Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB965: Ban requiring public employees to pay employee org. dues or fees
Status: Introduced, June 16, 2026
To amend sections 9.81, 4117.09, and 4117.11 of the Revised Code to prohibit requiring public employees to pay dues or fees to an employee organization.
What the bill says
To amend sections 9.81, 4117.09, and 4117.11 of the Revised Code to prohibit requiring public employees to pay dues or fees to an employee organization.
From the introduced text, June 16, 2026:
To amend sections 9.81, 4117.09, and 4117.11 of the Revised Code to prohibit requiring public employees to pay dues or fees to an employee organization. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 9.81, 4117.09, and 4117.11 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 9.81. After an authorization adopted under section 9.80 of the Revised Code, any public officer or employee of any department or division of the state, any political subdivision or school district thereof, or of any institution supported in whole or in part by the state, a county, or municipal corporation, who desires to make a contribution by the payroll deduction plan to one or more of the specified charitable agencies which are corporations not for profit, community chests, united funds, or other similar united community fund organizations, may be permitted to have such contribution payments deducted from the salary or wages due such public officer or employee by filing a written request and authorization signed by such public officer or employee and specifying the amount of the deduction in each payroll period with the fiscal officer of the state, political subdivision, or school district, or institution by which such public officer or employee is employed. Such authorization may be withdrawn in writing by such …
Sponsors
- Levi Dean (R, 71) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced
Subjects: Public Officials and Employees, Employment, State and Local Government, Collective Bargaining
Common questions
- What is HB965?
- HB965 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Ban requiring public employees to pay employee org. dues or fees.
- What does HB965 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 9.81, 4117.09, and 4117.11 of the Revised Code to prohibit requiring public employees to pay dues or fees to an employee organization.
- What is the status of HB965?
- Introduced as of June 16, 2026. Latest action: Introduced (June 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB965?
- Levi Dean (R, 71).
- Where is the official record for HB965?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb965
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