Ohio House Bill 56 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-23 - Effective 3/23/16
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

To amend sections 124.11, 124.34, 329.021, 2953.36, 4121.121, 5120.38, 5120.381, 5120.382, 5123.08, and 5139.02 and to enact sections 9.73 and 5164.44 of the Revised Code to prohibit public employers from including on an employment application any question concerning the criminal background of the applicant, to prohibit a felony conviction from being used against an officer or employee when a public employer is undertaking certain employment practices, unless the conviction occurs while the officer or employee is employed in the civil service, to remove the bar against sealing a conviction record when the victim is 16 or 17 years old, and to provide that certain independent providers are not employees of the state or a political subdivision.

Limits criminal records use in public employment hiring

Sen. Kirk Schuring [R]

Rep. Stephen Slesnick [D]

2015-12-09 - Senate - Senate Favorable Passage (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-12-09 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 23 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-12-09 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 22 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-12-09 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 19 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-12-09 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 32 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-09-30 - House - House Passed (Y: 91 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-06-24 - House - House Favorable Passage (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-23		Effective 3/23/16
2015-12-09	House	Concurred in Senate amendments
2015-12-09	Senate	Passed
2015-12-09	Senate	Reported - Substitute: State and Local Government
2015-10-07	Senate	Refer to Committee: State and Local Government
2015-10-01	Senate	Introduced
2015-09-30	House	Passed
2015-06-24	House	Reported - Substitute: Commerce and Labor
2015-02-12	House	Refer to Committee: Commerce and Labor
2015-02-10	House	Introduced

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1			Amended Code	Citation Text
1	24		Amended Code	Citation Text
1	24	11	Amended Code	Citation Text
1	24	25	Amended Code	Citation Text
1	24	26	Amended Code	Citation Text
1	24	34	Amended Code	Citation Text
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29	53	36	Amended Code	Citation Text
3			Amended Code	Citation Text
3	29		Amended Code	Citation Text
3	29	021	Amended Code	Citation Text
41			Amended Code	Citation Text
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41	21	121	Amended Code	Citation Text
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51	20	38	Amended Code	Citation Text
51	20	381	Amended Code	Citation Text
51	20	382	Amended Code	Citation Text
51	23		Amended Code	Citation Text
51	23	08	Amended Code	Citation Text
51	39		Amended Code	Citation Text
51	39	02	Amended Code	Citation Text
51	64		New Code	See Bill Text
51	64	44	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-56
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_131/bills/hb56/IN/00/hb56_00_IN?format=pdf
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_131/bills/hb56/RH/01/hb56_01_RH?format=pdf
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_131/bills/hb56/PH/02/hb56_02_PH?format=pdf
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_131/bills/hb56/RS/03/hb56_03_RS?format=pdf
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_131/bills/hb56/PS/04/hb56_04_PS?format=pdf
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_131/bills/hb56/EN/05/hb56_05_EN?format=pdf
Roll Call	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-votes?id=GA131-HB-56