House Bill 208
Enact Ohio Fairness Act; prohibit certain types of discrimination
To amend sections 4112.01 and 4112.05 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Fairness Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, to add mediation as an informal method that the Ohio Civil Rights Commission may use, and to uphold existing religious exemptions under Ohio's Civil Rights Law.
Current Version
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By Senate
Sent To The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Commerce and Labor Committee
Primary Sponsors
Brett Hudson Hillyer
Michael J. Skindell
Cosponsors
Representatives
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.
Kristin Boggs
Janine R. Boyd
Juanita O. Brent
Richard D. Brown
Erica C. Crawley
Jeffrey A. Crossman
Sedrick Denson
Tavia Galonski
Paula Hicks-Hudson
Stephanie D. Howse
Catherine D. Ingram
Dontavius L. Jarrells
Brigid Kelly
Brian E. Lampton
David Leland
Michele Lepore-Hagan
Mary Lightbody
Beth Liston
Adam C. Miller
Joseph A. Miller, III
Jessica E. Miranda
Michael J. O'Brien
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
C. Allison Russo
Michael Sheehy
Kent Smith
Monique Smith
Lisa A. Sobecki
Bride Rose Sweeney
Emilia Strong Sykes
Daniel P. Troy
Terrence Upchurch
Casey Weinstein
Thomas West
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