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As Introduced
136th
General Assembly
Regular
Session
H. B. No. 702
2025-2026
Representative Williams
To
amend section 101.27 of the Revised Code
to
eliminate mileage reimbursement for legislators who use electric
charging facilities in designated Capitol Square parking facilities
and to name this act the Fairness in Mileage Reimbursement Act.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section
1.
That
section 101.27 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec.
101.27.
(A)(1)
Every member of the senate, except the members elected president,
president pro tempore, assistant president pro tempore, majority
whip, minority leader, assistant minority leader, minority whip, and
assistant minority whip, shall receive as compensation a salary of
sixty-three thousand seven dollars a year during the senator's term
of office. Every member of the house of representatives, except the
members elected speaker, speaker pro tempore, assistant speaker pro
tempore, majority floor leader, assistant majority floor leader,
majority whip, minority leader, assistant minority leader, minority
whip, and assistant minority whip, shall receive as compensation a
salary of sixty-three thousand seven dollars a year during the
representative's term of office. Such salaries shall be paid in equal
monthly installments during such term. All monthly payments shall be
made on or before the fifth day of each month. Upon the death of any
member of the general assembly during the member's term of office,
any unpaid salary due such member for the remainder of the member's
term shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse, children,
mother, or father, in the order in which the relationship is set
forth in this section in monthly installments.
(2)
Each
(2)(a)
Except as provided in division (A)(2)(b) of this section, each
member
shall receive a travel reimbursement per mile each way, at the same
mileage rate allowed for the reimbursement of travel expenses of
state agents as provided by rule of the director of budget and
management pursuant to division (B) of section 126.31 of the Revised
Code, for mileage not more than once a week during the session for
travel incurred by a member from and to the member's place of
residence, by the most direct highway route of public travel to and
from the seat of government, to be paid quarterly on the last day of
March, June, September, and December of each year.
(b)
A member shall not seek reimbursement under division (A)(2)(a) of
this section for any week during which the member charges the
member's plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle or battery electric
motor vehicle, as those terms are defined in section 4501.01 of the
Revised Code, using a vehicle charging station in a parking facility
affiliated with the Vern Riffe center for government and the arts or
the Ohio statehouse, both in Columbus.
(3)
The member of the senate elected president and the member of the
house of representatives elected speaker shall each receive as
compensation a salary of ninety-eight thousand two hundred fourteen
dollars a year during the president's or speaker's term of office.
The
member of the senate elected president pro tempore, the member of the
senate elected minority leader, the member of the house of
representatives elected speaker pro tempore, and the member of the
house of representatives elected minority leader shall each receive
as compensation a salary of eighty-nine thousand six hundred twelve
dollars a year during the member's term of office.
The
member of the house of representatives elected majority floor leader
and the member of the senate elected assistant president pro tempore
shall each receive as compensation a salary of eighty-four thousand
four hundred ten dollars a year during the member's term of office.
The
member of the senate elected assistant minority leader and the member
of the house of representatives elected assistant minority leader
shall each receive as compensation a salary of eighty-one thousand
eight hundred fifteen dollars a year during the member's term of
office.
The
member of the senate elected majority whip and the member of the
house of representatives elected assistant majority floor leader
shall each receive a salary of seventy-nine thousand two hundred
sixteen dollars a year during the member's term of office.
The
member of the senate elected minority whip, the member or members of
the house of representatives elected majority whip, and the member of
the house of representatives elected minority whip shall each receive
as compensation a salary of seventy-four thousand twenty dollars a
year during the member's term of office.
The
member of the house of representatives elected assistant minority
whip and the member of the senate elected assistant minority whip
shall each receive a salary of sixty-five thousand nine hundred
sixteen dollars a year during the member's term of office.
(4)
The member of the house of representatives elected assistant speaker
pro tempore shall receive a salary of ninety-nine thousand nine
hundred three dollars and ninety cents a year during the member's
term of office.
(5)
The chairperson of the finance committee of each house shall receive
an additional sum of thirteen thousand five hundred dollars annually.
The chairperson of each standing committee of each house other than
the finance committee shall receive an additional sum of nine
thousand dollars annually. The chairperson of each standing
subcommittee of a finance committee shall receive an additional sum
of nine thousand dollars annually. The vice-chairperson of the
finance committee of each house shall receive an additional sum of
seven thousand five hundred dollars annually. The ranking minority
member of the finance committee of each house shall receive an
additional sum of nine thousand dollars annually. The ranking
minority member of each standing subcommittee of a finance committee
shall receive an additional sum of six thousand seven hundred fifty
dollars annually. The chairperson of each standing subcommittee of
each house other than a standing subcommittee of the finance
committee shall receive an additional sum of six thousand seven
hundred fifty dollars annually. The vice-chairperson and ranking
minority member of each standing committee of each house other than
the finance committee shall each receive an additional sum of six
thousand seven hundred fifty dollars annually. Except for the ranking
minority member of each standing subcommittee of a finance committee,
the ranking minority member of each standing subcommittee of each
house shall receive an additional sum of three thousand two hundred
fifty dollars annually.
No
member may receive more than one additional sum for serving as
chairperson, vice-chairperson, or ranking minority member of a
standing committee or standing subcommittee, regardless of the number
of standing committees or standing subcommittees on which the member
serves as chairperson, vice-chairperson, or ranking minority member.
(6)
If a member is absent without leave, or is not excused on the
member's return, there shall be deducted from the member's
compensation twenty dollars for each day's absence.
(B)(1)
The salary amounts under divisions (A)(1) and (3) of this section are
for calendar year 2019. The salary amount under division (A)(4) of
this section is for calendar year 2025.
(2)
Each calendar year from 2020 through 2028 the salary amounts under
divisions (A)(1) and (3) of this section, and each calendar year from
2026 through 2028 the salary amount under division (A)(4) of this
section, shall be increased as follows:
(a)
In calendar year 2020, by four per cent;
(b)
In calendar year 2021, by three per cent;
(c)
In calendar year 2022, by one and three-quarters per cent;
(d)
In calendar year 2023, by one and three-quarters per cent;
(e)
In calendar year 2024, by one and three-quarters per cent;
(f)
In calendar year 2025, by one and three-quarters per cent;
(g)
In calendar year 2026, by one and three-quarters per cent;
(h)
In calendar year 2027, by one and three-quarters per cent;
(i)
In calendar year 2028, by one and three-quarters per cent.
(C)
As used in this section, "finance committee" means the
finance committee of the senate and the finance committee of the
house of representatives.
Section
2.
That
existing section 101.27 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.
Section
3.
This
act shall be known as the Fairness in Mileage Reimbursement Act.