Effective: April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 331 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) A sunset review committee shall be convened during each general assembly. The committee shall be composed of nine members. The president of the senate shall appoint three members of the senate to the committee, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint three members of the house of representatives to the committee, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party. The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint three members to the committee, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party. Members shall be appointed within fifteen days after the commencement of the first regular session of each general assembly.
(B) Each member of the committee who is a member of the general assembly shall serve for the duration of the committee, or until that committee member no longer is a member of the senate or the house of representatives. Each member of the committee who is appointed by the governor shall serve for the duration of the committee, but not later than the thirty-first day of December in the second year of the general assembly. A vacancy on the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
In the first year of the general assembly, the chairperson of the committee shall be a member of the house of representatives, and the vice-chairperson of the committee shall be a member of the senate. In the second year of the general assembly, the chairperson of the committee shall be a member of the senate, and the vice-chairperson of the committee shall be a member of the house of representatives.
Members of the committee shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(C) The committee shall meet not later than thirty days after the first day of the first year of the general assembly to choose a chairperson and to commence establishment of the schedule for agency review provided for in section 101.85 of the Revised Code or perform other committee duties under sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code. Five members of the committee constitute a quorum for the conduct of committee business.
(D) The sunset review committee, after having prepared and published a report of its findings and recommendations, and furnished the report, as required under section 101.87 of the Revised Code, ceases to exist for the remainder of the biennial general assembly.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 101 | General Assembly
Section 101.01 | Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Section 101.02 | Election of Officers of the Senate.
Section 101.12 | Presiding Officer Designated by Party Caucus.
Section 101.13 | Election of Officers of the House.
Section 101.15 | Public Committee Meetings.
Section 101.21 | Majority Required to Tenth Voting.
Section 101.22 | Evidence of Membership.
Section 101.24 | Powers of Each House Compelling Attendance.
Section 101.25 | Resignation of Member.
Section 101.26 | Members Ineligible to Certain Appointments and Employment.
Section 101.27 | Compensation of Members.
Section 101.271 | Medical Insurance for Members of General Assembly.
Section 101.272 | House Reimbursement Fund - Senate Reimbursement Fund.
Section 101.28 | Joint Conventions.
Section 101.29 | Legislative Employees.
Section 101.301 | Attorney-Client Testimonial Privilege Applies to Caucuses.
Section 101.31 | Duties of Certain Officers.
Section 101.311 | Sergeant at Arms of House and Assistants.
Section 101.312 | Authority of Senate Sergeant of Arms or Assistant Senate Sergeant of Arms.
Section 101.32 | Control of Assistants - Dismissal.
Section 101.33 | Temporary Officials.
Section 101.34 | Joint Legislative Ethics Committee - Fund.
Section 101.35 | Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review.
Section 101.351 | Goal of Rule Watch System.
Section 101.354 | Agency Inventories of Regulatory Restrictions and Report.
Section 101.355 | Regulatory Restriction Database and Website.
Section 101.36 | General Assembly Authority to Rescind Department of Health Orders or Rules.
Section 101.38 | Cystic Fibrosis Legislative Task Force.
Section 101.41 | Chairman of Committee Authorized to Subpoena Witnesses.
Section 101.43 | Punishment for Disobeying Subpoena or Refusing to Answer.
Section 101.45 | Fees of Sheriffs and Witnesses.
Section 101.46 | Chairman or Member of Committee May Administer Oaths.
Section 101.47 | Deposition on Complaint.
Section 101.51 | Printing of Legislative Document Definitions.
Section 101.52 | Responsibility for Printing.
Section 101.521 | Internal Printing.
Section 101.522 | Contracts With Private Printers.
Section 101.524 | Director of Administrative Services to Let Contract for Printing.
Section 101.53 | Format for Printing Bills.
Section 101.531 | Printing Pamphlet Laws and Session Laws Line Numbering.
Section 101.54 | Journals of General Assembly.
Section 101.541 | Appendix to House and Senate Journals.
Section 101.542 | Index of Journals and Appendix.
Section 101.543 | Printing and Binding of Daily and Final Journals.
Section 101.60 | General Assembly Identification Cards.
Section 101.62 | Expiration Date for Occupational Licensing Boards.
Section 101.63 | Review Hearings Regarding Occupational Licensing Boards.
Section 101.64 | Testimony From Common Sense Initiative Office.
Section 101.65 | Report of Findings and Recommendations.
Section 101.68 | Availability of Agency Reports.
Section 101.69 | Senate Miscellaneous Sales Fund - House Miscellaneous Sales Fund.
Section 101.691 | Excess or Surplus State Supplies Disposal by Director of Administrative Services.
Section 101.70 | Legislative Lobbying Definitions.
Section 101.71 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 101.711 | Contracts With Legislative Agents.
Section 101.72 | Contents of Initial Registration Statement.
Section 101.721 | Disqualification as Legislative Agent for Certain Offenses.
Section 101.73 | Statements of Expenditures.
Section 101.74 | Statement of Financial Transactions.
Section 101.75 | Filing Complaint With Joint Legislative Ethics Committee.
Section 101.76 | Efforts Excepted From Coverage.
Section 101.77 | Prohibition Against Contingent Fees.
Section 101.79 | Investigation of Violations.
Section 101.81 | Contempt of the General Assembly.
Section 101.82 | Sunset Review Committee Definitions.
Section 101.83 | Expiration Date of Agencies - Renewal.
Section 101.84 | Sunset Review Committee.
Section 101.85 | Schedule for Review of Agencies.
Section 101.86 | Evaluating Usefulness, Performance, and Effectiveness of Agency.
Section 101.87 | Report of Committee's Findings and Recommendations; Cooperation by Other Agencies.
Section 101.90 | Retirement System Lobbyists and Employers - Definitions.
Section 101.91 | Retirement System Lobbyists and Employers - Registration and Filing Requirements.
Section 101.92 | Retirement System Lobbyists and Employers - Registration Statements - Fee - Review.
Section 101.921 | Disqualification as Retirement System Lobbyist for Certain Offenses.
Section 101.96 | Retirement System Lobbyists and Employers - Scope of Regulations.
Section 101.97 | Retirement System Lobbyists and Employers - Conflicts of Interest.