Legislative Updates
06/27/2024
ACEC Ohio Legislative Update--June 27, 2024
Ohio General Assembly passes Capital Bill with one-time strategic fund projects during final session before summer recess
04/25/2024
FTC noncompete ban and FLSA overtime pay final rules
Quick Summary of both final rules by ACEC
04/17/2024
R&D UPDATE from ACEC Executive Vice President, Steve Hall
We have a short time to get this fix done, call your US Senator today!
06/03/2016
ACEC-backed bill banning cities from imposing residency quotas is signed into law
ACEC Ohio-backed legislation that prohibits political jurisdictions from imposing local hiring quotas on engineers and contractors has been signed into law by Governor John Kasich.
06/02/2016
ACEC Ohio urges legislators to reject PVC pipe bill
Legislation that would prohibit local governments from exercising a preference for the type of pipe that is used in water and wastewater projects infringes on the judgment of the professional engineer and should be rejected, ACEC Ohio told state lawmakers last week.
09/02/2015
Bipartisan group of state senators proposes new $1 billion bond fund to finance water, sewer projects
A bipartisan group of members of the Ohio Senate has introduced legislation that could eventually authorize the state to issue up to $1 billion in bonds to help upgrade and expand local water and wastewater facilities.
08/08/2014
ACEC Ohio hosts confab with Senate President, Transportation Committee Chair
In the middle of an August 7 campaign swing through her northeast Ohio district, Ohio Senate Transportation Committee Chair Gayle Manning – accompanied by Senate President Keith Faber – took time to meet with a group of ACEC Ohio leaders and members.
03/07/2013
ACEC tells legislators: Sales tax on engineering will destroy jobs
If the state sales tax is levied on engineering services, Ohio companies will be put at a severe disadvantage with engineering firms outside the state and jobs will be lost.
02/17/2013
Turnpike bonding plan best hope for catching up with highway needs, ACEC Ohio tells legislators
Governor John Kasich's plan to issue highway construction bonds backed by Ohio Turnpike tolls is the only hope the state has of cutting into its backlog of badly needed highway projects anytime soon, ACEC Ohio Executive Director Donald L. Mader told a legislative committee Thursday.
12/28/2012
Utility location law changes passed as curtain drops on legislative session
Before bringing the curtain down on the 129th Ohio General Assembly last week, legislators gave their approval, as expected, to changes in Ohio's underground utility location laws.
12/27/2012
ACEC-AIA delegation meets with leaders of new state construction agency
A delegation of members of ACEC Ohio and AIA Ohio met with representatives of the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission on December 19, the first of what was agreed will be a continuing series of liaison meetings between the new agency and the design industry.
