Bill Sponsors: OH SB291 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly
Bill Title: , under specified circumstances, to preclude a civil action against an employer that is based on the employer's failure to do a criminal background investigation unless an investigation is required by statute; to modify the list of offenses the official records of which may not be sealed; to require a court to inform a defendant before accepting a guilty plea and before sentencing of the circumstances under which the official records in the case may be sealed; to require the sealing of the official records of a person who is found not guilty of an offense, who is the defendant named in a dismissed complaint, indictment, or information, or against whom a no bill is entered by a grand jury; to prohibit an employer from inquiring into the criminal history of a job applicant until the applicant has been selected for an interview except as otherwise required by statute; to prohibit an employer from refusing to hire a job applicant because the applicant committed an offense unrelated to the job except as otherwise provided by statute; to prohibit the release by private individuals or entities of information contained in sealed official records; and to permit certain offenders who are not first offenders to apply for an order sealing their official records.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-16 - To Judiciary Criminal Justice [SB291 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-16 - To Judiciary Criminal Justice [SB291 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Senator Teresa Fedor [D] | Sponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-011 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Dale Miller [D] | Sponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-023 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Sue Morano [D] | Sponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-013 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative William Seitz [R] | Sponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-030 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Shirley Smith [D] | Sponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-021 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Nina Turner [D] | Sponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-025 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |