Ohio House

The legislation on infant mortality now goes to the Ohio Senate.

The bill seeks to preempt the growth of a feral animal population in Ohio that supporters say could to decimate the state’s land, sicken its livestock and drain its piggy bank.

House Bill 363 would require consumer representation on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Its sponsor, Cleveland-area state Rep. Daniel Troy said the bill is necessary to bring more balance to the regulatory body that's grown too close to the industry it’s supposed to regulate.

The so-called CAMPUS Act would allocate $4 million in state money toward several newly-established grant programs, including one to boost security for student organizations in Ohio.

A Republican state lawmaker has introduced a pair of bills to change Ohio's laws related to disclosure and exposure to the virus that causes AIDS.

Two Republican lawmakers have proposed some new regulations related to guns – but not targeted at the weapons themselves, but people who have them but aren’t legally permitted to.

Democrats in the Ohio House and Senate say the Republican-dominated legislature is playing politics with the issue.

The bill would make changes in Ohio laws regarding required voter ID, early voting and voting by mail, including a provision allowing an action that’s been pushed by some 2020 election deniers.

House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) has removed six Republicans from the committees they chaired, after they donated to Republican challengers in March's primary.

House Bill 230 in Ohio would recategorize the felony classifications for trafficking certain amounts of drugs, such as cocaine, fentanyl or heroin.