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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2014 | OH | HB 375 | Restructures the Tax on Oil and Gas Drilling Operations | Bill Passed - House (55 - 38) |
| May 7, 2014 | OH | SB 310 | Amends Energy Laws | Bill Passed - House (55 - 42) |
| April 9, 2014 | OH | HB 485 | Establishes the Ohio Healthier Buckeye Council and the Office of Human Services Innovation | Bill Passed - House (62 - 30) |
| April 9, 2014 | OH | HB 369 | Requires Local Boards to Offer Certain Addiction Treatments | Bill Passed - House (71 - 20) |
| April 2, 2014 | OH | HB 234 | Authorizes Noise Suppressors on Certain Firearms | Bill Passed - House (76 - 15) |
| March 26, 2014 | OH | HB 352 | Authorizes Private Non-Profit Wilderness Camps to Obtain a License | Bill Passed - House (58 - 32) |
| March 19, 2014 | OH | HB 334 | Amends the Circumstances a Student May be Expelled | Bill Passed - House (70 - 27) |
| Feb. 19, 2014 | OH | SB 205 | Amends Absentee Ballot Voting Laws | Bill Passed - House (60 - 38) |
| Feb. 19, 2014 | OH | SB 238 | Reduces Number of Absentee Voting Days | Bill Passed - House (59 - 37) |
| Jan. 22, 2014 | OH | HB 8 | Authorizes Certain Employees to Carry Concealed Firearms on School Property | Bill Passed - House (63 - 29) |
| May 29, 2013 | OH | SB 67 | Prohibits JobsOhio Liquor Leases from Being Publicly Audited | Bill Passed - House (62 - 35) |
| April 18, 2013 | OH | HB 59 | 2014-2015 Budget | Bill Passed - House (61 - 35) |
| March 21, 2013 | OH | HB 51 | Establishes Transportation Appropriations and Highway Speed Limit | Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 28) |
| March 20, 2013 | OH | SB 47 | Prohibits Collection of Petition Signatures after Filing | Bill Passed - House (57 - 38) |
| March 13, 2013 | OH | HB 7 | Limits Prize Payouts in Sweepstakes | Bill Passed - House (66 - 29) |
| Dec. 13, 2012 | OH | HB 495 | Amends Definition of Loaded Gun | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 23) |
| Dec. 5, 2012 | OH | HB 605 | Prohibits Gambling In Internet Cafes | Bill Passed - House (63 - 30) |
| June 13, 2012 | OH | SB 316 | Amends Education Provisions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 35) |
| June 13, 2012 | OH | HB 495 | Amends Definition of Loaded Gun | Bill Passed - House (59 - 28) |
| May 22, 2012 | OH | HB 322 | Repeals Limits on Credit Card Interest Rates for Certain Banks | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 30) |
| May 16, 2012 | OH | HB 510 | Repeals the Corporate Franchise Tax | Bill Passed - House (75 - 23) |
| May 15, 2012 | OH | HB 99 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 12) |
| May 8, 2012 | OH | SB 295 | Repealing Provisions of the Election Revision Code | Bill Passed - House (54 - 42) |
| April 25, 2012 | OH | HB 473 | Limits Water Withdrawal from the Great Lakes | Bill Passed - House (59 - 38) |
| April 25, 2012 | OH | HB 487 | Biennium Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (62 - 34) |
| Feb. 15, 2012 | OH | HB 386 | Expands Gambling | Bill Passed - House (69 - 24) |
| Dec. 14, 2011 | OH | HB 369 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (77 - 17) |
| Oct. 21, 2011 | OH | HB 318 | Establishing New Dates for Primaries | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 37) |
| Sept. 21, 2011 | OH | HB 319 | Congressional Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 35) |
| Sept. 15, 2011 | OH | HB 319 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (56 - 36) |
| June 29, 2011 | OH | HB 153 | 2011-2013 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 40) |
| June 28, 2011 | OH | HB 125 | Restrictions on Abortions | Bill Passed - House (54 - 44) |
| June 28, 2011 | OH | HB 78 | Restrictions on Abortions | Bill Passed - House (65 - 33) |
| June 28, 2011 | OH | HB 79 | Prohibits Insurance Coverage of Abortion | Bill Passed - House (62 - 36) |
| June 22, 2011 | OH | SJR 1 | Constitutional Amendment Concerning Health Care | Joint Resolution Passed - House (59 - 39) |
| June 22, 2011 | OH | HB 231 | Withdrawal Permit for Water Usage at Lake Erie | Bill Passed - House (60 - 39) |
| June 15, 2011 | OH | SB 17 | Authorizes Concealed Handguns at Alcohol Vendors | Bill Passed - House (56 - 39) |
| May 25, 2011 | OH | HB 133 | Establishes the Oil and Gas Leasing Commission | Bill Passed - House (54 - 41) |
| March 30, 2011 | OH | SB 5 | Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
| Feb. 16, 2011 | OH | HB 1 | Establishes JobsOhio | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 35) |
| Feb. 16, 2011 | OH | HB 30 | Reduce Required School Funding | Bill Passed - House (59 - 36) |
| June 3, 2010 | OH | Wachtmann Amdt | Authorizes Funding for the Workers' Compensation Council | Amendment Tabled - House (53 - 44) |
| June 2, 2010 | OH | SB 210 | Establishing Health and Nutrition Standards in Schools | Bill Passed - House (77 - 21) |
| May 27, 2010 | OH | HJR 15 | Apportionment of State Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - House (69 - 28) |
| May 26, 2010 | OH | HB 473 | Prohibits Inappropriate Pictures of Minors | Bill Passed - House (86 - 12) |
| Jan. 27, 2010 | OH | SJR 8 | Casino Location Amendment | Joint Resolution Passed - House (71 - 26) |
| Jan. 20, 2010 | OH | HB 166 | Authorizing Regional Transportation Authorities | Bill Passed - House (72 - 26) |
| Jan. 13, 2010 | OH | HJR 12 | "Third Frontier" Program Extension | Joint Resolution Passed - House (85 - 13) |
| Jan. 13, 2010 | OH | HB 5 | Campaign Finance Amendments | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (48 - 50) |
| Dec. 17, 2009 | OH | HB 318 | Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 42) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/14 | HB 375 | Restructures the Tax on Oil and Gas Drilling Operations | Bill Passed - House (55 - 38) |
| 5/07 | SB 310 | Amends Energy Laws | Bill Passed - House (55 - 42) |
| 4/09 | HB 485 | Establishes the Ohio Healthier Buckeye Council and the Office of Human Services Innovation | Bill Passed - House (62 - 30) |
| 4/09 | HB 369 | Requires Local Boards to Offer Certain Addiction Treatments | Bill Passed - House (71 - 20) |
| 4/02 | HB 234 | Authorizes Noise Suppressors on Certain Firearms | Bill Passed - House (76 - 15) |
| 3/26 | HB 352 | Authorizes Private Non-Profit Wilderness Camps to Obtain a License | Bill Passed - House (58 - 32) |
| 3/19 | HB 334 | Amends the Circumstances a Student May be Expelled | Bill Passed - House (70 - 27) |
| 2/19 | SB 205 | Amends Absentee Ballot Voting Laws | Bill Passed - House (60 - 38) |
| 2/19 | SB 238 | Reduces Number of Absentee Voting Days | Bill Passed - House (59 - 37) |
| 1/22 | HB 8 | Authorizes Certain Employees to Carry Concealed Firearms on School Property | Bill Passed - House (63 - 29) |
| 5/29 | SB 67 | Prohibits JobsOhio Liquor Leases from Being Publicly Audited | Bill Passed - House (62 - 35) |
| 4/18 | HB 59 | 2014-2015 Budget | Bill Passed - House (61 - 35) |
| 3/21 | HB 51 | Establishes Transportation Appropriations and Highway Speed Limit | Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 28) |
| 3/20 | SB 47 | Prohibits Collection of Petition Signatures after Filing | Bill Passed - House (57 - 38) |
| 3/13 | HB 7 | Limits Prize Payouts in Sweepstakes | Bill Passed - House (66 - 29) |
| 12/13 | HB 495 | Amends Definition of Loaded Gun | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 23) |
| 12/05 | HB 605 | Prohibits Gambling In Internet Cafes | Bill Passed - House (63 - 30) |
| 6/13 | SB 316 | Amends Education Provisions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 35) |
| 6/13 | HB 495 | Amends Definition of Loaded Gun | Bill Passed - House (59 - 28) |
| 5/22 | HB 322 | Repeals Limits on Credit Card Interest Rates for Certain Banks | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 30) |
| 5/16 | HB 510 | Repeals the Corporate Franchise Tax | Bill Passed - House (75 - 23) |
| 5/15 | HB 99 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 12) |
| 5/08 | SB 295 | Repealing Provisions of the Election Revision Code | Bill Passed - House (54 - 42) |
| 4/25 | HB 473 | Limits Water Withdrawal from the Great Lakes | Bill Passed - House (59 - 38) |
| 4/25 | HB 487 | Biennium Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (62 - 34) |
| 2/15 | HB 386 | Expands Gambling | Bill Passed - House (69 - 24) |
| 12/14 | HB 369 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (77 - 17) |
| 10/21 | HB 318 | Establishing New Dates for Primaries | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 37) |
| 9/21 | HB 319 | Congressional Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 35) |
| 9/15 | HB 319 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (56 - 36) |
| 6/29 | HB 153 | 2011-2013 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 40) |
| 6/28 | HB 125 | Restrictions on Abortions | Bill Passed - House (54 - 44) |
| 6/28 | HB 78 | Restrictions on Abortions | Bill Passed - House (65 - 33) |
| 6/28 | HB 79 | Prohibits Insurance Coverage of Abortion | Bill Passed - House (62 - 36) |
| 6/22 | SJR 1 | Constitutional Amendment Concerning Health Care | Joint Resolution Passed - House (59 - 39) |
| 6/22 | HB 231 | Withdrawal Permit for Water Usage at Lake Erie | Bill Passed - House (60 - 39) |
| 6/15 | SB 17 | Authorizes Concealed Handguns at Alcohol Vendors | Bill Passed - House (56 - 39) |
| 5/25 | HB 133 | Establishes the Oil and Gas Leasing Commission | Bill Passed - House (54 - 41) |
| 3/30 | SB 5 | Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
| 2/16 | HB 1 | Establishes JobsOhio | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 35) |
| 2/16 | HB 30 | Reduce Required School Funding | Bill Passed - House (59 - 36) |
| 6/03 | Wachtmann Amdt | Authorizes Funding for the Workers' Compensation Council | Amendment Tabled - House (53 - 44) |
| 6/02 | SB 210 | Establishing Health and Nutrition Standards in Schools | Bill Passed - House (77 - 21) |
| 5/27 | HJR 15 | Apportionment of State Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - House (69 - 28) |
| 5/26 | HB 473 | Prohibits Inappropriate Pictures of Minors | Bill Passed - House (86 - 12) |
| 1/27 | SJR 8 | Casino Location Amendment | Joint Resolution Passed - House (71 - 26) |
| 1/20 | HB 166 | Authorizing Regional Transportation Authorities | Bill Passed - House (72 - 26) |
| 1/13 | HJR 12 | "Third Frontier" Program Extension | Joint Resolution Passed - House (85 - 13) |
| 1/13 | HB 5 | Campaign Finance Amendments | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (48 - 50) |
| 12/17 | HB 318 | Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 42) |