IT Legislative Update

Status of Select Information Technology Related Bills

in the 127th General Assembly

2007-2008

                                       Updated October 25, 2007

The Ohio 127th General Assembly opened January 2, 2007.

All links are to information provided on the Ohio General Assembly's Web site - http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

Bill Number (Sponsor)

Date Introduced

Title or Subject

Summary of Primary Interest

Latest Action

HB275

(Sayre)

6/26/07

EXPATRIATE CORPORATIONS IT procurement Referred to the House State Government & Elections Committee (9/10/2007)

HB174

(Fessler)

4/24/2007

TELECOMMINICATION TOWER ZONING Impact on OIT towers
First hearing before the House Local & Municipal Government & Urban Revitalization Committee (5/10/2007)

HB166

(Schindel)

4/19/2007

OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDITING Connections, if any, to technology audits
Passed House as amended. Referred to Senate Finance & Financial Institutions Committee (10/16/2007)

HB135

(DeWine)

3/27/2007

OIT TRANSFER TO OBM OIT transfer to OBM
Third hearing before the House State Government & Elections Committee (5/24/2007)

HB126

(Dyer)

3/27/2007

DATABASE OF BIDDERS FOUND NOT TO BE RESPONSIBLE IT procurement
Second hearing before State Government & Elections Committee (5/24/2007)

HB119 

(Dolan)

3/20/2007

OPERATING BUDGET
OIT budget; impact on statewide IT management

Signed by Governor

(7/2/2007)

HB72

(Evans)

2/27/2007

OHIO BROADBAND AND WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TASK FORCE
State CIO role in broadband and wireless communications; state CIO role on task force

First hearing before the House Public Utilities Committee (5/23/2007)

HB92

(Dyer)

3/6/2007

METH LAB DATABASE
Implementation of database

Referred to House Infrastructure, Homeland Security & Veterans Affairs Committee (3/13//2007)

HB13

(Fessler)

2/20/2007

REMOVE SSN FROM MAILED BMV TITLE REMINDERS
Privacy, identity theft and redaction implementation

Passed House. Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

(10/16/2007)

SB194

(Miller, R)

6/27/2007

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION Creation of a Department of Health Care Administration

First hearing before the Senate Finance & Financial Institutions Committee (10/9/2007)

SB117

(Jacobson)

3/15/2007

ISSUANCE OF VIDEO SERVICE AUTHORIZATIONS
Broadband deployment in the state

Signed by Governor

(6/25/2007)

SB67

(Miller)

2/21/2007
FURTHER IMPLEMENT BUY OHIO Impact on IT procurement
First hearing before the Senate Insurance, Commerce & Labor Committee (4/18/2007)

SB15 (Boccieri)

2/21/2007
MORE RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Impact on statewide IT governance
Referred to Senate State & Local Government & Veterans Affairs Committee (2/27/2007)

SB6 (Niehaus)

2/21/2007
LIMITS PERSONAL INFORMATION ON DOCUMENTS IT security, privacy, identity theft and redaction implementation
Passed Senate. (10/24/2007)