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SB51 • 2026

Establish legislative oversight of executive unemployment action

Establish legislative oversight of executive unemployment action

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Tim Schaffer
Last action
Official status
As Introduced
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establish legislative oversight of executive unemployment action

To enact section 4141.433 of the Revised Code to establish legislative oversight of executive action regarding voluntary federal unemployment compensation programs.

What This Bill Does

  • To enact section 4141.433 of the Revised Code to establish legislative oversight of executive action regarding voluntary federal unemployment compensation programs.

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Bill History

  1. Ohio Legislature

    As Introduced

Official Summary Text

To enact section 4141.433 of the Revised Code to establish legislative oversight of executive action regarding voluntary federal unemployment compensation programs.

Current Bill Text

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As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
S. B. No. 51

2025-2026

Senator Schaffer

Cosponsor: Senator Lang

A
BILL

To
enact section 4141.433 of the Revised Code
to
establish legislative oversight of executive action regarding
voluntary federal unemployment compensation programs.

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
section 4141.433 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
4141.433.
(A)
If the governor or the director of job and family services enters
into any agreement or issues a special or standing order to implement
a voluntary program created on or after the effective date of this
section under any federal law providing for an increase in the weekly
benefit amount, duration of benefits, total benefits payable, or
other compensation, assistance, or allowances with respect to
unemployment, the general assembly may disapprove that agreement or
special or standing order, in whole or in part, by adopting a
concurrent resolution.

(B)
On adoption of a concurrent resolution described in division (A) of
this section, the governor or the director shall rescind the
agreement or special or standing order as soon as practicable.