Ohio Constitution News (OCN) is a blog that tracks developments relating to the Ohio Constitution, including Ohio Supreme Court cases, ballot initiatives, state legislation, lectures, and seminars. The blog also reports on new material added to the Ohio Constitution: Law and History website and other items of interest concerning state constitutional law and the Ohio Constitution. Developed by Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus Steven H. Steinglass and maintained by the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library, OCN is not affiliated with the Ohio Supreme Court or with the State of Ohio.
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Jul 11th, 2017
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 […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Jul 7th, 2017
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 […]
Posted in Posts on Jul 2nd, 2015
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. […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Jun 28th, 2015
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. […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Jun 12th, 2015
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, […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Jun 10th, 2015
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 […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Jun 10th, 2015
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). […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on May 13th, 2015
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 […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Apr 21st, 2015
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 […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Jan 13th, 2015
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 […]
