Brief overview of Proposed Bills, both House and Senate

HB 12 - To enact section 4503.481 of the Revised Code to create "Ohio National Guard Retired" license plates.

HB 60 - To amend section 2101.16 and to enact sections 305.51 and 2101.164 of the Revised Code to authorize boards of county commissioners to exempt from taxation the homesteads of qualifying members of the National Guard and reserve components of the Armed Forces who have been deployed outside the state, and to exempt estates of members of the United States Armed Services who died while serving in a combat zone from various probate filing fees.

HB 61 - To amend sections 3109.04 and 3109.041 of the Revised Code to prohibit a juvenile court from making custody determinations or modifications in a case in which one of the parents is called to active military service with any reserve component of the United States armed forces or Ohio militia.

HB 96 - To amend section 2101.16 and to enact section 2101.164 of the Revised Code to exempt estates of members of the United States Armed Services who died while serving in a combat zone from being charged any fees associated with the filing of the decedent's will for probate or the administration of the decedent's estate or any fees for relieving the estate from administration or granting an order for summary release from administration.

HB 112 - To amend section 5747.01 of the Revised Code to exempt military retirement pay from the personal income tax.

HB 167 - To establish a program for the transfer and treatment of Ohio members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center for the purpose of treatment or rehabilitation and to make an appropriation.

HB 189 - To amend sections 124.93, 125.111, 153.59, 153.591, 176.04, 176.06, 717.01, 1751.18, 2927.03, 3905.55, 4112.01, 4112.02, 4112.021, 4112.04, 4112.05, 4112.08, 4117.19, 4735.16, and 4735.55 and to enact sections 1349.04 and 4112.023 of the Revised Code to prohibit discrimination under the Ohio Civil Rights Commission Law and certain other laws on the basis of military status and to require the Attorney General to appoint a staff member of the Consumer Protection Division to expedite certain cases or issues raised by a person, or the person's immediate family, who is deployed on active duty.

HB 372 - To amend sections 124.93, 125.111, 153.59, 153.591, 176.04, 176.06, 717.01, 1751.18, 2101.16, 2927.03, 3905.55, 4112.01, 4112.02, 4112.021, 4112.04, 4112.05, 4112.08, 4117.19, 4503.571, 4735.16, 4735.55, 5747.01, 5903.10, and 5903.12 and to enact sections 1349.04, 2101.164, 4112.023, and 5903.121 of the Revised Code to exempt estates of armed forces members who died while serving in a combat zone from probate fees, to exempt military retirement pay from the income tax, to provide that reservists and National Guard members may renew their professional licenses within six months after active duty service, to extend continuing education reporting periods for National Guard members ordered to duty by the Governor, to provide that standard "Purple Heart" license plates be issued without charge, to prohibit discrimination under the Ohio Civil Rights Commission Law and certain other laws on the basis of military status, to require the Attorney General to appoint a staff member of the Consumer Protection Division to expedite certain cases or issues raised by a person, or the person's immediate family, who is deployed on active duty, and to require relevant military experience to be considered in continuing education determinations.    --PASSED--

SB 19 - To amend section 5747.01 of the Revised Code to exempt military retirement pay from the personal income tax.

SB 25 - To enact section 4503.546 of the Revised Code to create "Gold Star Family" license plates.