The presence or absence of any House or Senate Bill on the following list is not indicative of the current administration's support or opposition to the proposal.

127th General Assembly LEGISLATIVE UPDATE**

LAWS PASSED: 4

1. Amended Substitute HB 119-Dolan: Operating budget - Fiscal Year 2008-2009 (2031 pages); effective 6/30/07.
2. Amended Substitute HB 166-Schindel: State agencies-internal audits; signed 11/15/07 - effective?
3. HB 177-Blessing: Same person-not more than two horse racing permits for race tracks; signed 10/25/07-effective?
4. Substitute HB 372-McGregor,R. & Ujvagi: To exempt military retirement pay from the income tax; exempt the estates of armed forces members who died while serving in a combat zone from probate fees; to provide reservists & NG members may renew professional licenses w/n 6 months, to provide that standard "Purple Heart" license plates be issued w/o charge, to designate IR 70 & 71 as the "Purple Heart Trail," to authorize the display of combat battle stars on certain special combat or military license plates, to prohibit discrimination under the Ohio Civil Rights Commission Law & certain other laws on the basis of military status, to require the AG to appoint a staff mbr of the Consumer Protection Div to expedite cases or issues raised by a person or the person's immediate family who is deployed on active duty, to grant certain military persons additional civil service credit, to require relevant military experience to be considered in continuing education determinations, to create an incumbent worker training program and to create Civil Air Patrol license plates.

PENDING IN THE HOUSE (421 bills):

1. HB 12-Fessler: To create "Ohio National Guard Retired" license plates.
2. HB 13-Fessler: Prohibit Social Security numbers on motor vehicle registration renewal notices.
3. HB 31-Fende: To designate SR#2 within the city of Willoughby as the "Brian Montgomery Memorial
Highway."
4. HB 32-Fende: Designate portion of SR#44 within Lake County as the "Andy Nowacki Memorial Highway."
5. HB 37-Skindell: To designate 21 December as Homeless Persons' Memorial Day.
6. Substitute HB 46-Stewart: To require a consumer reporting agency to place a security freeze on a consumer's credit report in response to a consumer's request.
7. HB 49-Gibbs: To allow a charitable organization to obtain a short-term license to conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session or instant bingo other than at a bingo session
8. HB 55-McGregor,J.: To designate April 29 of each year "Heritage and Freedom Flag of the Former Republic of Vietnam Day."
9. HB 59-Combs: To defer increases in taxes on residences owned and occupied by individuals age 65 or older.
10. HB 60-Evans: To authorize boards of county commissioners to exempt from taxation the homesteads of qualifying members of the National Guard and reserve components of the Armed Forces who have been deployed outside the state, and to exempt estates of members of the US armed forces who died while serving in a combat zone from various probate filing fees.
11. HB 61-Ujvagi: To prohibit a juvenile court from making custody determinations or modifications in a case in which one of the parents is called to active military service with any reserve component of the US armed forces or Ohio militia.
12. HB 62-Ujvagi: To authorize a BoCC or a board of trustees of a reg'l water & sewer dist to offer discounts on water & sewer rates to persons sixty-five years of age or older.
13. HB 63-Ujvagi: To grant paid leave to certain state employees so that they may participate in a funeral honors detail at the funeral of a veteran.
14. HB 75-Hagan: To require certain employers in this state who do not provide a specified amount of health care coverage to their employees to make contributions to a fund to be used to supplement this state's share of Medicaid costs.
15. HB 87-Wachtmann: To designate a bridge on SR 108 over the Maumee River as the "Henry County Veterans Bridge."
16. HB 90-DeGeeter: To designate the portion of I71 located within the city of Middleburg Heights as the "Corporal Brad D. Squires Memorial Highway."
17. HB 91-Goyal: To allow US veterans service organizations to register vehicles used solely for participation in organizational activities, exhibitions & parades without the payment of any registration or service fee.
18. Amended HB 96-Healy: Exempt estates of military members who died in combat from probate filling fees.
19. HB 107-Patton: Primary residence taxes certain persons 65 or older may have primary residence taxes frozen.
20. HB 112-Ujvagi/McGregor: To exempt military retirement pay from the personal income tax (Sub HB 372).
21. HB 113-White: Re-entry services from faith based & other comm. organizations for DRC & DYS.
22. HB 115-Williams: Allow charitable organizations to conduct game of chance at certain food service facilities.
23. HB 116-Blessing: Require public employers to make health savings accounts available to public employees.
24. HB 122-Ujvagi: Authorized person to obtain one copy of a patient's medical record without charge.
25. HB 146-Garrison: Designate SR 660 in Guernsey County as "Major James W. Reed Memorial Highway."
26. HB 147-Dyer: Require expanded minutes or transcribed records of legislative committee meetings.
27. HB 151-Mandel/Jones: Public investors-companies doing business in Iran-no investments in.
28. HB 159-Bubp: To create "Support Our Troops" license plates.
29. HB 163-Distel: USMC Pvt. Henry Kalinowski Memorial Highway-SR 11.
30. HB 167-Dyer: Walter Reed Army Medical Center-transfer our program for Ohioans.
31. HB 186-Skindell: All Ohioans-universal health care coverage.
32. HB 189-Ujvagi/McGregor: Military status-prohibit discrimination based on (Sub HB 372).
33. HB 193-Fessler: Occupational license/certificate-grant renewal-expire during military service.
34. HB 194-Zehringer: Open Meetings Act-executive session-discuss trade secrets.
35. HB 199-Boyd: Ohio Tuskegee Airmen-capital grounds monument CSRAB promote.
36. HB 240-Goodwin: Regarding employment of retired members of PERS, SERS, STRS & OPFPF.
37. HB 256-Wagoner: Public Records/Open Meetings Act-Public Access Counselor-advise/receive complaints.
38. HB 266-Huffman: Veterans memorials boards of trustees-composition.
39. Substitute HB 270-Schneider: PERS/OPFPS/STRS/SERS-retiree return to same position-no pension while salaried.
40. HB 273-Husted/Beatty: Memorial highway/special license plate omnibus (Parachute/Abn Lic Plates).
41. HB 276-Letson: "Sgt Marco Miller Memorial Interchange"-US Route 442 & State Route 82.
42. HB 277-Letson: "Sgt Robert M. Carr Memorial Interchange" - State Routes 45 & 82.
43. HB 294-Celeste: Health Coverage PTSD (to preclude health insures from excluding coverage for PTSD).
44. HB 308-Domenick, Combs: Immigration Status-impose state income tax at a rate of six % per annum on the compensation of specified independent contractors who fail to document immigration status.
45. HB 316-Seitz: Allow smoking in cigar bars & in outdoor seating areas of restaurants.
46. HB 321-Distel: Name bridge on US Route 20 in Conneaut Creek as "The Ohio Veterans Memorial
Bridge."
47. HB 325-Gerberry: Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom- service in-special license plate.
48. HB 333-Batchelder & Hagan: Checking-cashing loans-restrict/small loan linked deposits/education & counseling.
49. HB 337-McGregor & Lundy: Check-Cashing Lender Act-modify/Financial Literacy Education Fund/small loan study.
50. HB 344-Uecker & Brinkman: Designate a portion of I275 within Clermont county as the "Matt Maupin Highway."
51. HB 358-Yates: Check Cashing Businesses-to modify the provisions for making a loan.
52. HB 363-Sayre & Okey: Road Naming-to designate the portion of SR800 w/m Mineral City as the "Sgt Jeremy D. Barnett Memorial Highway."
53. HB 375-Fende: Designate the portion of Interstate Hwy 90 located within municipal cop of Willoughby Hills in Lake County as the "Cpl Joshua Harmon Memorial Highway."
54. HB 386-Harwood: Military Service/Foreclosure-to prohibit a creditor w/n 18 mos of the person's release from AD from initiating a mortgage foreclosure against a vet who has made a claim for disability benefits and to forgive Ohio court costs for vets seeking damages in an Ohio court for denial of rights.
55. HB 394-Bubo & Widener: Designate a portion of US Route 50 located in Clermont County the "LCPL Nicholas B. Erdy Memorial Highway" and to designate SR 334 in Clark county as the "LCPL Kevin S. Smith Memorial Highway."
56. HB 396-Hottinger & Dodd: Charitable Organizations-to generally authorize BoCC to appropriate funds to tax-exempt 501 ©(3) organizations.
57. HB 404-Hottinger: Viatical Settlements-To make changes to laws governing Viatical settlements where investment firms induce seniors to buy life insurance.
58. HB 408-Dyer & Chandler: Designate part of I 76 w/n Brimfield Township in Portage County as "The
Luke 'Doc' Emch and Matt 'Doc' Conte Corpsmen Memorial Highway."
59. HB 419-Foley: Homeless Intimidation.

PENDING IN THE SENATE (269 bills):

1. SB 3-Faber: Felon forfeit office holding/state pension.
2. SB 5-Carey: To revise the law governing the PASSPORT, Assisted Living Medicaid waiver, & Residential State Supplement programs.
3. SB 6-Niehaus: To allow a consumer to place a security freeze on the consumer's credit report.
4. SB 19-Cates: To exempt military retirement pay from the personal income tax.
5. SB 25-Carey, JR., J: Create "Gold Star Family" license plates.
6. SB 34-Padgett: To designate SR 660 in Guernsey County as the "Major James W. Reed Memorial Highway."
7. SB 35-Goodman: Designate Interstate Routes 70 & 71 as the "Purple Heart Trail."(Sub HB 372).
8. Substitute SB 39-Schuler: Create Civil Air Patrol license plates. (Sub HB 372).
9. SB 44-Carey, Jr. J: Dir of Transportation-designate a name for a bridge that is part of the highway system upon request.
10. SB 72-Miller: To prohibit check-cashing businesses from making loans to a customer who has an outstanding loan with another licensee, to create a statewide database of open loans at check-cashing licensees, and to change the permitted interest rate, fees, and duration of such loans.
11. SB 82-Stivers: To create "Ohio National Guard Retired license plates.
12. SB 85-Boccieri: To allow any active-duty member of the US armed Forces to obtain a free duplicate driver's license following a service-related injury.
13. SB 92-Miller: To designate the portion of I-71 located within the city of Middleburg Heights as the "Corporal Brad D. Squires Memorial Highway."
14. SB 105-Goodman: Extend homestead exemption to homeowners with incomes of $50,000 or less.
15. SB 108 Schaffer: Prohibit court from granting release to person serving prison term for offense committed while holding office.
16. SB 109-Boccieri: Allow consumer to place security freeze on consumer's credit report.
17. SB 115-Stivers: Health insurance-expand dependent coverage.
18. SB 124-Grendell: Designate portions of two highways as memorial highways (LCPL Montgomery & LCPL Nowacki).
19. SB 132-Schuring: To authorize the display of combat battle stars on certain special combat or mil license plates. (Sub HB 372).
20. SB 137-Autria: Assault person 70 years old or older-increased penalty.
21. SB 146-Spada: To create the Office of Internal Auditing and establish the State Audit Committee and to prescribe their respective and interrelated functions.
22. SB 150-Roberts: Liquor permit holders-accept military I.D./notify of permissible forms of ID.
23. SB 161-Jacobson: Public authorities-no investment in companies doing business in Sudan.
24. SB 162-Stivers: Income tax exemption-person 65 years old or older-unearned income.
25. SB 168-Miller D.: Universal health care coverage-all Ohioans.
26. SB 176-Boccieri: Armed forces-private employment rights-Ohio courts hear claims.
27. SB 181-Wilson: "PFC Ralph Dias Memorial Highway"-State Route 344.
28. SB 191-Coughlin: Income tax exemption-federal government employee/military retirement benefits.
29. SB195-Cates: Smoking-permit in walk-in humidors/restaurant outdoor seating areas.
30. SB 201-Spada: Designate portion of SR #3 w/n North Royalton as "Corporal Jeffery A. Boskovitch Memorial Highway.
31. SB 207-Miller, R.: Check Cashing Loan Act-modify lending provisions.
32. SB 215-Stivers: Afghanistan/Iraq wars/global war on terrorism-special license plates.
33. SB 219-Schuring: Public Official Misconduct-extends the period of limitation while the public official is in office or within two years.
34. SB 235-Cafaro: Designate the interchange of US 422 and SR 82 in the city of Warren as the "Sgt Marco Miller Memorial Interchange."
35. SB 236-Cafaro: Designate the interchange of SR 45 and SR 82 in Champion Township in Trumbull County as the "Sgt Robert M. Carr Memorial Interchange."
36. SB 238-Boccieri: Designate portion of US 62 located in Stark, Columbiana & Mahoning counties as "LCPL Daniel McVicker Memorial Highway."
37. SB 243-Schaffer,T.: U.S.S. Hocking Day-To designate October 22 of year "U.S.S. Hocking Day."
38. SB 246-Sawyer: Classified employees-political activities.
39. SB 248-Austria: Armed forces-privileges and immunities.
40. SB 258-Kearney: State Purchases-to generally require that state agencies set aside a certain amount of purchases for which only small business enterprises may compete.
41. SB 260-Cates: Deportation Custody-to provide that a BoCC may direct a sheriff to take custody of persons who are being detained for deportation or who are charged with civil violations of immigration law and to expressly authorize state & local employees & county sheriffs to render assistance to federal immigration officials in the investigation & enforcement of federal immigration law.
42. SB 262-Sawyer: Designate part of I 76 w/n Brimfield Township in Portage County as "The Luke 'Doc' Emch and Matt 'Doc' Conte Corpsmen Memorial Highway."
43. SB 263-Buehrer: To prohibit a person from using a deceased soldier's persona for a commercial purpose without written consent.

**Legislation can be accessed through the state home page on the Internet; the address is http://ohio.gov/government.stm

You can also refer to the Governor's Office of Veterans' Affairs website for additional information about veterans laws; the address is http://veteransaffairs.ohio.gov.