HB 267: Regards creation, display of veterans benefit and services poster
The bill aims to create a poster that provides information on benefits and services for veterans. The poster will include details about various topics such as programs offered by the department of veterans services, substance abuse and mental health treatment, educational and workforce resources, tax benefits, and more. Employers in the state are required to display a copy of the poster on their premises in a conspicuous place where employees frequent. The director of commerce will provide a free copy of the poster to employers upon request. The goal of the bill is to raise awareness among veterans and employers about the available benefits and services.
| May. 14, 2025 | Referred to committee: Veterans and Military Development |
| May. 13, 2025 | Introduced |
As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
2025-2026
Representatives McNally, Lampton
Cosponsors: Representatives Piccolantonio, Deeter, Brennan, Williams, Synenberg, Sims, Newman, Plummer, Rader, Hall, D., Fischer, Russo
A BILL
To enact section 4113.13 of the Revised Code regarding the creation and display of a poster containing information on benefits and services for veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4113.13 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 4113.13.
(A) The director of commerce, in consultation with the director of veterans services, shall create a veterans' benefits and services poster. The director of commerce shall include information about the following topics in the poster:
- Programs provided by the department of veterans services, including the department's contact and web site information;
- The United States department of veterans affairs veterans crisis line, including contact information for the crisis line;
- Substance abuse and mental health treatment programs available to veterans;
- Educational, workforce, and training resources available to veterans;
- Tax benefits and exemptions available to veterans;
- The availability of an armed forces designation on an Ohio driver's license or identification card;
- Eligibility for unemployment benefits under Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code and federal unemployment compensation law;
- Legal services available to veterans;
- The availability of any other benefit or service relevant to veterans that the directors determine should be included on the poster.
(B) An employer employing employees in this state may display a copy of the poster created under division (A) of this section on the employer's premises in a conspicuous place that is frequented by the largest number of employees and to which all employees have access. The director of commerce shall provide an employer with a copy of the poster free of charge at the request of the employer.