Data breach legislation (HB 104)

The increased use of electronic communication to send and receive sensitive, personal financial information has made the Internet a prime tool for identity theft. While Congress continues to consider proposals that would create a national data breach notification law, Ohio passed HB 104, which requires consumer notification for breach of personal information.

The Ohio Society worked closely with a coalition of business interests to pass commonsense data breech legislation effective Feb. 17, 2006 that balances the rights of the consumer with those of business, and takes into special consideration small businesses and sole proprietors when outlining the steps that most be taken to inform clients when personal or financial data is breached.

More information:

• House Bill 104
• Ohio’s new data breach law: Why you should care
  

Ongoing success

• Commercial Activity Tax: Keeping the base broad and rate low
• Interstate practice issues; state-to-state license mobility
• Sales tax on services

2007

• Modification to Ohio’s tax code (Sub. HB 157)
• Changes to title agency review rules (Sub. HB 157)
• Further uniformity to Ohio’s municipal income tax collection methods (Sub. HB 224)
• Improving the internal audit function of Ohio Executive Branch (Sub. HB 166)
• Ohio Government Audit Work Paper Public Record Issue

2006

• Title agency review rules
• Ohio government audit work paper public record issue
• Audit work paper confidentiality (HB 9)
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley privacy notification exemption (SB 2856)
• Ohio income tax residency requirements; increase in contact periods (HB 73)
• Statute of limitations for tax collection (HB 390)
• ORC and IRC uniformity regarding treatment of charitable pension distributions (HB 699)
• Ohio attorney general rules impacting charitable entities
• Data breach legislation (HB 104)

2005

• Tax reform (HB 66)
• Protecting the regulation of the accounting profession (HB 66)
• Improving Ohio’s legal environment (SB 80)

2004

• Agreed upon rules and procedures for nonprofit child caring agencies
• Elimination of licensed professionals from independent contractor classification (HB 200)

2003

• Municipal income tax reform (HB 95)
• Tort reform; limiting abusive lawsuits (SB 120)