Ohio House Bill 537 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-05 - Refer to Committee: Community and Family Advancement
Pending: House Community and Family Advancement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend sections 1901.14, 1907.18, 2101.27, 3101.05, 3101.08, 4111.17, and 4735.55 and to enact sections 3101.081, 3101.16, 3101.17, 3101.18, 4114.01, 4114.02, 4114.03, 4114.04, 4114.05, 4114.06, and 4114.07 of the Revised Code to make discrimination in housing or employment on the basis of sexual orientation an unlawful discriminatory practice; to provide specified protections for religious expression and beliefs about marriage, family, and sexuality; and to prohibit an elected official who solemnizes marriages from refusing to solemnize a marriage of two persons who have been granted a marriage license.

Prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation

Rep. Bill Hayes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-05	House	Refer to Committee: Community and Family Advancement
2016-04-28	House	Introduced

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19			Amended Code	Citation Text
19	01		Amended Code	Citation Text
19	01	14	Amended Code	Citation Text
19	07		Amended Code	Citation Text
19	07	18	Amended Code	Citation Text
21			Amended Code	Citation Text
21	01		Amended Code	Citation Text
21	01	27	Amended Code	Citation Text
31			Amended Code	Citation Text
31	01		Amended Code	Citation Text
31	01	05	Amended Code	Citation Text
31	01	08	Amended Code	Citation Text
31	01	081	New Code	See Bill Text
31	01	16	New Code	See Bill Text
31	01	17	New Code	See Bill Text
31	01	18	New Code	See Bill Text
41			Amended Code	Citation Text
41	11		Amended Code	Citation Text
41	11	17	Amended Code	Citation Text
41	14		New Code	See Bill Text
41	14	01	New Code	See Bill Text
41	14	02	New Code	See Bill Text
41	14	03	New Code	See Bill Text
41	14	04	New Code	See Bill Text
41	14	05	New Code	See Bill Text
41	14	06	New Code	See Bill Text
41	14	07	New Code	See Bill Text
47			Amended Code	Citation Text
47	35		Amended Code	Citation Text
47	35	55	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-537
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_131/bills/hb537/IN/00/hb537_00_IN?format=pdf