Ohio Law - Free Websites & Sources

As found in the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1. Includes definitions of words used in the code.

Laws of Ohio starting with 127th General Assembly (2007-Present).

These bills have been passed by both the Ohio House and the Ohio Senate. Back to 2015.

Ohio Session Laws 1803 - 2022. This database is available in the University of Akron Law Library, and remotely for students and faculty.

Simple chart of the state's legislative process.

The Guidebook summarizes the Ohio lawmaking process and provides other information about state government that should be of interest to legislators. Although the Guidebook is intended for use as a reference by members and staff of the General Assembly, it also may be useful to others interested in Ohio’s legislative procedures.

A nonpartisan agency providing the Ohio General Assembly with drafting, research, budget and fiscal analysis, training, and other services.

AALL and chapter volunteers researched primary legal materials in their states to determine if online legal materials are trustworthy and preserved for permanent public access.

What is considered official in Ohio?

The Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA) provides states with an outcomes-based approach to the authentication and preservation of electronic legal material. The goals of the authentication and preservation program outlined in the Act are to enable end-users to verify the trustworthiness of the legal material they are using and to provide a framework for states to preserve legal material in perpetuity in a manner that allows for permanent access.

The Act requires that official electronic legal material be:
1. Authenticated, by providing a method to determine that it is unaltered;
2. Preserved, either in electronic or print form; and
3. Accessible, for use by the public on a permanent basis.

Codified at Ohio Rev. Code 149.21-27

The Ohio Channel - coverage of Ohio's official, state government events and local programming.
Coverage of Statehouse activities is unedited and is commentary-free to give you an unbiased and open perspective on government activities. The Ohio House and Senate as well as the Ohio Supreme Court are covered gavel to gavel, in addition news conferences and meetings are broadcast across the state.