Sub. S.B. 171

127th General Assembly

The Conference Committee recommends the bill as passed by the House of Representatives with the following changes:

Topic	House Version	Senate Version	Conference Committee Recommendation
Municipal and local regulation of scrap metal dealers	Prohibits municipal or local regulation that is in conflict with the bill's provisions (R.C. 4737.044).	Preempts municipal or local regulation of scrap metal dealers (R.C. 4737.044).	Prohibits municipal or local regulation that is in conflict with the bill's provisions, but provides that no municipal corporation or other political subdivision can enact or enforce a regulation applicable to a scrap metal dealer that requires a scrap metal dealer to individually identify and retain any scrap metal purchased or received, a practice otherwise known as "tag and hold" (R.C. 4737.044).

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