The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission was terminated by the Ohio General Assembly on June 30, 2017. The Commission had been created in 2011 and was supposed to last for 10 years. The Commission’s purpose was a comprehensive review of the Ohio Constitution, which is the 10th longest in the country. In a column for the […]
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The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission, created in 2011 by HB 188, was scheduled to wrap up in 2021. However, the Commission has been eliminated early by the recent budget bill, HB 49 passed on June 28, 2017. The final meeting of the Commission occurred on June 8, 2017, and the final reports of the Commission
Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Ends After Six Years Read Post »
While Governor Kasich vetoed 44 provisions in the FY 2016- FY2017 budget bill, House Bill 64, the language cutting the duration of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission remains. The commission will end on January 1, 2018 instead of July 2021. The commission, created in 2011, got off to a slow start, some say because of delay by the legislature.
Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Will End 3 Years Earlier, Per Budget Act Read Post »
The budget bill passed by the Ohio House and Senate, 131st General Assembly Amended Substitute HB 64, will terminate the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission (OCMC) on January 1, 2018. It will repeal sections 103.61, 103.62, 103.63, 103.64, 103.65, 103.66, and 103.67 of the Revised Code on that date. Am. Sub. H.B. 64 awaits signature by Governor Kasich.
Enrolled Budget Bill Sunsets Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission in 2018 Read Post »
Per Hannah News, OCMC Co-Chair Discusses Senate Budget; Commission Adopts No Change Recommendations, June 11, 2015: … the commission [Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission] unanimously voted to adopt three recommendations from the Bill of Rights and Voting Committee to retain current language in Article I, Sec. 2, concerning the right of the people to alter, reform,
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All meetings will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. If you are interested in addressing a committee please contact Steven C. Hollon, Executive Director of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission at 614.644.2022. 9:30 a.m. Bill of Rights and Voting Committee – Room 018 of the Ohio Statehouse. Possible adoption of recommendations
June 11 Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Meetings Read Post »
The Ohio Senate Finance Committee wants to sunset the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission (O.C.M.C.) on Jan 1, 2016. See the Committee’s report on the budget bill, Amended Substitute HB 64. The Ohio Legislature created the Commission in 2011 to make recommendations to the General Assembly as to Constitutional revision. See HB 188 (129th General Assembly).
All meetings will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. If you are interested in addressing a committee please contact Steven C. Hollon, Executive Director of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission at 614.644.2022. 9:30 a.m. Education Public Institutions, and Local Government Committee– Room 017 of the Ohio Statehouse. Presentation by Senior Policy
UPDATED: May 2015 Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Meetings Read Post »
Matt Mayer, president of Opportunity Ohio, submitted a proposal to the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission, suggesting right-to-work amendments to the Ohio Constitution. This is the first proposal the OCMC received from outside the Commission. The proposed amendments would prohibit mandatory union membership or dues and prohibit the use of public resources to assist a labor
Citizen Proposes Right to Work Amendment to Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Read Post »
The following meetings will take place on Thursday, January 15, 2014 at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. These meetings are open to the public. If you are interested in addressing a committee, please contact Steven C. Hollon, Executive Director of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission at 614.644.2022. 9:30 a.m. Finance, Taxation & Economic Development
January 15, 2015 Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Meetings Read Post »