Ohio Legislative & Political Update Ohio Association of Public Treasurers Amanda M. Grandjean 614-227-6062 agrandjean@bricker.com 1 132 nd General Assembly Overview Two Chambers: House & Senate 99 Members of the House 66 Republicans; 33 Democrats 33 Members of the Senate 24 Republicans; 9 Democrats 2 1
Legislative Process Overview Introduction Referral Committee Hearings Floor Vote Process Restarted in Second Chamber Concurrence, if Applicable Governor Signs or Vetoes Legislation 3 Legislative Timeline Ohio General Assembly will break for summer recess in sometime in late June or early July. Ohio General Assembly will likely return to Columbus in the fall. Lame Duck session (November-December). 4 2
Tax Bills H.B. 343 (Property Values) H.B. 69 (TIF/Tax Law Update) H.B. 82 (Property Tax Fees) H.B. 342 (Tax Levies) H.B. 118 (Property Tax Complaints) 5 Tax Bills H.B. 124 (Tax Levies) H.B. 361 (Tax Complaints) H.B. 371 (Property Tax) S.B. 187 (Tax Delinquencies) 6 3
Public Finance Bills H.B. 312 (Political Subdivision Spending) H.B. 473 (Local Funding) H.B. 594 (Local Government Payments) H.B. 602 (Water Sewer Services) H.B. 654 (Local Government Funding) S.B. 88 (Fiscal Emergencies) 7 Economic Development H.B. 122 (Economic Development) 8 4
Misc. Public Legislation H.B. 3 (DataOhio Board) H.B. 34 (Public Notices) H.B. 484 (Health Districts) H.B. 500 (Township Laws) H.B. 620 (Administrative Regulations) H.B. 625 (Auxiliary Containers) H.B. 668 (Public Facilities) 9 Misc. Public Legislation S.B. 103 (Emergency Programs) S.B. 162 (Immigration) S.B. 8 (Budget Update) S.B. 239 (Regional Government Councils) 10 5
Political Update 2018 Statewide General Election All statewide offices are up for election with no incumbent. 11 U.S. Senate Congressman Jim Renacci (OH-16) (R) Senator Sherrod Brown (D) 12 6
U.S. House of Representatives District 1 Steve Chabot*(R) Aftab Pureval (D) District 2 Brad Wenstrup* (R) Jill Schiller (D) District 3 Joyce Beatty* (D) Jim Burgess (R) 13 U.S. House of Representatives District 4 Jim Jordan* (R) Janet Garrett (D) District 5 Bob Latta* (R) John Michael Galbraith (D) District 6 Bill Johnson* (R) Shawna Roberts (D) 14 7
U.S. House of Representatives District 7 Bob Gibbs* (R) Ken Harbaugh (D) District 8 Warren Davidson* (R) Vanessa Enoch (D) District 9 Marcy Kaptur* (D) Steven Kraus (R) 15 U.S. House of Representatives District 10 Michael Turner* (R) Theresa Gasper (D) District 11 Marcia Fudge* (D) Beverly Goldstein (R) District 12* Danny O Connor (D) Troy Balderson (R) 16 8
U.S. House of Representatives District 13 Tim Ryan* (D) Christopher DePizzo (R) District 14 David Joyce* (R) Betsy Rader (D) District 15 Steve Stivers* (R) Rick Neal (D) District 16 Anthony Gonzalez (R) Susan Moran Palmer (D) 17 Ohio Governor Candidates Richard Cordray/Betty Sutton (D) Mike DeWine/Jon Husted (R) 18 9
Attorney General Steve Dettelbach (D) Dave Yost (R) 19 Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) Kathleen Clyde (D) 20 10
Auditor Keith Faber (R) Zack Space (D) 21 Treasurer Robert Sprague (R) Rob Richardson (D) 22 11
Supreme Court Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Donnelly (D) v. Fifth District Court of Appeals Judge Craig Baldwin (R) Justice Mary DeGenaro (R) v. Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge Melody Stewart (D) 23 Ohio Senate 17 out of 33 seats up for election Currently 24 Republicans and 9 Democrats 24 12
Ohio House Speaker s Election All 99 House Members up for election Currently 65 Republicans and 33 Democrats Normally 99 members but 98 with the resignation of former Cliff Rosenberger (R). 25 Ballot Issues Congressional Redistricting (Passed May 8, 2018 Primary). Ohio Community Rights Amendment. Initiative and Referendum Amendment for Counties and Townships. Kidney Dialysis Patient Protection Amendment 26 13
Questions? 27 Thank You! Amanda M. Grandjean Associate, Bricker & Eckler LLP Columbus 100 S. Third St. Columbus, OH 43201 agrandjean@bricker.com 614-227-6062 28 14