To require a public body to allow for public commentary and testimony before taking formal action on any item.
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The Ohio Township Association monitors more than 100 bills each legislative term on behalf of its members. Below are bills that have a direct impact on township government.
The 136th General Assembly convened on January 6, 2025. As bills are introduced in the legislature, they will be added here for tracking.
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To prohibit a public employer from paying employee contributions to a state retirement system.
Read PostTo modify the law regarding annexation and financial disclosure forms, and to require school district approval of residential community reinvestment...
Read PostTo authorize a municipal corporation or township to allow Sunday sales of intoxicating liquor without local option election approval.
Read PostTo prohibit law enforcement agencies from using quotas for arrests and citations.
Read PostTo make changes to the laws governing the transfer and disposal of solid waste and construction and demolition debris and to provide for new...
Read PostTo increase the approval threshold required for passage of certain property taxes and to name this act the Taxpayers Freedom Trilogy – Act Three:...
Read PostTo amend the competitive retail electric service law, make changes regarding electric company property taxation, and repeal parts of H.B. 6 of the...
Read PostTo limit the authority of local governments to regulate short-term rental properties, to extend local lodging taxes to short-term rentals, to...
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