Legislation designed to crack down on the trafficking of both drugs and humans was one of eight measures approved the House Wednesday.
Civil liberties groups are pitching multiple changes to a plan to set requirements for the use of unmanned surveillance aircraft by law enforcement.
Legislation aimed at restricting foreign ownership of Ohio land earned the backing of several groups Tuesday.
HB 149 . Sponsor Rep. Bernard Willis (R-Springfield) spoke to the substitute version of the bill, which he said would "establish requirements related to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance in Ohio."
The House on Wednesday quickly approved a $2 billion spending package to speed up the capital budget process, despite opposition from a faction within its majority caucus as well as criticism from Senate President Matt Huffman.
Much of the discussion around the release of the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group 's highly anticipated report Wednesday centered on what was not in the panel's recommendations.
A pair of House Republicans plan to take another shot at boosting penalties for those repeatedly found to be illegally in possession of a firearm.