Legislation Update
Patton Introduces Legislation to Provide Treatment for the Mentally Ill
Representative Patton (R-Strongsville) introduced legislation that would require mentally ill people to take their medications or receive treatment. The bill, House Bill 299, is similar to a law in New York that provides for assisted outpatient treatment for certain people with mental illness who in view of their treatment history and circumstances are unlikely to survive safely in the community without supervision.
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Patton Introduces Legislation to Repeal Sales Tax on Clothing
Representative Tom Patton has introduced legislation that would repeal the sales tax on the sale of clothing in the State of Ohio. House Bill 329 will amend section 5739.02 of the Revised Code to exempt sales of clothing worth less than $100 from sales and use taxation.