Ohio House Bill 377 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 24 2010 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-25 - To Government Oversight
Pending: Senate Government Oversight Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

To amend sections 2961.01, 2967.16, 3501.38, 3519.01, 3519.05, and 3519.21 and to enact sections 3519.011, 3519.012, and 3519.013 of the Revised Code to prohibit persons who have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense involving identity theft, forgery, or fraud from witnessing or circulating election petitions, to require entities that provide compensation to circulators of initiative or referendum petitions to be licensed, to require such an entity's license to be revoked if it authorizes or knowingly permits violations of the law governing election petitions, to require circulators of initiative or referendum petitions to register with the secretary of state, to provide for public input in the determination of ballot titles, and to require the title of an initiative or referendum petition to be submitted to the Attorney General for review.

To prohibit persons who have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense involving identity theft, forgery, or fraud from witnessing or circulating election petitions, to require entities that provide compensation to circulators of initiative or referendum petitions to be licensed, to require such an entity's license to be revoked if it authorizes or knowingly permits violations of the law governing election petitions, to require circulators of initiative or referendum petitions to register with the secretary of state, to provide for public input in the determination of ballot titles, and to require the title of an initiative or referendum petition to be submitted to the Attorney General for review.

Rep. Linda Bolon [D]	Rep. Todd Book [D]	Sen. Edna Brown [D]	Rep. Kathleen Chandler [D]
Rep. Michael DeBose [D]	Rep. John Domenick [D]	Rep. Stephen Dyer [D]	Rep. Lorraine Fende [D]
Rep. Mike Foley [D]	Rep. Nancy Garland [D]	Rep. Jennifer Garrison [D]	Rep. Jay Goyal [D]
Rep. Marian Harris [D]	Rep. Sandra Harwood [D]	Rep. Tracy Heard [D]	Rep. Joseph Koziura [D]
Rep. Thomas Letson [D]	Rep. Clayton Luckie [D]	Rep. Matt Lundy [D]	Rep. Dennis Murray [D]
Rep. Deborah Newcomb [D]	Rep. Mark Okey [D]	Rep. Debbie Phillips [D]	Rep. Connie Pillich [D]
Rep. Raymond Pryor [D]	Rep. Alicia Reece [D]	Rep. Stephen Slesnick [D]	Rep. Daniel Stewart [D]
Rep. Matthew Szollosi [D]	Rep. Joe Walter [D]	Rep. Carlton Weddington [D]	Rep. Brian Williams [D]
Rep. Roland Winburn [D]	Rep. Tyrone Yates [D]	Sen. Kenny Yuko [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-25		To Government Oversight
2010-03-25		Introduced to Senate
2010-03-24		Passed 3rd Consideration House
2010-03-18		Committee Report - S
2009-11-18		To Elections & Ethics
2009-11-18		Introduced to House

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
29			Amended Code	Citation Text
29	61		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	61	01	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	67		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	67	16	Amended Code	Citation Text
35			Amended Code	Citation Text
35	01		Amended Code	Citation Text
35	01	38	Amended Code	Citation Text
35	19		Amended Code	Citation Text
35	19	01	Amended Code	Citation Text
35	19	011	New Code	See Bill Text
35	19	012	New Code	See Bill Text
35	19	013	New Code	See Bill Text
35	19	05	Amended Code	Citation Text
35	19	21	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=128_HB_377
Text	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_377_PH_Y.html