HB 30 would replace Ohio's current progressive income tax structure with a single flat tax rate of 2.75% over two years. It directly affects all Ohio residents and businesses earning income in the state, including individuals, trusts, and estates. The bill eliminates current tax brackets (like the $26,050 threshold for lower rates) and sets a uniform 2.75% tax on all taxable income, regardless of earnings level. This change aims to simplify tax filing and provide uniformity, though it would reduce tax revenue for the state compared to the current system. The bill is currently in early stages (introduced February 2025) and has not yet been voted on.
To amend sections 145.47, 742.31, 3307.27, 3309.47, 4117.08, and 5505.15 of the Revised Code to prohibit a public employer from paying employee contributions to a state retirement system.
To enact section 4117.091 of the Revised Code to prohibit a public employer from providing paid leave or compensation for a public employee to engage in certain union activities.
HB 559 allows peace officers (such as police and sheriff's deputies) to skip mandatory refresher training under specific circumstances, declared as an emergency. The bill's key provision is creating a process for state authorities to grant waivers, bypassing standard training requirements. This directly affects active peace officers who would otherwise need to complete annual training. The emergency declaration suggests urgency, likely related to staffing shortages or crisis response needs, though the abstract doesn't detail specific waiver conditions. (1-2 sentences as it's a procedural bill.)
To urge the President of the United States to support the Ohio Department of Medicaid's request to implement work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients.
To amend sections 4141.30, 4141.33, and 4141.53 of the Revised Code to reduce the maximum weeks an individual may receive unemployment benefits from 26 to 20 weeks.
To amend sections 4111.03, 4111.14, 4113.15, 4121.01, 4123.01, 4141.01, and 5747.01 and to enact section 4113.87 of the Revised Code to specify that a health care worker is not the employee of a health care worker platform or health care facility for purposes of specified laws under certain circumstances.
To urge Congress to make changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow a person under 16 years of age to be employed between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. during the school year.
SR 1 is a Senate resolution adopted on January 6, 2025, that transfers authority over Senate employee salaries and management to the Chief of Staff and Clerk. It directly affects all Senate officials and employees by requiring them to be assigned titles, compensated, and subject to pay increases solely at the discretion of these two officials. Key provisions include authorizing the Chief of Staff and Clerk to supervise all staff, property, and spending, to make staffing changes for efficiency, and to hire or replace employees as needed. The resolution specifies that all salary-related decisions must be made by these officials and paid from Senate funds.
To amend sections 9.81, 4117.09, and 4117.11 and to enact sections 4119.01, 4119.02, 4119.07, 4119.08, and 4119.99 of the Revised Code to prohibit any requirement that employees join or pay dues to an employee organization.
