To amend sections 3701.021, 3701.023, 3701.025, 3701.027, and 3701.029 and to repeal section 3701.024 of the Revised Code to eliminate county contributions to the Program for Medically Handicapped Children and to make an appropriation.
To amend section 9.63 of the Revised Code to withhold all state funding from municipal corporations that do not cooperate with federal homeland security activities and remove the Director of Public Safety's role in determining what constitutes noncooperation.
This Ohio House Concurrent Resolution urges the U.S. Congress to stop providing financial support for post-secondary education loans. The bill cites high levels of existing student debt and argues that government loans artificially increase tuition costs rather than making college more affordable. It also suggests that a free-market economy should not fund higher education loans and points out that many well-paying jobs do not require a college degree. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of this document to federal leaders, state officials, and the news media.
HB 957 prevents the state from offering new sales tax exemptions for computer data centers, meaning future projects will not receive special breaks on taxes for purchasing or installing equipment. The bill defines specific criteria for what qualifies as a data center, including requirements for significant capital investment and job creation, but it stops the tax credit authority from granting these benefits to any new applicants. While the law allows existing agreements to remain in effect, it ensures that no future data center projects can secure tax-free status for their equipment purchases. This change directly affects technology companies and developers planning to build or expand data centers in the state after the bill takes effect.
This bill establishes a state reinsurance program designed to help health insurance companies manage costs associated with high-risk individuals. To fund this program, the state will collect an annual one percent assessment from health insurance corporations based on their previous year's gross premiums. The reinsurance fund created by these assessments will provide payments to insurers, covering eighty percent of claims that exceed thirty thousand dollars but not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars per person. The program's specific payment limits can be adjusted annually depending on the amount of money available in the fund. Additionally, the bill authorizes the state insurance superintendent to request a federal waiver to support the creation of this fund.
This bill prohibits the state from granting new sales tax exemptions for computer data center equipment, affecting companies that wish to build or expand data centers in the state. Under current law, developers could apply for exemptions from sales taxes on equipment used in data centers if they met specific criteria, including making significant capital investments and paying substantial employee wages. The bill closes this pathway by preventing any new agreements from being approved after its enactment, though it does not affect existing exemptions already granted. The legislation defines what constitutes a data center and equipment, requiring that any future exemptions must demonstrate a positive economic impact on the state and local communities.
To amend sections 117.01, 120.521, and 120.54 and to enact sections 9.631 and 3129.07 of the Revised Code to modify the membership of the board of directors of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation and to prohibit the use of state funds for certain purposes.
To amend section 3310.032 of the Revised Code to limit the EdChoice expansion scholarship to families with a federal adjusted gross income of $500,000 or less.
To amend sections 718.01, 718.81, and 718.84 of the Revised Code to remove a five-year limit on municipal income tax net operating loss carry-forwards.
To amend sections 718.01 and 5747.01 and to repeal section 5747.79 of the Revised Code to exempt capital gains from state and municipal income taxation and to name this act the Ohio Capital Gains Tax Repeal Act.
