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House Bill 389

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Prohibits sexual orientation and gender discrimination

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Long Title To amend sections 9.03, 124.93, 125.111, 153.59, 153.591, 340.12, 511.03, 717.01, 1501.012, 1751.18, 2927.03, 3113.36, 3301.53, 3304.15, 3304.50, 3314.06, 3332.09, 3721.13, 3905.55, 4111.17, 4112.01, 4112.02, 4112.021, 4112.04, 4112.05, 4112.08, 4117.19, 4735.16, 4735.55, 4757.07, 4758.16, 4765.18, 5104.09, 5107.26, 5123.351, 5126.07, 5165.08, 5515.08, and 5709.832 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 to the list of informal methods by which the Ohio Civil Rights Commission may use to induce compliance with Ohio's Civil Rights Law before instituting a formal hearing, and to uphold existing religious exemptions under Ohio Civil Rights Law.

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Commerce : Insurance Courts and Civil Law : Civil Law Education : Early Childhood Education Education : Higher Education Education : Primary and Secondary Education Employment Employment : Collective Bargaining Environment and Natural Resources Health and Human Services : Health Care Health and Human Services : Mental Health and Disabilities Housing and Real Property Housing and Real Property : Landlords and Tenants Housing and Real Property : Real Estate Transactions Occupational Licensing and Regulation State and Local Government State and Local Government : Local Government State and Local Government : State Government Transportation

Committees

House Community and Family Advancement Committee

Primary Sponsors

Nickie J. Antonio

Denise Driehaus

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REPRESENTATIVES

Michael Ashford

Heather Bishoff

John Boccieri

Kevin Boyce

Janine R. Boyd

Nicholas J. Celebrezze

Jack Cera

Kathleen Clyde

Hearcel F. Craig

Teresa Fedor

Stephanie Howse

Greta Johnson

Christie Bryant Kuhns

David Leland

Michele Lepore-Hagan

Michael J. O'Brien

Sean O'Brien

Debbie Phillips

Dan Ramos

Alicia Reece

John M. Rogers

Michael Sheehy

Stephen Slesnick

Kent Smith

Michael Stinziano

Fred Strahorn

Emilia Strong Sykes

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