House Bill 291

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General Assembly: 132

Short Title: Authorize insurance in lieu of bonds for local officers/employees [ Show Long Title ]

Long Title: To enact sections 307.442, 505.604, and 701.02 of the Revised Code to authorize counties, townships, and municipal corporations to purchase an employee dishonesty and faithful performance of duty insurance policy, instead of a bond, for protection from loss due to the fraudulent or dishonest actions of, and the failure to perform a duty prescribed by law by, an officer, official, employee, or appointee for which a bond is required by law.

Primary Sponsor: Representative Wiggam

Version: As Passed by the House

Legislation Text : View Current Version

Co-Sponsors	Rep. Lipps, Rep. Seitz, Rep. Arndt, Rep. Merrin, Rep. Goodman, Rep. Dean, Rep. Stein, Rep. Henne, Rep. Anielski, Rep. Hambley, Rep. Carfagna, Rep. Antonio, Rep. Barnes, Rep. Blessing, Rep. Brown, Rep. Cupp, Rep. Dever, Rep. Duffey, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Ginter, Rep. Greenspan, Rep. Holmes, Rep. Johnson, Rep. Kick, Rep. Lang, Rep. Lepore-Hagan, Rep. Pelanda, Rep. Riedel, Rep. Rogers, Rep. Romanchuk, Rep. Ryan, Rep. Schaffer, Rep. Scherer, Rep. Schuring, Rep. Sheehy, Rep. Sprague, Rep. Thompson, Rep. West, Rep. Young, Rep. Zeltwanger
Subjects	Commerce : Insurance, State and Local Government : Local Government, State and Local Government : Public Officials and Employees
Committees	Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs, House State and Local Government
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