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Tuesday — February 14, 2012 — 11:00 AM

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Bills for Third Consideration

Sub. H. B. No. 386 — Representative Blessing 

Cosponsors: Representatives Gerberry, Combs, Letson 

To amend sections 111.15, 122.014, 173.121, 2505.09, 2505.12, 2915.01, 2915.02, 2915.06, 2915.08, 2915.09, 2915.091, 2915.092, 2915.093, 2915.094, 2915.10, 2915.101, 2915.12, 2923.31, 2933.51, 3301.0714, 3769.08, 3769.087, 3769.089, 3770.02, 3770.03, 3770.05, 3770.07, 3770.071, 3770.21, 3772.01, 3772.03, 3772.04, 3772.091, 3772.10, 3772.13, 3772.16, 3772.17, 3772.28, 3772.99, 4301.03, 4303.17, 5753.01, and 5753.03, to enact sections 121.421, 2505.122, 2915.18, and 3770.22, and to repeal section 3772.14 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 261.20.90 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly, to amend Section 3 of Sub. H.B. 277 of the 129th General Assembly, and to repeal Section 4 of Sub. H.B. 277 of the 129th General Assembly to make changes to the law regarding video lottery terminals, casino gaming, bingo and instant bingo, and horse racing, to require thoroughbred and standardbred racing permit holders to pay a local tax, to create charity card rooms, to make appropriations, and to declare an emergency.

Sub. S. B. No. 83 — Senator Oelslager 

Cosponsors: Senators Tavares, Cafaro, Brown, Coley, Daniels, Hughes, Niehaus, Sawyer, Schiavoni, Turner, Wilson  Representatives Goodwin, Fende, Antonio, Barnes, Gardner, Garland, Hackett, Hagan, R., Hill, Ramos, Yuko 

To amend sections 3719.06, 4723.28, 4723.481, 4723.482, 4723.492, and 4723.50 of the Revised Code to modify the authority of certain advanced practice nurses to prescribe schedule II controlled substances and to authorize the Board of Nursing to take disciplinary actions for self-administration of schedule I controlled substances.

Sub. H. B. No. 3 — Representatives Grossman, Hottinger 

Cosponsors: Representatives Adams, J., Martin, McClain, Boose, Huffman, Maag, Brenner, Thompson, Hayes, Okey, Slaby, Newbold, Ruhl, Hite, Sears, Derickson, Dovilla, Gonzales, Blair, Kozlowski, Uecker, Henne, Stautberg, Combs, Roegner, Peterson, Amstutz 

To amend sections 5731.02, 5731.19, and 5731.21 of the Revised Code to repeal the estate tax for the estates of individuals dying on or after January 1, 2013.

H. B. No. 31 — Representative Combs 

To enact section 5.091 of the Revised Code to adopt the children's book Lentil as the official children's book of the state and to designate its author, Robert McCloskey, as the official children's book author of the state.

Sub. H. B. No. 61 — Representatives Thompson, Martin 

Cosponsors: Representatives Ruhl, Sears, Wachtmann, Baker, Blessing, Derickson, Adams, J., Brenner, Kozlowski, Blair, Snitchler, Stebelton, Slaby, Boose 

To amend sections 505.60, 4111.03, 4111.05, 4111.10, 4111.13, 4111.99, and 4113.11 and to enact section 4111.031 of the Revised Code to give private sector employers the option to offer and employees the option to accrue and use compensatory time off in lieu of monetary overtime compensation and to narrow the class of full-time township employees for whom the employer must provide, on a uniform basis, health insurance coverage.

Sub. H. B. No. 73 — Representative Young 

Cosponsors: Representatives Combs, Johnson, Mallory, McClain, Ruhl 

To amend sections 4163.07 and 4905.802, to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as shown in parentheses, section 4905.802 (4905.801), and to repeal section 4905.801 of the Revised Code to eliminate fees paid to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for the transportation of certain radioactive wastes and radioactive materials.

Sub. H. B. No. 100 — Representative Williams 

Cosponsors: Representatives Szollosi, Antonio, Yuko, Reece, Letson, Milkovich, Winburn, Foley, Heard, Hagan, R., Murray, Weddington, Fedor, Mallory, Barnes, Carney, Garland, Ramos 

To enact sections 3701.77, 3701.771, 3701.772, 3701.773, 3701.774, and 3701.775 of the Revised Code to authorize the Department of Health to create the Lupus Education and Awareness Program.

Sub. H. B. No. 102 — Representative Young 

Cosponsors: Representatives Adams, J., Brenner, Roegner, Huffman, Blessing, Boose, Snitchler, Thompson, Wachtmann, Blair, Uecker, Bubp, Buchy, Hall, Damschroder, Grossman, Martin, Stebelton, Maag, Slaby, Sears 

To amend sections 4116.01 to 4116.04; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 4116.04 (4116.05); and to enact new section 4116.04 and section 4116.06 of the Revised Code to expand the number of potential bidders for public works funded by a state agency and not discriminate in favor of or against labor organizations by requiring or prohibiting certain labor requirements as a condition of performing these public works, and to expand the potential number of bidders for public works conducted by a political subdivision of the state and not reward discrimination in favor of or against labor organizations by the appropriation of state funds for public works when a political subdivision discriminates by requiring or prohibiting certain labor requirements as a condition of performing public works.

H. B. No. 104 — Representative Gardner 

Cosponsors: Representatives Beck, Foley, Garland, Fedor, McKenney, Buchy, Grossman, Derickson, Gonzales, Slesnick, Yuko, Martin, Balderson, Stebelton, Maag, Mecklenborg, Rosenberger, Hall, O'Brien, Okey, DeGeeter, Adams, R., Hayes, Patmon, Hackett, Antonio, Letson, Clyde, Carney, Baker, Hottinger, Boose, Blair, Huffman, Dovilla, Fende, Winburn 

To amend section 5747.113 and to enact section 149.308 of the Revised Code to allow taxpayers to contribute a portion of their income tax refunds to the Ohio Historical Society.

Sub. H. B. No. 108 — Representatives Gerberry, Hagan, R. 

Cosponsors: Representatives Weddington, Winburn, Garland 

To amend sections 959.131, 959.132, and 959.99 of the Revised Code to specifically prohibit an owner, manager, or employee of a kennel of dogs from committing cruel treatment of a companion animal, to give a prosecutor who prosecutes an owner, manager, or employee of a kennel of dogs who commits cruel treatment of a companion animal discretion in prosecuting the owner, manager, or employee for the offense, and to remove certain language regarding the negligent treatment of companion animals.

H. B. No. 112 — Representatives Grossman, Letson 

Cosponsors: Representatives Murray, Stinziano, Beck, Garland, Ruhl, Fedor, Antonio, Carey, Combs, Newbold, Stebelton, Fende 

To enact section 2927.28 of the Revised Code to require the inclusion of a bittering agent in engine coolant and antifreeze.

Sub. H. B. No. 118 — Representative Fende 

Cosponsors: Representatives Combs, Yuko, O'Brien, Maag, Hackett, Buchy, Mallory, Blessing, Szollosi, DeGeeter, Bubp, Boyd, Winburn 

To amend sections 149.43, 2903.01, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.21, and 2929.04 and to enact section 2903.23 of the Revised Code to provide that residential and familial information of a probation officer is not a public record, to increase the penalties for certain offenses when a judge, magistrate, or prosecutor is the victim, to prohibit a person from threatening a judge, magistrate, or prosecutor, and to make the killing of a judge, magistrate, or prosecutor an aggravating circumstance for the imposition of the death penalty for aggravated murder.

Sub. H. B. No. 136 — Representative Huffman 

Cosponsors: Representatives Goodwin, Roegner, Adams, J., Thompson, McClain, Amstutz, Anielski, Brenner, Young, Derickson, Blessing, Slaby, Mecklenborg, Butler, Wachtmann, Stautberg, Blair, Maag, Uecker, Newbold, Sears, Patmon, Buchy, Combs, Hall, Gonzales, Martin, Landis Speaker Batchelder  Representatives Stinziano, Beck, Henne, Bubp, Hollington, Boose, Hottinger, Burke 

To amend sections 109.57, 109.572, 3301.0714, 3310.02, 3310.03, 3310.06, 3310.51, 3317.03, and 5727.84, to enact sections 3310.21 to 3310.35, 3310.37, and 3310.38, and to repeal section 3310.05 of the Revised Code to revise the Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program and to establish the Parental Choice and Taxpayer Savings Scholarship Program.

Sub. H. B. No. 180 — Representative Schuring 

To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.524 of the Revised Code to create the "Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club" license plate.

Sub. H. B. No. 182 — Representatives Foley, Antonio 

Cosponsors: Representatives Murray, Hagan, R., Yuko, Stinziano, Letson, Barnes, Carney, Garland 

To enact section 3707.37 of the Revised Code to authorize the establishment of syringe exchange programs.

H. B. No. 184 — Representative Martin 

Cosponsors: Representatives Mecklenborg, Thompson, Carey, O'Brien, Fende, Celeste, Johnson, Ramos 

To enact section 5.2267 of the Revised Code to designate March as "Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month."

Sub. H. B. No. 189 — Representatives Coley, DeGeeter 

Cosponsors: Representatives O'Brien, Garland, Butler, Yuko, Martin, Murray, Slaby, Beck, Fende, Pillich, Blair, Combs, Ruhl, Schuring, Dovilla, Adams, J., Phillips, Okey, Antonio, Carey, Derickson, McKenney, Brenner, Goyal, Stautberg, Foley, Slesnick, Ashford, Gentile 

To amend sections 3733.11, 5301.072, and 5311.191 and to enact section 5321.131 of the Revised Code to prohibit manufactured homes park operators, condominium associations, neighborhood associations, and landlords from restricting the display of blue star banners, gold star banners, and other service flags, and to prohibit manufactured homes park operators and landlords from restricting the display of the United States flag.

H. B. No. 193 — Representative Uecker 

Cosponsors: Representatives Wachtmann, O'Brien, Bubp, Ashford, Brenner, Fende, Combs, Derickson, Dovilla, Adams, J., Okey, Johnson, Pillich, Fedor, Hagan, C., Milkovich, Yuko 

To amend section 5709.17 of the Revised Code to eliminate the rental income limit that is a condition for the veterans' organization property tax exemption.

Sub. H. B. No. 197 — Representative Slesnick 

Cosponsors: Representatives Fende, Letson, Murray, O'Brien, Patmon, Yuko 

To amend sections 1901.261, 1901.31, 1907.20, 1907.26, 1907.261, 4503.39, and 5503.02 and to enact sections 1901.44, 1905.202, 1907.25, and 2947.09 of the Revised Code to require that all moneys collected by the clerk of a municipal or county court be paid to the appropriate person, fund, or entity on or before the twentieth day of the month following the month in which they are collected; to authorize a municipal, mayor's, or county court to require community service in lieu of costs if at the time of sentencing or any time after sentencing the court finds that the offender cannot pay costs; to authorize a municipal, mayor's, or county court to allow payment of costs in installments if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing the court finds that the offender will not be able to pay costs in full when due; to ensure that neither the Registrar of Motor Vehicles nor any deputy registrar accepts any application for the registration or transfer of registration of a motor vehicle of a person who fails to pay any fine or costs imposed for offenses by a common pleas, municipal, mayor's, or county court; and to clarify the authority of the State Highway Patrol to enforce criminal laws at privately owned correctional facilities.

H. B. No. 248 — Representative Boyd 

Cosponsors: Representatives Antonio, Reece, Schuring, Hollington, Fende, Wachtmann, Yuko, Dovilla, Letson, Gonzales, Pillich, Okey, Fedor, Hagan, R., Carey, Gerberry, Burke, Goodwin, Barnes, Carney, Celeste, Duffey, Garland, Hackett, Johnson, Ramos, Sears 

To enact section 5.2266 of the Revised Code to designate October 13 as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day.

Sub. H. B. No. 265 — Representatives Slaby, O'Brien 

Cosponsors: Representatives Grossman, Huffman, Blessing, Blair, Stebelton 

To amend sections 1901.24, 1907.29, 2152.67, 2938.04, 2938.05, 2945.05, and 2945.06 of the Revised Code to authorize prosecuting attorneys to demand a jury trial in a felony case, notwithstanding a defendant's waiver of trial by jury and over a defendant's objection.

H. B. No. 308 — Representative Damschroder 

Cosponsors: Representatives Henne, Murray, Sprague, Peterson, Hackett, McGregor, Gonzales, Stebelton, Thompson, Slaby, Boose, Gardner 

To enact section 6133.041 of the Revised Code to authorize a joint board of county commissioners to conduct proceedings regarding existing joint county ditches via teleconference or video conference.

Am. H. B. No. 323 — Representatives Dovilla, Anielski 

Cosponsors: Representatives Baker, Henne, Newbold, Boose, Slaby, Hayes, Bubp, Uecker, Sprague 

To amend sections 145.572, 145.573, 742.463, 742.464, 2901.43, 2929.192, 2929.193, 3305.11, 3305.12, 3307.372, 3307.373, 3309.672, 3309.673, 5505.262, and 5505.263 of the Revised Code to add extortion and perjury to the felonies committed by a public retirement system member while serving in a position of honor, trust, or profit under the law governing the forfeiture of retirement system benefits and the termination of retirement system disability benefits.

H. B. No. 331 — Representatives Dovilla, Bubp 

Cosponsors: Representatives Patmon, Adams, J., Boose, Butler, Rosenberger, Stinziano, Landis, Conditt, Newbold, Brenner, Stebelton, Henne, Grossman, Hagan, C., Terhar 

To enact section 121.92 of the Revised Code to create the Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council.

Sub. H. B. No. 341 — Representative Henne 

Cosponsors: Representatives Blair, Schuring, Stebelton, Hackett, Foley, Sears, Hottinger 

To amend sections 3903.81, 3921.10, 3921.13, 3921.19, 3921.22, 3921.28, 3921.29, 3921.30, 3921.31, and 3921.33, to enact new section 3921.35 and sections 3921.101 and 3921.191 and to repeal section 3921.35 of the Revised Code to make changes to the law regulating fraternal benefit societies.

H. B. No. 375 — Representative Butler 

Cosponsors: Representatives Stebelton, Rosenberger, Henne, Gonzales, Uecker, Reece, Adams, J., Terhar, Thompson 

To amend section 3313.41 of the Revised Code to allow school districts to sell real property to private, nonprofit institutions of higher education.

H. R. No. 48 — Representative Landis 

Cosponsors: Representatives Adams, J., Thompson, Carey, Blessing, Combs, Hackett, Mecklenborg 

To express opposition to the implementation of the stream protection rule and environmental impact statement of the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement in the United States Department of the Interior.

H. C. R. No. 7 — Representative Letson 

Cosponsors: Representatives Derickson, Carey, Yuko, Fedor, Blair, Blessing, Mecklenborg 

To urge the Government of Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

H. C. R. No. 9 — Representative Thompson 

Cosponsors: Representatives Landis, Carey, Blessing, Adams, J., Slaby, Young, Grossman, Combs, Stebelton, Brenner, Huffman 

To urge the United States Congress, the President of the United States, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to immediately suspend the Proposed Air Pollution Transport Rule.

H. C. R. No. 10 — Representatives Bubp, Martin 

Cosponsors: Representatives Beck, Derickson, Gonzales, Grossman, Hagan, C., Landis, Johnson, Pillich, Rosenberger, Uecker, Young, Fedor, Milkovich, Yuko 

To urge the Congress of the United States to continue the full funding and production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

H. C. R. No. 15 — Representative Balderson 

Cosponsors: Representatives Blessing, Thompson, Adams, J., Carey, Maag, Hayes, Blair, Martin, Schuring, Buchy, Mecklenborg, Young, Ruhl, Bubp 

To urge Congress to take certain actions regarding the United States Environmental Protection Agency's proposed regulations on air quality and greenhouse gas emissions.

H. C. R. No. 19 — Representative Yuko 

Cosponsors: Representatives Antonio, Mecklenborg, Celeste, Pillich, Letson, Gerberry, Combs, Dovilla, Stinziano, Sykes 

To support the rights of Macedonians living in the Balkans to speak their language, to practice their customs, and to be granted all of the civil and human rights required by international law.

H. C. R. No. 22 — Representatives Kozlowski, Young 

Cosponsors: Representatives Brenner, Maag, McKenney, Blair, Grossman, Boose, Slaby, Gardner, Johnson, Dovilla 

To urge Congress to pass the "Short Sea Shipping Act of 2011."

H. J. R. No. 2 — Representatives Maag, Sears 

Cosponsors: Representatives Huffman, Boose, Adams, J., Martin, Grossman, Stautberg, Blair, Mecklenborg, Burke, Adams, R., Hayes, Derickson, Ruhl, Snitchler, Bubp, Wachtmann, Stebelton, Combs, Hall, Beck, Baker, Carey, Thompson, Blessing, McClain, Amstutz, Brenner, Gardner, Balderson, Roegner, Goodwin, Kozlowski, Henne, Rosenberger, Buchy 

Proposing to enact Section 21 of Article I of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage.

Am. S. B. No. 40 — Senator Kearney 

Cosponsors: Senators Cafaro, Brown, Sawyer, Smith, Wagoner, Manning, Tavares, Bacon, Balderson, Beagle, Burke, Daniels, Faber, Hite, Hughes, Jones, LaRose, Lehner, Obhof, Oelslager, Patton, Schaffer, Schiavoni, Skindell, Turner  Representatives Goodwin, Fende, Antonio, Barnes, Carney, Gardner, Garland, Hackett, Hagan, R., Hill, Hottinger, Johnson, Ramos, Yuko 

To enact sections 5.2271 and 3701.137 of the Revised Code to designate November as "Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Month" and to require the Department of Health to include on its web site information regarding the syndrome.

Sub. S. B. No. 243 — Senator Hughes 

Cosponsors: Senators Wagoner, Patton, Turner, Bacon, Balderson, Beagle, Coley, Daniels, LaRose, Lehner, Niehaus, Schaffer, Seitz, Tavares  Representatives Hagan, R., Kozlowski, Uecker, Combs, Damschroder, Johnson, O'Brien 

To amend sections 5502.21, 5502.29, and 5502.41 and to enact section 3345.042 of the Revised Code to modify the laws governing the Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact.

S. B. No. 247 — Senator Balderson 

Cosponsors: Senators Burke, Jones, Patton, Skindell, Schaffer, Hughes, Turner, Brown, Beagle, Cafaro, Coley, Daniels, Eklund, Hite, Gentile, Kearney, Lehner, Manning, Niehaus, Obhof, Oelslager, Sawyer, Schiavoni, Seitz, Tavares, Wagoner, Widener  Representatives Fende, Antonio, Barnes, Carney, Duffey, Gardner, Garland, Goodwin, Hackett, Hagan, R., Hill, Hottinger, Johnson, Schuring, Yuko 

To enact section 5.2269 of the Revised Code to designate the ninth day of July as "Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day."

Am. S. B. No. 258 — Senators Manning, Patton 

Cosponsors: Senators Balderson, Hite, Hughes, LaRose, Widener, Eklund, Gentile, Burke, Schiavoni, Turner, Bacon, Beagle, Brown, Cafaro, Coley, Daniels, Faber, Jones, Kearney, Lehner, Obhof, Oelslager, Sawyer, Schaffer, Skindell, Smith, Tavares, Wagoner  Representatives Combs, Damschroder, Hagan, R., Johnson, McClain, McGregor, O'Brien, Patmon, Ruhl, Uecker 

To enact section 5502.53 of the Revised Code to create the Statewide Blue Alert Program.

S. C. R. No. 6 — Senator Patton 

Cosponsors: Senators Bacon, Beagle, Brown, Cafaro, Cates, Faber, Hite, Hughes, Jones, Kearney, LaRose, Lehner, Obhof, Oelslager, Sawyer, Schaffer, Schiavoni, Smith, Tavares, Turner, Wagoner  Representatives Wachtmann, Goodwin, Fende, Barnes, Carney, Celeste, Johnson, McKenney 

Designating Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month in Ohio, April 2011.

S. C. R. No. 7 — Senator Seitz 

Cosponsors: Senators Turner, Cates, Grendell, Schiavoni, Bacon, Cafaro, Jones, Patton, Beagle, Wagoner, Schaffer, LaRose, Tavares, Daniels, Brown, Coley, Faber, Hite, Hughes, Kearney, Lehner, Manning, Niehaus, Obhof, Oelslager, Smith, Widener, Wilson  Representatives Johnson, Rosenberger, Pillich, Bubp, Butler, Hagan, C., Landis, Milkovich, Young, Yuko 

To honor Ohio ancestors for the unrivaled contribution they made to winning the American Civil War and, in observing the Sesquicentennial years of the War, 2011 through 2015, to urge Ohioans to draw inspiration from the courage, cooperation, and persistence that were displayed by their Ohio ancestors during the American Civil War.

Pending Matters

Am. Sub. S. B. No. 165 — Senators Obhof, Grendell 

Cosponsors: Senators Faber, Hughes, Jones, Jordan, Schaffer, Seitz, Sawyer, Hite, Bacon, Beagle, Brown, Coley, Daniels, LaRose, Lehner, Manning, Niehaus, Oelslager, Patton, Wagoner, Widener, Wilson  Representatives Baker, Roegner, Butler, Hayes, Adams, J., Anielski, Boose, Brenner, Bubp, Dovilla, Hackett, Henne, Hill, Maag, Martin, Newbold, Ruhl, Slaby, Stebelton, Terhar, Thompson, Young 

To amend sections 3301.079, 3301.0712, 3313.60, and 3313.603 and to enact section 3319.23 of the Revised Code to include content on specified historical documents in the state academic standards and in the high school American history and government curriculum.