to a home construction contract, must record a notice
of commencement only if required by a lending institution, stipulates that a notice of commencement for a home construction contract
expires six years after it is recorded, and permits court costs and reasonable attorney fees to be included in damages an owner may
recover from a lienholder who refuses to release the lien after the owner makes full payment and stipulates
for all types of liens that a mortgage is considered filed first if a mortgage and notice of commencement are filed on the same day.
Effective March 30, 2007
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 397 - Construction & Demolition Landfills
Sponsored by Representative John Hagan (R-Alliance)
Revises the statutes governing construction and demolition debris facilities and declares an emergency.
Effective December 22, 2005
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 149 - Historic Buildings
Sponsored by Representative Charles Calvert (R-Medina)
Authorizes a nonrefundable tax credit for rehabilitating a historic building.
Effective April 4, 2007
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 100 - Solid Waste Districts
Sponsored by Representative Mary Taylor (R-Uniontown)
Authorizes a solid waste management district to exempt automotive shredder residue from the district's
generation fee, extends the moratorium on the issuance of licenses for new construction and demolition debris facilities, and creates
an exemption to the moratorium under certain circumstances.
Effective March 29, 2006
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 80 - Public Improvement Contract
Sponsored by Representative Geoffrey Smith (R-Columbus)
Prohibits a state agency from awarding a public improvement contract unless its terms require
the contractor to participate in a specified drug-free workplace program.
Effective March 30, 2007
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
S.B. 7 - Workers' Compensation
Sponsored by Senator Gary Cates (R-West Chester)
Makes various changes to the Workers' Compensation Law and raises the minimum wage.
Effective June 30, 2006
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
