REPRESENTATIVES Reidelbach, Hollister, Seitz, Calvert, Seaver, Niehaus, G. Smith, Schmidt, Setzer, Husted, Latta, Kearns, Webster, Patton, Williams, Distel, Lendrum, Faber, Schneider, Carmichael, Flowers, Hughes, Wolpert, McGregor, Salerno, Coates, Peterson, Sullivan, Cirelli, Barrett, Boccieri, Gilb, Oakar, Latell

To amend sections 101.531, 111.12, 149.09, and 149.091

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of the Revised Code to authorize the Secretary of

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State to distribute certain documents in an

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electronic format subject to certain conditions.

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

Section 1. That sections 101.531, 111.12, 149.09, and 149.091	5
of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	6

Sec. 101.531.  The material used in printingproducing bills	7
shall be held and used to printproduce pamphlet laws and the	8
session laws. The lines of each bill shall be numbered.	9

Sec. 111.12. The(A) Subject to division (B) of this	10
section, the secretary of state shall compile and publish	11
biennially in a paper, book, or other nonelectronic format	12
twenty-five hundred copies of the election statistics of Ohio,	13
four thousand copies of the official roster of federal, state, and	14
county officers, and twenty-five hundred copies of the official	15
roster of township and municipal officers.	16

(B)(1) The secretary of state may compile and publish	17
biennially the election statistics of Ohio, the official roster of	18
federal, state, and county officers, and the official roster of	19
township and municipal officers in an electronic format under	20
section 1306.20 of the Revised Code. Subject to division (B)(2)	21
of this section, the secretary of state may do so instead of	22
compiling and publishing these documents biennially in a paper,	23
book, or other nonelectronic format in the numbers specified in	24
division (A) of this section.	25

(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in division (B)	26
of section 1306.20 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state	27
shall maintain the ability to compile and publish, and shall	28
compile and publish, biennially in a paper, book, or other	29
nonelectronic format copies of the election statistics of Ohio,	30
the official roster of federal, state, and county officers, and	31
the official roster of township and municipal officers for	32
purposes of requests made under section 149.43 of the Revised Code	33
for copies of those documents in such format. Subject to the	34
applicable maximum number of copies required to be published under	35
division (A) of this section, the secretary of state shall provide	36
a copy of any of these documents in their paper, book, or other	37
nonelectronic format to a party making such a request under	38
section 149.43 of the Revised Code.	39

Sec. 149.09. (A) The secretary of state shall distribute	40
the pamphlet laws in the following manner: one copy of each	41
pamphlet law shall be forwarded to each county law library, one	42
copy of each pamphlet law shall be forwarded to each county	43
auditor, and one hundred copies of each pamphlet law shall be	44
forwarded to the state library board, which shall forward to each	45
library that receives publications under section 149.12 of the	46
Revised Code one copy of each pamphlet law received. AnyThe	47
secretary of state shall distribute any remaining copies of each	48
pamphlet law received by the secretary of state shall be	49
distributed by the secretary of state on the request of interested	50
persons.	51

(B)(1) The secretary of state may produce and distribute the	52
pamphlet laws in an electronic format under section 1306.20 of the	53
Revised Code. If the secretary of state produces and distributes	54
the pamphlet laws in an electronic format, any rules that the	55
secretary of state adopts under section 1306.20 of the Revised	56
Code relative to the pamphlet laws in electronic format shall	57
establish a schedule for the electronic distribution of the	58
pamphlet laws to county law libraries, county auditors, and the	59
state library board in accordance with division (A) of this	60
section and may authorize the compiling of one or more pamphlet	61
laws in the same electronic distribution.	62

(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in division (B)	63
of section 1306.20 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state	64
shall maintain the ability to produce and distribute, and shall	65
produce and distribute, in a nonelectronic format copies of the	66
pamphlet laws for purposes of requests made under section 149.43	67
of the Revised Code for copies in that format. The secretary of	68
state shall provide a copy of a pamphlet law in its nonelectronic	69
format to a party making such a request under section 149.43 of	70
the Revised Code.	71

Sec. 149.091. The(A) Subject to division (B) of this	72
section, the secretary of state shall compile, publish, and	73
distribute either annually or biennially in a paper format a	74
maximum of nine hundred copies of the session laws in permanently	75
bound form, either annually or biennially. The permanently bound	76
volumesannual or biennial publication shall contain copies of all	77
enrolled acts and joint resolutions, and. The secretary of state	78
shall containcause to be printed with each compilation of	79
enrolled acts and joint resolutions distributed a subject index	80
and, a table indicating Revised Code sections affected. The	81
secretary of state shall cause to be printed in each volume, and	82
the secretary of state's certificate that the laws, as assembled	83
thereinso compiled and distributed, are true copies of the	84
original enrolled billsacts or joint resolutions in the secretary	85
of state's office.	86

The secretary of state shall distribute the permanently bound	87
volumescompilations of the session laws in the following manner:	88

(A)(1) One hundred nine copies shall be forwarded to the	89
clerk of the house of representatives.	90

(B)(2) Forty-three copies shall be forwarded to the clerk of	91
the senate.	92

(C)(3) One copy shall be forwarded to each county auditor.

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(D)(4) One copy shall be forwarded to each county law	94
library.	95

(E)(5) Seventy-five copies shall be forwarded to the Ohio	96
supreme court.	97

(F)(6) Two copies shall be forwarded to the division of the	98
library of congress.	99

(G)(7) Two copies shall be forwarded to the state library.

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(H)(8) Two copies shall be forwarded to the Ohio historical	101
society.	102

(I)(9) Thirteen copies shall be forwarded to the legislative	103
service commission.	104

(J)(10) Two hundred copies may be distributed, free of	105
charge, to public officials.	106

(K)(11) Remaining copiescompilations may be sold by the	107
secretary of state at a price to be determined by the department	108
of administrative services, but suchthat selling price shall not	109
exceed by ten per cent the cost of publication and distribution.	110

(B) The secretary of state annually or biennially may	111
compile, publish, and distribute the session laws in an electronic	112
format under section 1306.20 of the Revised Code. The secretary	113
of state may do so instead of compiling and publishing the session	114
laws as provided in division (A) of this section. If the	115
secretary of state compiles and publishes the session laws in an	116
electronic format, the following apply:	117

(1) The session laws in electronic format shall include	118
copies of all enrolled acts and joint resolutions and shall	119
contain a subject index and a table indicating Revised Code	120
sections affected.	121

(2) Each compilation of the session laws in electronic	122
format shall include the secretary of state's certificate that the	123
laws as so compiled and published are true copies of the original	124
enrolled acts and joint resolutions in the secretary of state's	125
office.	126

(3) The session laws may be distributed in an electronic	127
format to an individual or entity listed in divisions (A)(1) to	128
(9) of this section in a lesser number than that prescribed in the	129
applicable division if the individual or entity consents to the	130
lesser distribution.	131

(4) Notwithstanding the maximum number of compilations	132
permitted to be distributed under division (A)(10) of this	133
section, the session laws may be distributed in an electronic	134
format to public officials free of charge.	135

(5) Subject to the selling price limitation of division	136
(A)(11) of this section, the session laws may be sold in an	137
electronic format to individuals or entities not covered by	138
divisions (A)(1) to (10) of this section.	139

Section 2. That existing sections 101.531, 111.12, 149.09,	140
and 149.091 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	141