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IntroducedNov 02, 2023
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Passed HouseJun 26, 2024
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Passed SenateDec 11, 2024
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Signed into LawJan 02, 2025
Revise the township law
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legislature • Jan 02, 2025: Signed By The Governor
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 315
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Brian M. Chavezcosponsor
- Jerry C. Cirinocosponsor
- Hearcel F. Craigcosponsor
- William P. DeMoracosponsor
- Theresa Gavaronecosponsor
- Paula Hicks-Hudsoncosponsor
- Stephen A. Huffmancosponsor
- Catherine D. Ingramcosponsor
- Al Landiscosponsor
- George F. Langcosponsor
- Nathan H. Manningcosponsor
- Bill Reinekecosponsor
- Michele Reynoldscosponsor
- Kristina D. Roegnercosponsor
- Vernon Sykescosponsor
- Steve Wilsoncosponsor
- Cindy Abramscosponsor
- Rachel B. Bakercosponsor
- Sean P. Brennancosponsor
- Richard D. Browncosponsor
- Sara P. Carrutherscosponsor
- Thaddeus J. Claggettcosponsor
- Rodney Creechcosponsor
- Richard Dell'Aquilacosponsor
- Dave Doboscosponsor
- Jay Edwardscosponsor
- Haraz N. Ghanbaricosponsor
- Brett Hudson Hillyercosponsor
- Marilyn S. Johncosponsor
- Mark Johnsoncosponsor
- Don Jonescosponsor
- Darrell Kickcosponsor
- Roy Klopfensteincosponsor
- Brian E. Lamptoncosponsor
- Brian Lorenzcosponsor
- Mike Loychikcosponsor
- Gayle Manningcosponsor
- Adam Mathewscosponsor
- Riordan T. McClaincosponsor
- Thomas F. Pattoncosponsor
- Gail K. Pavligacosponsor
- Bob Petersoncosponsor
- Phil Plummercosponsor
- Monica Robb Blasdelcosponsor
- Jean Schmidtcosponsor
- Dick Steincosponsor
- Reggie Stoltzfuscosponsor
- Josh Williamscosponsor
Votes
YES: 31
- Cindy Abrams
- Juanita O. Brent
- Jamie Callender
- Sara P. Carruthers
- Jay Edwards
- Michele Grim
- James M. Hoops
- Dani Isaacsohn
- Dontavius L. Jarrells
- Don Jones
- Jeff LaRe
- Beth Liston
- Mike Loychik
- Gayle Manning
- Adam C. Miller
- Kevin D. Miller
- Thomas F. Patton
- Gail K. Pavliga
- Bob Peterson
- Tracy M. Richardson
- Monica Robb Blasdel
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
- Jean Schmidt
- Veronica R. Sims
- Michael J. Skindell
- Bride Rose Sweeney
- Cecil Thomas
- Daniel P. Troy
- Andrea White
- Tom Young
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 95
- Munira Abdullahi
- Cindy Abrams
- Rachel B. Baker
- Tim Barhorst
- Adam C. Bird
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.
- Sean P. Brennan
- Juanita O. Brent
- Darnell T. Brewer
- Richard D. Brown
- Jamie Callender
- Sara P. Carruthers
- Thaddeus J. Claggett
- Gary Click
- Rodney Creech
- Jon Cross
- Jack K. Daniels
- Bill Dean
- Richard Dell'Aquila
- Steve Demetriou
- Sedrick Denson
- Dave Dobos
- Jay Edwards
- Ron Ferguson
- Elliot Forhan
- Sarah Fowler Arthur
- Haraz N. Ghanbari
- Michele Grim
- Jennifer Gross
- Thomas Hall
- Brett Hudson Hillyer
- Adam Holmes
- James M. Hoops
- Latyna M. Humphrey
- Dani Isaacsohn
- Dontavius L. Jarrells
- Marilyn S. John
- Mark Johnson
- Don Jones
- Darrell Kick
- Angela N. King
- Roy Klopfenstein
- Jeff LaRe
- Brian E. Lampton
- Beth Lear
- P. Scott Lipps
- Beth Liston
- Brian Lorenz
- Mike Loychik
- Susan Manchester
- Gayle Manning
- Adam Mathews
- Riordan T. McClain
- Lauren McNally
- Derek Merrin
- Adam C. Miller
- Melanie Miller
- Ismail Mohamed
- Scott Oelslager
- Thomas F. Patton
- Gail K. Pavliga
- Bob Peterson
- Beryl Piccolantonio
- Justin Pizzulli
- Phil Plummer
- Sharon A. Ray
- Tracy M. Richardson
- Monica Robb Blasdel
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
- Bill Roemer
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.
- C. Allison Russo
- Nick Santucci
- Jean Schmidt
- Bill Seitz
- Veronica R. Sims
- Michael J. Skindell
- Anita Somani
- Dick Stein
- Jason Stephens
- Brian Stewart
- Reggie Stoltzfus
- D. J. Swearingen
- Bride Rose Sweeney
- Cecil Thomas
- Jim Thomas
- Daniel P. Troy
- Terrence Upchurch
- Casey Weinstein
- Andrea White
- Jodi Whitted
- Scott Wiggam
- Josh Williams
- Tom Young
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 31
- Niraj Antani
- Nickie J. Antonio
- Louis W. Blessing, III
- Andrew O. Brenner
- Brian M. Chavez
- Jerry C. Cirino
- Hearcel F. Craig
- Al Cutrona
- William P. DeMora
- Matt Dolan
- Theresa Gavarone
- Paula Hicks-Hudson
- Matt Huffman
- Stephen A. Huffman
- Catherine D. Ingram
- Terry Johnson
- Stephanie Kunze
- Al Landis
- George F. Lang
- Nathan H. Manning
- Rob McColley
- Sandra O'Brien
- Bill Reineke
- Michele Reynolds
- Kristina D. Roegner
- Mark Romanchuk
- Tim Schaffer
- Kent Smith
- Vernon Sykes
- Shane Wilkin
- Steve Wilson
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
NO: 88
- Munira Abdullahi
- Cindy Abrams
- Rachel B. Baker
- Tim Barhorst
- Adam C. Bird
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.
- Sean P. Brennan
- Darnell T. Brewer
- Richard D. Brown
- Jamie Callender
- Thaddeus J. Claggett
- Gary Click
- Rodney Creech
- Jon Cross
- Bill Dean
- Richard Dell'Aquila
- Steve Demetriou
- Dave Dobos
- Jay Edwards
- Ron Ferguson
- Tex Fischer
- Elliot Forhan
- Sarah Fowler Arthur
- Haraz N. Ghanbari
- Michele Grim
- Jennifer Gross
- Thomas Hall
- Brett Hudson Hillyer
- Adam Holmes
- James M. Hoops
- Latyna M. Humphrey
- Dani Isaacsohn
- Dontavius L. Jarrells
- Marilyn S. John
- Mark Johnson
- Don Jones
- Darrell Kick
- Angela N. King
- Roy Klopfenstein
- Jeff LaRe
- Brian E. Lampton
- P. Scott Lipps
- Beth Liston
- Brian Lorenz
- Susan Manchester
- Gayle Manning
- Adam Mathews
- Riordan T. McClain
- Lauren McNally
- Derek Merrin
- Joseph A. Miller, III
- Kevin D. Miller
- Melanie Miller
- Ismail Mohamed
- Scott Oelslager
- Thomas F. Patton
- Gail K. Pavliga
- Bob Peterson
- Beryl Piccolantonio
- Justin Pizzulli
- Phil Plummer
- Jena Powell
- Sharon A. Ray
- Monica Robb Blasdel
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
- Bill Roemer
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.
- C. Allison Russo
- Jean Schmidt
- Bill Seitz
- Veronica R. Sims
- Michael J. Skindell
- Anita Somani
- Dick Stein
- Jason Stephens
- Brian Stewart
- D. J. Swearingen
- Bride Rose Sweeney
- Cecil Thomas
- Jim Thomas
- Daniel P. Troy
- Terrence Upchurch
- Casey Weinstein
- Andrea White
- Jodi Whitted
- Scott Wiggam
- Josh Williams
- Bernard Willis
OTHER: 0
YES: 76
- Cindy Abrams
- Rachel B. Baker
- Tim Barhorst
- Adam C. Bird
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.
- Sean P. Brennan
- Darnell T. Brewer
- Jamie Callender
- Thaddeus J. Claggett
- Gary Click
- Rodney Creech
- Jon Cross
- Jack K. Daniels
- Richard Dell'Aquila
- Steve Demetriou
- Dave Dobos
- Jay Edwards
- Elliot Forhan
- Sarah Fowler Arthur
- Haraz N. Ghanbari
- Michele Grim
- Jennifer Gross
- Thomas Hall
- Brett Hudson Hillyer
- Adam Holmes
- James M. Hoops
- Latyna M. Humphrey
- Dani Isaacsohn
- Dontavius L. Jarrells
- Marilyn S. John
- Don Jones
- Darrell Kick
- Angela N. King
- Roy Klopfenstein
- Jeff LaRe
- Beth Lear
- P. Scott Lipps
- Beth Liston
- Brian Lorenz
- Susan Manchester
- Gayle Manning
- Adam Mathews
- Riordan T. McClain
- Lauren McNally
- Adam C. Miller
- Joseph A. Miller, III
- Kevin D. Miller
- Melanie Miller
- Scott Oelslager
- Gail K. Pavliga
- Bob Peterson
- Beryl Piccolantonio
- Justin Pizzulli
- Phil Plummer
- Tracy M. Richardson
- Monica Robb Blasdel
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
- Bill Roemer
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.
- C. Allison Russo
- Jean Schmidt
- Bill Seitz
- Veronica R. Sims
- Dick Stein
- Jason Stephens
- Brian Stewart
- D. J. Swearingen
- Bride Rose Sweeney
- Cecil Thomas
- Jim Thomas
- Daniel P. Troy
- Terrence Upchurch
- Casey Weinstein
- Andrea White
- Jodi Whitted
- Josh Williams
NO: 7
OTHER: 0
YES: 27
- Nickie J. Antonio
- Louis W. Blessing, III
- Andrew O. Brenner
- Brian M. Chavez
- Jerry C. Cirino
- Hearcel F. Craig
- Al Cutrona
- William P. DeMora
- Theresa Gavarone
- Matt Huffman
- Stephen A. Huffman
- Catherine D. Ingram
- Terry Johnson
- Stephanie Kunze
- Al Landis
- George F. Lang
- Nathan H. Manning
- Rob McColley
- Sandra O'Brien
- Bill Reineke
- Michele Reynolds
- Kristina D. Roegner
- Tim Schaffer
- Kent Smith
- Vernon Sykes
- Shane Wilkin
- Steve Wilson
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Jan 02, 2025 | legislature
- Signed By The Governor
- Dec 18, 2024 | House
- Conference report agreed to
- Dec 18, 2024 | Senate
- Conference report agreed to (Conference Committee on H.B. 315)
- Dec 16, 2024 | Senate
- Conference managers: Sens. - McColley, Manning, Antonio
- Dec 16, 2024 | House
- Conference managers: Reps. - Swearingen, Seitz
- Conference managers: Reps. - Sweeney
- Dec 16, 2024 | Senate
- Insist on amendments; asks for committee of conference
- Dec 11, 2024 | House
- Refused to concur in Senate amendments
- Dec 11, 2024 | Senate
- Passed
- Dec 10, 2024 | Senate
- Reported - Substitute (Local Government)
- Nov 12, 2024 | Senate
- Referred to committee (Local Government)
- Jul 02, 2024 | Senate
- Introduced
- Jun 26, 2024 | House
- Passed
- Jun 25, 2024 | House
- Reported (Finance)
- Jun 11, 2024 | House
- Reported - Re-referred to Finance (Rules and Reference)
- Jun 03, 2024 | House
- Re-referred (Rules and Reference)
- May 22, 2024 | House
- Reported - Substitute (State and Local Government)
- Nov 14, 2023 | House
- Referred to committee (State and Local Government)
- Nov 02, 2023 | House
- Introduced
Documents
- Analysis - As IntroducedPDF
- Analysis - As Reported By House CommitteePDF
- Analysis - As Reported By House CommitteePDF
- Analysis - As Passed By HousePDF
- Analysis - As Reported By Senate CommitteePDF
- Synopsis of Senate Committee AmendmentsPDF
- Synopsis of Senate Committee AmendmentsPDF
- Synopsis of Conference Committee AmendmentsPDF
- Testimony by Representative Seitz (Ohio House of Representatives, Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Representative Hall (Ohio House of Representatives, Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Kyle A. Brooks (Ohio Township Association, Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Colerain Township (Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Jacob Barnes (Springfield Township, Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Corey Wright (Union Township, Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Howland Township (Howland Township Board of Trustees, Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Sylvania Township (Sylvania Township, Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Prairie Township (Prairie Township, Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Violet Township (Violet Township, Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Monica Nieporte (Ohio News Media Association, Opponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by James Specker (American Massage Therapy Association, Proponent) -- Finance, 1st Hearing (June 18, 2024)
- Testimony by Representative Bill Seitz (Ohio House of Representatives, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 1st Hearing (January 16, 2024)
- Testimony by Representative Thomas Hall (Ohio House of Representatives, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 1st Hearing (January 16, 2024)
- Testimony by Kyle Brooks (Ohio Township Association, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 1st Hearing (January 16, 2024)
- Testimony by Barry Tiffany (Sugarcreek Township, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 1st Hearing (January 16, 2024)
- Testimony by Jacob Barns (Springfield Township, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 1st Hearing (January 16, 2024)
- Testimony by Tom Shay (Braceville Township, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 1st Hearing (January 16, 2024)
- Testimony by Bob Kusmer (Ballville Township, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 1st Hearing (January 16, 2024)
- Testimony by Andrew Allman/Mike Schoedinger (Ohio Funeral Directors Association, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 2nd Hearing (February 6, 2024)
- Testimony by David Corey (Ohio State Coroners Association, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 2nd Hearing (February 6, 2024)
- Testimony by Kevin Boehner (Ohio History Connection, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 3rd Hearing (April 9, 2024)
- Testimony by James Specker (American Massage Therapy Association, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 3rd Hearing (April 9, 2024)
- Testimony by Jon Honeck (County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Interested Party) -- State and Local Government, 4th Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Scott Williams (Ohio Realtors, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 4th Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Kent Scarrett (Ohio Municipal League, Interested Party) -- State and Local Government, 4th Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Kyle Brooks (Ohio Township Association, Proponent) -- State and Local Government, 5th Hearing (May 21, 2024)
- Testimony by Tony Long (Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Interested Party) -- State and Local Government, 5th Hearing (May 21, 2024)
- Testimony by Representative Hall (Ohio House of Representatives, Sponsor) -- Local Government, 1st Hearing (November 13, 2024)
- Testimony by Representative Seitz (Ohio House of Representatives, Sponsor) -- Local Government, 1st Hearing (November 13, 2024)
- Testimony by Kyle Brooks (Ohio Township Association, Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by Tom Weidman (Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by William Murdock (Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by Scott Williams (Ohio REALTORS, Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by James Specker (American Massage Therapy Association, Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by David Corey (Ohio State Coroners Association, Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by Jacob Barnes (Springfield Township, Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by Tom Shay (Braceville Township, Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by Robert Kusmer (Ballville Township, Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by Chip McConville (Knox County Prosecutor's Office, Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by Steve Hartwig and Andrew Allman (Ohio Funeral Directors Association, Proponent) -- Local Government, 2nd Hearing (November 19, 2024)
- Testimony by Monica Nieporte, John Karlovec, and Beryl Love (Ohio News Media Association, Interested Party) -- Local Government, 3rd Hearing (December 3, 2024)
- Testimony by Beryl Love (Cincinnati Enquirer, Interested Party) -- Local Government, 3rd Hearing (December 3, 2024)
- Testimony by Kent Scarrett (Ohio Municipal League, Interested Party) -- Local Government, 3rd Hearing (December 3, 2024)
- Testimony by Tom Weidman (Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Proponent) -- Local Government, 4th Hearing (December 10, 2024)
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