When was senate bill 5 introduced

The Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program is hereby established to create a local-state partnership to reduce poverty and advance other state priorities financed, in part, by property tax increment. Subject to paragraph 2 , eligible uses of this funding include: A Predevelopment, development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable housing, as provided in subdivision b.

B Transit-oriented development for the purpose of developing or facilitating the development of higher density uses within close proximity to transit stations that will increase public transit ridership and contribute to the reduction of vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions.

Fiscal incentives shall be offered to offset local community impacts associated with greater densities. C Infill development to assist in the new construction and rehabilitation of infrastructure that supports high-density, affordable, and mixed-income housing in locations designated as infill, including, but not limited to, any of the following: i Park creation, development, or rehabilitation to encourage infill development.

D Promoting strong neighborhoods through support of local community planning and engagement efforts to revitalize and restore neighborhoods, including repairing infrastructure and parks, rehabilitating and building housing and public facilities, promoting public-private partnerships, and supporting small businesses and job growth for affected residents.

E Protecting communities dealing with the effects of climate change, including, but not limited to, sea level rise, wildfires, seismic safety, and flood protection.

Eligible projects include the construction, repair, replacement, and maintenance of infrastructure, including natural infrastructure, related to protecting communities from climate change. F The acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of land or property pursuant to eligible uses of funding specified in subparagraphs A to E , inclusive. B Imposes a moratorium or enforces an existing moratorium on housing development, including mixed-use development, within all or a portion of the jurisdiction of the applicant, except pursuant to a zoning ordinance that complies with the requirements of Section D Changes the zoning of a parcel or parcels of property to a less intensive use or reduces the intensity of land use within an existing zoning district below what was allowed under the general plan land use designation and zoning ordinances of the applicant in effect on January 1, B Funds used for owner-occupied housing shall not exceed 20 percent of the funds used for purposes of this paragraph.

B For housing for moderate-income households with greater than 80 percent, but no more than percent, of the area median income, an amount that is at least 20 percent below the prevailing rent or sales price for the region. B Notwithstanding subparagraph A , self-help housing assisted with funds subject to this subdivision shall be subject to a recorded affordability restriction for at least 15 years.

It is the intent of the Legislature to preserve the incentives for affordable housing provided by existing density bonus law. Of this amount, 2 percent shall be set aside to provide technical assistance for counties with populations of less than ,, which shall not be considered administrative costs for purposes of a plan.

B A rehabilitation project for which the only financial support provided by the program is financial assistance to the household. The applicant may request funding for no more than 30 years for each project included in the plan. C Housing that has been occupied by tenants within the past 10 years. B The estimated revenue available to provide services or facilities for each project included in the plan. D Identification of the property tax, sales tax, and other public funding available to invest in each project included in the plan or the services or facilities needed by each project included in the plan, as proposed, including, but not limited to, information from the county auditor describing how the county or counties where the applicant is from has historically distributed its educational revenue augmentation fund revenue to schools and local agencies.

E Identification of the funding and financing methods that will be used by each project included in the plan, including whether the applicant intends to issue bonds that will be repaid from property tax increment.

F The affordable housing and community development investment amount requested by the applicant to complete each project included in the plan or the services or facilities needed by each project included in the plan, as proposed, and the proposed date on which the annual allocation of the affordable housing and community development investment amount will terminate. G The amount of administrative costs associated with the plan.

The plan may set aside not more than 5 percent of the total affordable housing and community development investment amount requested in the plan for administrative costs. B Every contractor and subcontractor shall individually use a skilled and trained workforce to complete the project. C The applicant shall be considered an awarding body for purposes of Section of the Public Contract Code.

B The housing project consists of 25 units or less. C The housing project is located in a county with a population of , or less. The rubric shall give priority to plans based on, but not limited to, the following factors: A The number of housing units created. B The depth of affordability of the new housing units, including: i The share of housing units to be constructed that are available to individuals with an area median income below percent. C The level of local, state, and federal funds that will be dedicated toward the projects included in the plan, including, but not limited to, tax credits, in-kind transfers, personnel costs and services, and land.

D Whether the applicant adopts plans that streamline development, including the following: i Plans adopted through a workforce housing opportunity zone Article B This paragraph shall not apply in the case of an applicant located in a rural area of the state. B An applicant subject to this paragraph shall annually submit its housing element to the Department of Housing and Community Development for review to ensure that its housing element remains in substantial compliance with state law.

The Department of Housing and Community Development shall certify to the committee whether the housing element is in substantial compliance and whether any rezoning of sites required by law, including, but not limited to, Sections , B Nothing in this paragraph shall affect or have any financial impact upon previously approved funding pursuant to the program.

Nothing in this paragraph shall affect or have any financial impact upon previously approved funding pursuant to this program. B A determination that the affordable housing and community development investment amount requested is consistent with the guidelines adopted pursuant to subdivision b. B Loans or moneys advanced to the agency, including, but not limited to, loans from federal, state, or local agencies, or a private entity.

C Contractual obligations that, if breached, could subject the applicant to damages or other liabilities or remedies. SB 5 was pushed through the Ohio House, but in the end 60 Republicans and Democrats voted against the unfair, unsafe law in both chambers. These legislative heroes who stood up for workers and their families would become known as the Super The only bipartisan vote on SB 5 was in opposition. Extreme, out-of-touch politicians led by Gov.

Kasich wanted the bill and would stop at nothing to deliver it for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and other anti-working family groups who would remain in the shadows for the most part during the rest of the campaign. Kasich signed SB 5 into law in late March. We had 90 days to collect , valid signatures. We Are Ohio formed as a citizen-driven, community-based, bipartisan coalition that includes public and private sector workers and employees, autoworkers, police officers, firefighters, teachers, nurses, pastors, small business owners, Republicans, Democrats and Independents, local elected officials and business leaders, students, Moms, Dads, family members and your neighbors.

Petition circulators were in all 88 counties. A hot dog vendor had a booklet in Cleveland. In Wooster, supporters organized a drive-thru signature drive and cars lined up for blocks. There were literally hundreds of heart-warming stories like this being told and the media understood a movement had been born and reported our efforts to help spread our message to voters.

We marched past the Statehouse where Gov. Kasich has an office. Fourth St. The crowd moved closer together to hear how many signatures we were turning in that day: an historic 1,, When the number was announced, the crowd cheered so loud that it could be heard throughout the downtown.

Valerie Longhurst [D]. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]. Stephanie Hansen [D]. Elizabeth Lockman [D]. Sarah McBride [D]. Charles Paradee [D]. Marie Pinkney [D]. David Sokola [D]. Laura Sturgeon [D]. Bryan Townsend [D]. Jack Walsh [D]. Paul Baumbach [D]. Gerald Brady [D]. Debra Heffernan [D]. Kendra Johnson [D]. John Kowalko [D].

Larry Lambert [D]. John Mitchell [D]. Sherae'a Moore [D]. Eric Morrison [D].