Tracked Senate Bills – May 2020
State News:
State of Ohio COVID-19 Update:
JobsOhio Liquor Rebate: JobsOhio and the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Liquor Control announced May 11 they will offer a one-time rebate to bars and restaurants to defray the cost of restocking high-proof spirituous liquor. Beginning in mid-May, JobsOhio will provide a $500 rebate in high-proof spirituous liquor to eligible permits for purchases made through Ohio Liquor Contract Liquor Agencies. Permit holders must register to be eligible for rebate. To view qualifying permits and to register for the liquor rebate program, visit https://wholesale.ohlq.com/
Reopening Ohio: On May 19, Governor DeWine announced that an urgent health advisory, named Ohioans Protecting Ohioans, will replace the current public health orders. This lifts many of the mandatory restrictions on the general public, but keeps in place the recently published sector-specific requirements for businesses and employers. The order does not change the mass gathering restrictions, which remain at a 10-person limit. The Governor also announced that all travel for healthy persons either within or out of state is now permitted, but discouraged. The 14-day quarantine requirement after travel has also been removed.