As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 39

Representative Foley 

Cosponsors: Representatives Hagan, R., Driehaus, Ramos, Patterson 

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A BILL

To enact section 101.36 of the Revised Code to

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require the Governor to participate in House

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Question Times.

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

Section 1. That section 101.36 of the Revised Code be enacted	4
to read as follows:	5

Sec. 101.36. (A) Ten times per year, the governor shall	6
appear before the house of representatives for a forty-five minute	7
question time. During each question time, the governor shall	8
answer questions asked by the members of the house of	9
representatives. The speaker of the house of representatives shall	10
set the date and time of each question time. Each question time	11
shall occur during a session of the house of representatives at	12
which a sufficient number of members of the house are present to	13
pass a bill.	14

(B) The majority and the minority party each shall be given	15
the opportunity to ask the governor a minimum of five questions.	16
Prior to each question time, the majority leader of the house of	17
representatives shall submit to the speaker a list of the members	18
of the majority party who will ask the governor questions and the	19
minority leader of the house of representatives shall submit to	20
the speaker a list of the members of the minority party who will	21
ask the governor questions. The parties shall not be required to	22
disclose the questions their members intend to ask. Either party	23
may decline to ask a question.	24

(C) The speaker shall call on each questioner to speak and	25
shall alternate between parties. The minority party shall ask the	26
first question. The speaker shall make a reasonable effort to	27
allot equal time to each party for the asking and answering of its	28
questions. Neither party may ask a question after the forty-fifth	29
minute of the question time.	30