OH HB309 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on September 17 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-09-17 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

To amend sections 2151.34, 2301.14, 2311.14, 2335.09, 2335.11, 2903.213, 2903.214, 2919.26, 2919.272, and 3113.31 of the Revised Code to prohibit the taxation of interpreter's fees as court costs if the party to be taxed is indigent and require payment of the fees by the county or municipal corporation in which the court is located, to eliminate the requirement that a court evaluate the qualifications of an interpreter for a mentally retarded or developmentally disabled person before appointing the interpreter, and to provide that no fee, cost, deposit, or money may be charged to a person who seeks a protection order for the modification, enforcement, dismissal, or withdrawal of a domestic violence, anti-stalking, sexually oriented offense, or other type of protection order or consent agreement or for the service of a witness subpoena.

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Title

To prohibit the taxation of interpreter's fees as court costs if the party to be taxed is indigent and require payment of the fees by the county or municipal corporation in which the court is located, to eliminate the requirement that a court evaluate the qualifications of an interpreter for a mentally retarded or developmentally disabled person before appointing the interpreter, and to provide that no fee, cost, deposit, or money may be charged to a person who seeks a protection order for the modification, enforcement, dismissal, or withdrawal of a domestic violence, anti-stalking, sexually oriented offense, or other type of protection order or consent agreement or for the service of a witness subpoena.

Sponsors

Rep. Dorothy Pelanda [R]Sen. Nickie Antonio [D]Rep. Margaret Ruhl [R]Rep. Nick Barborak [D]
Rep. Anne Gonzales [R]Rep. Daniel Ramos [D]Rep. Michael Sheehy [D]Rep. Ron Maag [R]
Rep. Jack Cera [D]Rep. Tracy Heard [D]Rep. Matt Lundy [D]Rep. Robert Hagan [D]
Sen. Teresa Fedor [D]Rep. Debbie Phillips [D]Sen. Sandra Williams [D]Rep. Michael Ashford [D]
Rep. Cheryl Grossman [R]Rep. Nicholas Celebrezze [D]Rep. Alicia Reece [D]Rep. Gary Scherer [R]
Sen. Sean O'Brien [D]Rep. Michael Stinziano [D]Rep. John Adams [R]Rep. Ron Amstutz [R]
Rep. Nan Baker [R]Rep. John Barnes [D]Rep. Heather Bishoff [D]Rep. Terry Blair [R]
Sen. Edna Brown [D]Rep. Jim Buchy [R]Rep. Tony Burkley [R]Rep. Margaret Conditt [R]
Rep. Denise Driehaus [D]Sen. Robert Hackett [R]Rep. Bill Hayes [R]Sen. Matt Huffman [R]
Rep. Thomas Letson [D]Rep. Dale Mallory [D]Rep. Jeffrey McClain [R]Rep. Zack Milkovich [D]
Rep. Connie Pillich [D]Rep. John Rogers [D]Sen. Kirk Schuring [R]Rep. Barbara Sears [R]
Rep. Robert Sprague [R]Rep. Fred Strahorn [D]Rep. Lynn Wachtmann [R]Rep. Roland Winburn [D]
Rep. Ron Young [R]Rep. William Batchelder [R]Sen. Eric Kearney [D]Sen. Frank LaRose [R]
Sen. Edna Brown [D]Sen. William Coley [R]Sen. John Eklund [R]Sen. Randall Gardner [R]
Sen. Cliff Hite [R]Sen. Jim Hughes [R]Sen. Peggy Lehner [R]Rep. Thomas Patton [R]
Sen. Thomas Sawyer [D]Sen. Shirley Smith [D]Sen. Charleta Tavares [D]Sen. Nina Turner [D]
Sen. Joseph Uecker [R]Sen. Christopher Widener [R]

Roll Calls

2014-06-04 - House - House - SA Concurred in (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-06-04 - Senate - Senate - Third Consideration (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-12 - House - House - Bill Passed (Vote) (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-09-17 Effective Date
2014-06-17 Governor' Action
2014-06-27 End of 10-day period
2014-06-16 Sent to Governor
2014-06-04 Concurrence
2014-06-04 Passed 3rd Consideration Senate
2014-06-04 Committee Report - S
2014-02-13 To *Civil Justice
2014-02-13 Introduced to Senate
2014-02-12 Passed 3rd Consideration House
2014-01-23 Committee Report - S
2013-10-22 To Judiciary
2013-10-22 Introduced to House

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
21Amended CodeCitation Text
2151Amended CodeCitation Text
215134Amended CodeCitation Text
23Amended CodeCitation Text
2301Amended CodeCitation Text
230114Amended CodeCitation Text
2303Amended CodeCitation Text
2303201Amended CodeCitation Text
2311Amended CodeCitation Text
231114Amended CodeCitation Text
2335Amended CodeCitation Text
233509Amended CodeCitation Text
233511Amended CodeCitation Text
29Amended CodeCitation Text
2903Amended CodeCitation Text
2903213Amended CodeCitation Text
2903214Amended CodeCitation Text
2919Amended CodeCitation Text
291926Amended CodeCitation Text
2919272Amended CodeCitation Text
31Amended CodeCitation Text
3113Amended CodeCitation Text
311331Amended CodeCitation Text

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