Jul 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Economic, Legislative Update
As conversations continue surrounding a new relief package when Congress returns next week, Senators in both parties say they support adding new requirements for businesses who want to apply for a second tranche of funding through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...
Jul 15, 2020 | Legislative Update
Representative Jena Powell (R-District 80) recently introduced HB 258, a bill that will require a licensing authority to issue an occupational license to an applicant who completes a registered apprenticeship program and meets other requirements for licensure. Beth...
Jul 10, 2020 | Legislative Update
Representatives Ron Hood (R-District ) and Tom Brinkman (R-District ) recently introduced HB 181, a bill aimed at addressing current state academic standards, as well as primary and secondary education assessments. Within the Bill are provisions that would bolster...
Jul 2, 2020 | Legislative Update
On July 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, on a mostly party line vote of 233 to 188, with three Republicans voting for the bill and two Democrats voting against it. The House Democrats’ infrastructure plan would spend more...
Jul 1, 2020 | Legislative Update
Ahead of today’s vote in the House on the ABC-opposed House Democrats’ Infrastructure bill, the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2), ABC asks members to take action to urge their representatives to vote against H.R. 2. This Action alert references the key vote letter that ABC...
Jul 1, 2020 | Legislative Update
On June 30, ABC of Ohio Vice President of Government Affairs Beth Lear testified in favor of Amended Substitute HB 606, a bill that will “grant immunity to essential workers who transmit COVID-19; testimony below: To: Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee Chair John Eklund...
Jun 30, 2020 | Legislative Update
Recall an attempt made by the Ohio House to expand PW by amending a COVID-19 funding bill for local governments. ABC of Ohio helped successfully defeat this effort when the bill was debated in the Ohio Senate, despite repeated efforts to push it through. House...
Jun 29, 2020 | Legislative Update
Representative Diane Grendell (R-District 76) recently introduced HB 606, a bill to make temporary changes related to qualified civil immunity for health care and emergency services provided during a government-declared disaster or emergency and for exposure to or...
Jun 11, 2020 | COVID-19, Economic, Legislative Update
Per a communication from Beth Lear, ABC of Ohio’s Vice-President of Government Affairs, Senate Bill 310 – a COVID-19 emergency relief bill with an amendment to repeal a 1997 prevailing wage exemption for Transportation Improvement Districts – was halted by the Ohio...
Jun 9, 2020 | COVID-19, Legislative Update
For the first time in anyone’s memory, Ohio House Republicans are responsible for expanding an 89-year-old union-giveaway – the “prevailing wage” statute. Worse, they did this by adding a last minute amendment, hijacking a must-pass emergency COVID-19 relief...