Ohio lawmakers fail to address tainted House Bill 6: Capitol Letter
Rotunda Rumblings
6 feet under: The 133rd Ohio General Assembly will end its two-year session without passing any legislation that in any way addresses House Bill 6, the nuclear bailout law at the center of an enormous bribery scandal. As Jeremy Pelzer writes, the reason for such a stunning failure is that legislative Republicans, who dominate both the Ohio House and Senate, are split about whether to keep, repeal, or reform the law.
Sine die? The Ohio House won’t hold any more voting sessions this year, sources said, unless the Senate votes to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of Senate Bill 311, which would strip the governor of his power to issue statewide coronavirus orders. The Senate didn’t hold an override vote, though as Laura Hancock reports, it amended a tax bill to prohibit Ohio governors from closing stores during an infectious disease outbreak in a way that would hurt small businesses because big
Cincinnati Enquirer
COLUMBUS – A bipartisan Ohio criminal justice bill that would reclassify low-level drug possession felonies as misdemeanors will die without a final vote in the House this week.
House Speaker Bob Cupp, R-Lima, does not plan to bring Senate Bill 3 up for a final floor vote, a spokeswoman confirmed Monday.
The House plans to meet on Tuesday for what could be the last time during this two-year session. Any bills that don t get final approval will die and must restart the legislative process next year.
The bill s supporters, including Republican state senators, had been encouraging the Ohio House GOP, which controls the chamber, to hold a vote. The bill, which diverts offenders to treatment instead of prison, has stalled in the House after clearing a committee last week with bipartisan support.
Ohio ‘stand your ground’ bill, expanding right to shoot to kill in self-defense, heads to DeWine s desk
The legislation removes a legal requirement that people try to retreat from a confrontation before shooting to kill in perceived self-defense.
Credit: Ohio General Assembly Author: Associated Press, Jake Zuckerman Ohio Capital Journal Published: 9:53 AM EST December 18, 2020 Updated: 5:41 PM EST December 18, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio House passed legislation late Thursday evening that removes a legal requirement that people try to retreat from a confrontation before shooting to kill in perceived self-defense.
The Senate agreed on Friday to amendments to the bill and it moves to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine s desk.