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It passed the House 97-4 earlier this week after passing the Senate in May. Currently, there are nearly 70 offenses that could cause t ... Changes likely to Ohio driver’s license suspension laws ...
In 2020 a bill was signed into law in Ohio requiring all aborted fetal tissue to be cremated or buried. [60] In 2021 the city of Lebanon, Ohio, passed an ordinance whereby abortion at all stages of pregnancy was outlawed. [61] Mason, Ohio, [62] also banned abortion at all stages in 2021, but its ordinance was repealed later that year. [63]
Ohio’s traffic laws made a pivotal change this year, and some new legislation could call for more change in the new year. In January, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a new distracted driving law, which ...
The 2023 Ohio reproductive rights initiative, [2] officially titled "The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety" and listed on the ballot as Issue 1, [3] was a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment adopted on November 7, 2023, by a majority (56.8%) of voters.
State law in Ohio allows citizens to bring initiatives before the state legislature, with signatures of at least 3 percent of the total vote cast for the office of governor at the last gubernatorial election. These must have been obtained from at least 44 of the 88 counties in Ohio. From each of these 44 counties, there must be signatures equal ...
Wade was overturned in 2022, 14 states have passed near-total bans on abortion, but two laws taking effect Monday protect abortion rights. In Washington state, a new law aims to increase abortion ...
Ohio just became the 24th state to legalize recreational marijuana. Issue 2, approved by Ohio voters on Tuesday, will allow adults 21 and older to buy, possess and grow marijuana.
On August 22, 1975, Governor James Rhodes signed a bill decriminalizing cannabis, making Ohio the sixth state to do so. [2] Under Ohio law, the possession of up to 100 grams (3½ oz) of marijuana is a "minor misdemeanor" which carries a maximum fine of $150. Possession of more than 100 grams (3½ oz) but less than 200 grams (7 oz) of marijuana ...