Bill Sponsors: OH HB297 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly

Bill Title: To allow an employee who is a victim of domestic violence to take unpaid leave for purposes relating to the incident of domestic violence; to allow an employee who is a victim of domestic violence to file a civil action against that employee's employer if the employer terminates the employee's employment as a result of the employee taking unpaid leave for purposes relating to the incident of domestic violence; to allow a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence to terminate a rental agreement or have the tenant's name removed from the rental agreement under certain circumstances; to require a landlord of a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence or menacing by stalking to change the lock to the dwelling unit where the tenant resides under certain circumstances; to require a metropolitan housing authority to transfer a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence or menacing by stalking if the tenant requests such a transfer and provides the metropolitan housing authority with certain specified information; and to prohibit a county, municipal corporation, township, or law enforcement agency of such a political subdivision from charging any victim of domestic violence a fee for assisting the victim.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-10-16 - To Judiciary [HB297 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Anne Gonzales [R]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-019FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Denise Driehaus [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-031FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Michael Stinziano [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-018FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Zack Milkovich [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-035FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Dorothy Pelanda [R]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-086FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Teresa Fedor [D]SponsorSponsored BillsSD-011FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Nan Baker [R]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-016FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Marilyn Slaby [R]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-038FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Daniel Ramos [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-056FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Robert Hagan [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-058FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Nickie Antonio [D]SponsorSponsored BillsSD-023FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Michael Sheehy [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-046FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Dale Mallory [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-032FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Margaret Ruhl [R]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-068FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Alicia Reece [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-033FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Kristina Roegner [R]SponsorSponsored BillsSD-027FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Christina Hagan [R]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-050FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Barbara Sears [R]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-047FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Connie Pillich [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-028FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Ronald Gerberry [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-059FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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