Legislative Activities

Legislative Staff Donna Childers Legislative Coordinator Email; 614-387-9763 Coordinates legislative activities; Legislative Committee, Court Administration Committee Louis Tobin Legislative Liaison Email; 614-387-9765 Domestic Relations Law & Procedure Committee, Juvenile Law & Procedure Committee, Probate Law & Procedure Committee TBA Legislative Liaison Email; 614-387-9764 Civil Law & Procedure Committee, Criminal Law & Procedure Committee Alyssa Guthrie Legislative Secretary Email; 614-387-9756

Legislative Pages The 2009-2010 Legislative Platform  is legislative initiatives adopted by the Executive Committee of the Ohio Judicial Conference. The "Testifying Before the Legislature" brochure offers helpful tips and guidelines when you provide committee testimony. The New Enactments page has information about enacted legislation with judicial impact. The Judicial-Legislative Exchange Program sponsors reciprocal visits between legislators and judges. Six Judicial Conference Committees analyze the judicial impact of pending legislation and new enactments: Civil Law & Procedure Court Administration Criminal Law & Procedure Domestic Relations Law & Procedure Juvenile Law & Procedure Probate Law & Procedure The work of the Judicial Conference legislative staff and committees is coordinated by the Legislative Committee. Back to the top of the page. Legislative Publications Having trouble reading pdf documents on our site?  Click here for help. Bill Board A quarterly newsletter with brief legislative updates of interest to Ohio judges.  Bill Board lists all pending legislation with potential to impact Ohio's judiciary, as well as all bills introduced and the OJC committee which will analyze the impact on the judiciary. June 2010 (current) April 2010  Special Directory Issue Archive Back to the top of the page. The Review                            A list of bills introduced by the 128th General Assembly.  In addition to bill information, the list provides information on the jurisdiction that the bill may potentially impact as well as the name of the Judicial Conference committee that is completing the impact analysis. Legislative Review (current) Legislative Review (archive)                  Back to the top of the page. Judicial Impact Statements Documents that inform the General Assembly about the impact pending legislation might have on the administration of justice. 128th General Assembly House Bill 10/Teen Dating Violence House Bill 238/Disclosure of Assets in Divorce House Bill 244/Property Division Post Divorce Decree Judicial Assaults HB 103/HB 89 House Bill 438/Personal Liability House Bill 335/Probate Modernization Archive (Judicial Impact Statements from previous General Assemblies) Back to the top of the page.