OHIO LEGISLATION

& LAWS

Including community Ordinances & Resolutions supporting and opposing the presence of illegal aliens in our communities and on our roadways.  (Scroll down.)

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Scroll down for proposed Ohio legislation and current laws concerning illegal aliens and illegal immigration.  This is NOT a comprehensive list of immigration legislation or laws.  If you know of a House or Senate bill not listed here, send an email and we will add it to the list when time allows.

 

I.  PROPOSED OHIO LEGISLATION

 

Ohio House Bill 477 to require the use of English language by state and local governments

Ohio House Bill 477 enact sections 5.15, 5.151, and 5.152 of the Revised Code to require the use of the English language by state and local government entities in official actions and proceedings, subject to certain exceptions.  Click here to read the bill:  H.B. 477   

OHIO ACTION ALERT!

 Contact your state    Representative here! 

Support Ohio H.B. 477

 

Illegal alien makes Ohio woman a widow; child fatherless

Read the story by the Massillon Independent here.   Support Ohio House Bill 512

Widow Kelly Barr, 28, of Dover, Ohio lost her husband.  Allison Barr, 3,  lost her father forever.  Illegal alien Juan Usralious got a misdemeanor conviction in John Barr's death and will only spend 6 months in jail.  John Barr and his family deserve justice--and an explanation why many Ohio public officials continue to block legislation and funding that would have helped prevent John Barr's death.    

 Support the Barr family.  Make this crime a felony. Support Ohio House Bill 512.   Read the bill here.  Contact your Ohio Legislator.   Read a story about the tragedy that led to HB 512 by the New Philadelphia Times-Reporter here.

 

Article published Mar 20, 2008
Ohio Senate bills call on Congress to secure borders

Senate Concurrent Resolution 16

Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 calls on the President of the United States and the United States Congress to secure our nation's borders and to aggressively enforce all existing federal immigration laws.   Click here to read  Senate Concurrent Resolution 16:  SCR 16

Senate Bill 260 

Senate Bill 260would give local law enforcement the authority to help federal officials enforce existing laws. Specifically, the bill authorizes county sheriffs, at the discretion of their local boards of county commissioners, to take custody of persons being detained for deportation.

Senate Bill 260 would also grant county sheriffs, state and local employees, the green light to assist in the matters of investigation, apprehension, and detection of aliens who violate criminal or civil provisions of federal immigration law should federal immigration officials ask for their assistance.

Both bills are currently pending in the State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs Committee.  

Click here for an analysis of Ohio Senate Bill 260: S.B.260

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Ohio House Bill 308

Will Ohio finally begin to crack down on illegal alien smuggling in Ohio?

Will Ohio Democrats in the House and Senate continue to pander to illegal alien special interest groups and try to kill the bill?

We've been told that the supporters of Illegal aliens have already handed out their talking points to their supporters in the Democratic Party.  Their game plan to defeat the bill is to call HB 308 divisive, racist, xenophobic, hateful, etc.  in order marginalize the bill and scare away supporters (who like to be called a racist or hateful?).  The reason they have to resort to such name-calling is because they have no legitimate arguments.

What supporters never talk about is the terrible impact illegal immigration has on Ohio families--communities flooded with illegal drugs, billions in higher taxes, crowded schools (in affected districts), displaced Ohio workers, murders, rapes, robberies, ID theft, and more.  Want proof?  Visit the Victims of Illegal Aliens Memorial.

The only people who benefit from illegal immigration are illegal aliens, immigration lawyers, politicians, and the businesses who hire them.  Countries like Mexico benefit too--since the drugs sold in the USA generate billions in profits for countries like Mexico.

The average Ohioan gets screwed as do lawful Ohio businesses.  The time to stop the injustice to American workers and families is NOW.  This bill is a small step in the right direction.  

Click here to read the bill!   Click here to contact the Ohio House of Representatives!

 

Proposed Legislation in 2006: H.B. 654 Click here to read the bill.

Proposed Legislation in 2005:  H.B. 358 , Rep. Wagoner Introduced 9-27-05 JE p. 1647

Bill Analysis

The bill provides that self-declaration of citizenship or alien status is not sufficient for the purpose of determining an individual's eligibility for the Medicaid program. Instead, each Medicaid application must be accompanied by documentation of the citizenship or alien status of each individual included in the application. The Director of ODJFS is required to adopt rules specifying the documentation that will be accepted as evidence of citizenship or alien status.[7]

The bill provides that a Healthy Start Program form must be accompanied by documentation of the citizenship or alien status of each individual included in the application.
Notes
[7] The rules must be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 119. of the Revised Code).

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Introduced

09-27-05

Reported, H. Health

05-18-06

Passed House (86-8)

05-24-06

 

 

II. OHIO LAW 

 

House Bill 3 (Act/Enrolled)

The purpose of this Act is to prevent voter fraud by requiring people to show proper identification prior to voting.  More detail about this Act coming soon.

Amended Substitute Senate Bill 9 (Act/Enrolled)

This Act amends the Ohio Revised Code to establish requirements for state and local compliance with federal homeland security authorities and laws pertaining to terrorism and homeland security. It creates criminal offenses for specified acts carried out in support of terrorism, and limits certain terrorism-related offenses. It establishes notification requirements regarding illegal aliens convicted of felonies or in custody of the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

The Act also requires individuals to show identification or provide personal information in specified situations. It limits licensing, employing, and doing business with persons who have provided material assistance to an organization on the United States Department of State Terrorist Exclusion List and expands the definition of "corrupt activity" under the Corrupt Activity Law to include the bill's terrorism-related offenses and animal and ecological terrorism.  Much more in this Act! Go here to read about the other provisions to Am. Sub. S.B. 9, (Act/Enrolled)

 

III. OTHER STATE LAWS AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS 

Az

Legal Arizona Workers Act (House Bill 2779): Imposes sanctions on employers that hire illegal aliens. Becomes law January 1, 2008.

 

NC

 North Carolina Passes Legislation to Protect its Citizens from Illegal Aliens

The North Carolina Legislature passed several pieces of legislation this week to remedy serious fiscal and law enforcement problems caused by a massive influx of illegal aliens into the state.  Feeling the heat of victimized constituents and organizations (e.g.,  Americans for Legal Immigration), the state legislature passed several bills in the final days of its legislative session.  

The changes:  

NC had an infamous reputation for its lax drivers license registration application process -- so hundreds of thousands of illegals would travel to NC just to obtain a driver's license, even though they didn't live there. [Now you know why you see so many Mexicans and Central Americans driving vehicles with NC plates].  NC license applications now require a valid social security number.  It is hoped the new rules with reduce the significant number of NC citizens killed by intoxicated illegal aliens and make it more difficult for them to commit fraud and plan acts of terrorism.

Applicants for state jobs beginning January 1, 2007, will have to prove legal presence or citizenship.  School systems have until March to implement the new rule.  

One of the most significant changes will be that NC local and state police agencies will now enforce immigration laws, including its new state human trafficking laws.

OK

Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007

PA

Illegal Immigration Relief Act, Passed by Hazelton City Council, Hazelton, PA