Pending Legislation
During the course of a two-year General Assembly, hundreds of bills may be introduced on a multitude of topics. The OTA monitors the introduction of legislation and places all bills that have an impact on townships, directly or indirectly, on our Legislative Status Sheet. Below are recently introduced bills relevant to township government:
HB 536 TAX EXEMPTIONS (Gerberry, R.) To allow a board of township trustees to reduce the percentage or term of a property tax exemption granted to a business under a tax increment financing agreement if the business fails to create the number of new jobs the business agreed to create in the agreement.
HB 537 OIL GAS DRILLING (Hagan, R.) To authorize a political subdivision to enact and enforce health and safety standards for oil and gas drilling and exploration, and to revise the setback requirements in the Oil and Gas Law.
SB 340 OP&F BENEFITS (Niehaus, T., Kearney, E.) To revise the law governing the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund.
SB 343 PERS BENEFITS (Niehaus, T., Kearney, E.) To revise the law governing the Public Employees Retirement System.
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