Department of Veterans Services Pending Legislation

Prepared by:

Emerald Hernández

Legislative Liaison

Ohio Department of Veterans Services

Created on August 4, 2009

 

 

 

HB20 VETERANS (STEBELTON, G) To eliminate the requirement that a veteran be a resident of Ohio to qualify to receive the veterans preference on civil service examinations.

  

                     

HB27 HIGHWAY NAME DESIGNATION (GERBERRY, R) To designate Interstate Route 680, which is located within Mahoning County, as the "Korean War Veterans' Memorial Highway."

                 

      

HB34 HIGHWAY NAME DESIGNATION (DYER, S) To designate a portion of State Route 44 as the "Sgt. Jeremy Murray Memorial Highway."

                 

                              

HB46 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (UJVAGI, P) To permit persons who quit work to accompany the person's spouse on a military transfer to be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits.

               

        

 

 

 

HB62 MILITARY EXPERIENCE (PRYOR, R) To require relevant military experience to be considered by state licensing boards and agencies and by private state contractors and to provide a waiver of a licensure or certification fee if a veteran is within six months of separation from active military duty.

                      

 

• This bill has passed in the House and is now being heard in the Senate

                       

 

HB76 HIGHWAY NAME DESIGNATION (CHANDLER, K) To designate a portion of State Route 43 within Portage County as the "Corporal Jason J. Hernandez Memorial Highway."

                       

 

HB82 OHIO TUSKEGEE AIRMEN MONUMENT (BOYD, B) To direct the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board to promote erection on the capitol grounds of a monument honoring the Ohio Tuskegee Airmen.

                       

 

HB90 LOWERED FLAGS - FUNERAL (YUKO, K) To require the Governor to issue an official notice of the death of an Ohio resident killed by hostile fire as a member of the United States armed forces or the National Guard and to order the lowering of flags on the day of the person's funeral.

                       

 

HB142 LOCAL VETERANS POSTS (GARDNER, R) To establish the Commission for the Future of Local Veterans Posts in Ohio to develop recommendations on local veterans posts' economic status, tax and regulatory issues, local economic and civic impact, state funding issues and sustainability.

                       

 

• This bill was signed into law on July 13, 2009

                  

 

HB151 HIGHWAY SIGNS-VETERANS CLINICS (PRYOR, R) To require the Department of Transportation to install directional and informational signs on state highways to indicate the location of United States Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, outpatient clinics, and community-based outpatient clinics.

                       

 

HB152 VIETNAM COMBAT LICENSE PLATES (PRYOR, R) To create the Vietnam Combat Infantry and Combat Medic license plates.

                       

 

HB155 INSTANT BINGO (YUKO, K) To change the definition of "instant bingo ticket dispenser" and to authorize a charitable organization to purchase, lease, and use instant bingo ticket dispensers.

           

 

• This bill was added to HB1 and was signed into law on July 17, 2009

                       

 

HB188 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (STAUTBERG, P) To exempt retirement pay related to service in the Commissioned Corps of the Natural Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Services.

           

 

HB189 VIETNAM WAR VETERANS' DAY (MURRAY, D) To designate March 29 as "Vietnam War Veterans' Day."

           

 

HB219 HIGHWAY NAME DESIGNATION (DYER, S) To designate a portion of Interstate Route 77 within Summit County as the “Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Kuglics Memorial Highway.”

           

 

HB221 VIETNAM VETERANS' MEMORIAL PARK (DYER, S) To designate the Ohio Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Park in the Village of Clinton, County of Summit, as the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Park for the state of Ohio.

           

 

HB231 UNCLAIMED VETERANS' REMAINS (BACON, K) To give the right of disposal to the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding abandoned or unclaimed remains of persons who are entitled to be buried in a national cemetery.

           

 

HB234  PURPLE HEART LICENSE PLATE (MORAN, M) To create a "Purple Heart" motorcycle license plate.

                     

  

HCR8 OHIO VIETNAM VETERANS' MEMORIAL PARK (DYER, S) To designate Ohio Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Park in the Village of Clinton County of Summit, Ohio, as the home of the Ohio Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Park for the entire State of Ohio.

                       

 

HJR1   COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS (PRYOR, R, PILLICH, C ) To provide compensation to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts.

                         

                      

SB11   OHIO VETERANS' HOME AGENCY (FEDOR, T) To allow taxpayers to contribute a portion of their income tax refunds to the Ohio Veterans' Home Agency.

                        

                       

SB20   MILITARY SERVICE (CAREY, JR., J) To permit state employees to receive longevity and vacation credit for prior military service.

                  

                                                     

 

SB87   VIETNAM WAR VETERANS' DAY (WAGONER, M) To designate March 29 as "Vietnam War Veterans' Day."

                  

     

SB88   MILITARY LEAVE (FEDOR, T) To grant annual military leave of up to 768 hours to firefighters and those other public employees who do not work a traditional workweek of 40 hours and to entitle firefighters and these public employees to use such leave to cover an entire work shift any part of which was used to perform military service.

                    

   

SB93   WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION (BUEHRER, S) To establish the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, to prescribe the Commissioner's powers and duties, and to repeal sections 149.32 and 149.321 of the Revised Code on December 31, 2015, to terminate the commission on that date.

                  

     

SB104 MILITARY LEAVE-PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (FABER, K) To grant annual military leave of up to 408 hours to firefighters and those other public employees who do not work a traditional workweek of 40 hours and to entitle firefighters and these public employees to use such leave to cover an entire work shift any part of which was used to perform military service.

                 

      

                       

           

SB120 SMOKING BAN EXEMPTIONS (SCHULER, R) Regarding exemptions from the smoking ban.

              

         

SB132 HIGHWAY NAME DESIGNATION (PATTON, T) To designate the portion of Interstate 71 located within the city of Strongsville as the “Lance Corporal Thomas O. Keeling Memorial Highway.”

           

 

SB147 UNCLAIMED VETERANS' REMAINS (HUGHES, J) To give the right of disposal to the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding abandoned or unclaimed remains of persons who are entitled to be buried in a national cemetery.

          

 

SB156 HIGHWAY NAME DESIGNATION (GRENDELL, T) To designate a portion of State Route 528 within Geauga County as the "Sgt. Sean Landrus Memorial Highway."