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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio SB 445 revises administrative rulemaking and regulatory restriction definitions
Last action · June 2, 2026: Referred to General GovernmentSponsor: Andrew Brenner
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio Senate Bill 445 updates the definitions and rules governing administrative rulemaking, specifying that altering certain words in a rule without eliminating the underlying requirement or prohibition does not remove a .
State agencies must comply with updated definitions when calculating and maintaining required reductions in s.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State agencies
State agencies must follow revised definitions and standards regarding what constitutes the removal of a regulatory restriction when managing their rule inventories.
Joint committee on agency rule review
The committee receives and reviews base inventories, historical reports, and revised inventories submitted by state agencies.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as removing a regulatory restriction under this bill?
What happens if a state agency has not achieved its thirty per cent reduction in regulatory restrictions by July 1, 2025?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jun 2, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to General Government
- May 26, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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