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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio requires state agencies to disclose funding, staff roles, and model rules from regulatory-focused NGOs
Last action · October 1, 2025: Referred to General GovernmentSponsors: George Lang and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 268 requires state agencies to report any funding, event expenses, leadership positions, and model rule usage connected to s to the Ohio Ethics Commission. The bill also mandates a 60-day public notice, public hearings, and an advisory committee before an agency can adopt rules based on model language from these organizations.
State agencies must publicly disclose financial and operational ties to private regulatory groups, creating new administrative reporting duties and opening related communications to public record requests.
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 track and annually report NGO funding, staff event expenses, leadership roles, and model rule usages, and follow enhanced notice and committee procedures.
Ohio Ethics Commission
The commission is required to collect annual agency reports and create and maintain a publicly accessible website containing specific staff and NGO relationship data.
Small business owners
Small business owners are designated as members of advisory committees convened to evaluate proposed rules based on NGO model language.
Key Facts
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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- Oct 1, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to General Government
- Sep 23, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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New Ethics and Transparency Mandates for Agency Rulemaking
The bill introduces targeted disclosure rules specifically for state agency interactions with private organizations that draft model administrative rules.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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