As Introduced

128th General Assembly
Regular Session
2009-2010
H. B. No. 337


Representatives Baker, Boose 

Cosponsors: Representatives Adams, J., Adams, R., Bacon, Balderson, Batchelder, Blair, Blessing, Bubp, Burke, Daniels, Derickson, Evans, Gardner, Goodwin, Grossman, Hackett, Hall, Hottinger, Huffman, Lehner, Mandel, Martin, McClain, Mecklenborg, Morgan, Oelslager, Ruhl, Sears, Stautberg, Uecker, Wagner, Zehringer 

A BILL
To enact section 122.09 of the Revised Code to 1
require the Department of Development annually to 2
compile a report of companies that relocated out 3
of this state and to attempt to determine the 4
motivation behind the relocations.5


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

       Section 1. That section 122.09 of the Revised Code be enacted 6
to read as follows:7

       Sec. 122.09.  (A) The director of development, not later than 8
the thirty-first day of July in each year, shall compile a report 9
identifying companies formerly based in Ohio that, beginning in 10
the year 2007, relocated outside of this state. Information to 11
be included in the report shall include, but not be limited to, 12
all of the following:13

       (1) The name of the departed or departing company;14

       (2) The line of business in which the company was or is 15
engaged;16

       (3) Location in Ohio from which the company departed or is 17
departing;18

       (4) Location to which the company departed or is departing;19

       (5) The date of the relocation;20

       (6) Reasons for the company's relocation;21

       (7) Overhead the company contributed to Ohio, such as 22
employment, tax base, or community service;23

       (8) Costs Ohio incurred due to the company, such as tax 24
incentives or nuisance;25

       (9) Any other information the director of development 26
believes will help create a model of relocations of companies that 27
are departing or have departed this state.28

       (B) The director of development shall develop a questionnaire 29
that may be submitted to and returned by companies that have 30
relocated, or that are relocating, outside of this state to 31
acquire the information required to be included in the report, 32
including the reasons that the companies have decided to leave 33
Ohio.34

       (C) Upon completion of the report, the director shall submit 35
a copy of the report to the president, minority leader, and clerk 36
of the senate and to the speaker, minority leader, and clerk of 37
the house of representatives.38