State Advocacy Resources

State Advocacy Resources

There are many online sources to find information you may be looking for. Government sites are reliable and always free to access. Click on any of the underlined words to access the website.

Ohio Laws

Laws and Rules

  • State Constitution
  • Ohio Revised Code (laws)
  • Ohio Administrative Code (regulations)

Legislature

Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate

  • Find your representative, district maps
  • Committee and session schedules
  • Constituent Aid (e.g. Medicaid and unemployment help, etc)

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

  • Writes and analyzes bills
  • Resources for past and current Budget Bills
  • Handbooks + training documents
  • Member briefs

Ohio Legislature

  • Links to information about bills in current and past sessions
  • View session journals (reports on committee and session activity)
  • Find your Representative and Senator

Governor and Executive Agencies

Ohio Governor

  • Executive orders
  • Contact and scheduling forms
  • Profiles, biographies, and cabinet information for each agency

State Directory

  • State agencies, divisions, boards, and commissions

Statewide Offices

Ohio Secretary of State

  • Election and voter information
  • Campaign Finance Filing reports
  • Business Resources

Ohio Attorney General

  • Crime reduction and victim services
  • Collections
  • Law enforcement resources

Ohio Auditor of State

  • Audit records of public offices
  • Fraud reporting and training

Ohio Treasurer

  • Ohio’s financial positions
  • Ohio Checkbook (visual of how money is spent)

Judiciary

Supreme Court of Ohio

  • Cases and Opinions
  • Information about: Appeals Courts, Courts by County, Court of Claims
  • File complaints and comments

Other Public Resources

Phone Search

  • State Employee contact information

Ohio Channel

  • Legislative sessions, committees, supreme court sessions, Governor’s addresses, Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review, Controlling Board, and other public hearings live and through the archive

Ohio Checkbook

  • Local and state financial information and expenses