HB 265 Ohio House · 135th Legislature (2023-2024)

Exempt certain public service workers' forms from disclosure

HB 265 amends the state's Public Records Law to explicitly exempt certain sensitive categories of information from mandatory public disclosure. The bill directly affects state agencies and public officials by clarifying that they are solely responsible for their own records and are not automatically considered parties in legal litigation unless they choose to intervene or are specifically named. It expands the list of confidential records to include detailed residential and familial information for designated public service workers, alongside existing protections for medical, law enforcement, and other private data. By codifying these exemptions, the legislation ensures that personal details of specific workers and various other confidential files remain shielded from public access under the state's open records statutes.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced Sep 12, 2023 Last action Dec 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2024 · House May 8, 2024

How they voted

300
Passed
Total votes 30
Dec 18, 2024
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican24
24 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Dec 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 22, 2024
Committee
Refer to Committee
upper
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Sep 26, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
lower
Sep 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 45 co-sponsors

Sponsors