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Bill
Documents
128th
General Assembly
Bill
Analyses
Fiscal
Notes Synopsis
of Committee Amendments Conference
Committee Synopses
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General Assembly 126th
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(Regular and Special Sessions) 124th
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Bill
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Bill
Analyses
Bill analyses explain,
in detail, the contents of each version of a bill as it advances
through the legislative process.
Bill analyses are usually easier to understand than the
bills themselves because they are written in narrative style and organized
by topic, with the bill's key provisions described first.
The documents do not present arguments for or against a
bill, nor do they discuss any political implications of passing or
defeating a bill. At
the end of the document readers will find a recap of the bill's
chronological legislative history to date.
The final analysis
explains the contents of the bill as passed by the General Assembly for
presentation to the Governor.
The document is prepared as quickly as possible after the
bill's enactment and may not reflect an effective date or the
Governor's decision to veto the bill or let it become law without
the Governor's signature.
Fiscal
Notes
Fiscal notes estimate the effect a particular version of
a bill would have on state and local government revenues and
expenditures should the bill become enacted.
The first fiscal note is prepared in time for the bill's second
committee hearing unless it involves extensive research that cannot be
completed by that time. The
fiscal note is then updated for each version of the bill as it advances
through the legislative process.
The as enacted fiscal
note estimates the effects the bill, as passed by the General Assembly,
will have on state and local government revenues and expenditures.
It is written following the actions of the Governor so it
reflects vetoes and always contains effective date information.
Synopsis
of Committee Amendments
Synopses of committee
amendments briefly recap the changes made to a bill by the
committee of the second house.
The purpose is to explain the changes to legislators of the
first house when the bill returns for a concurrence vote.
Synopses of committee amendments do not explain floor
amendments in the second house as those can be read in the
appropriate Journal.
Conference
Committee Synopses
Conference committee synopses summarize the written report of
a conference committee that is organized to reconcile matters of
difference between the House and Senate versions of a bill. The rules of the House of Representatives require the
preparation of the document. It
is available as soon as possible after the conference committee
completes its work so members of the House may review it prior to a
scheduled vote to accept or reject the conference committee report.
Previous
General Assemblies
127th
General Assembly
Links
for House Bill Analyses, Senate Bill Analyses, Final Bill Analyses,
Conference Committee Synopses, Fiscal Notes, and Synopsis of Committee Amendments
for the 127th General Assembly.
126th
General Assembly
Links
for House Bill Analyses, Senate Bill Analyses, Final Bill Analyses,
Conference Committee Synopses, Fiscal Notes, and Synopsis of Committee Amendments
for the 126th General Assembly.
125th
General Assembly (including Special Session)
Links
for House Bill Analyses, Senate Bill Analyses, Final Bill Analyses,
Conference Committee Synopses, Fiscal Notes, and Synopsis of Committee Amendments
for the 125th General Assembly and 125th General Assembly Special
Session.
124th
General Assembly
Links
for House Bill Analyses, Senate Bill Analyses, Final Bill Analyses,
Conference Committee Synopses, Fiscal Notes, and Synopsis of Committee Amendments
for the 124th General Assembly.
123rd
General Assembly
Links
for House, Senate, and Final Bill Analyses for the 123rd General
Assembly
122nd
General Assembly
Links
for House, Senate, and Final Bill Analyses for the 122nd General
Assembly
For more detailed descriptions of documents see A Guidebook for
Ohio Legislators.
(Chapter
5, portion on legislative documents)
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