S.B. No. 162 Summary

• State and local employees cannot unreasonably refuse lawful requests for assistance from federal authorities carrying out immigration investigations or executive orders related to homeland security and immigration, consistent with federalism principles.

• Municipal corporations are prohibited from enacting ordinances, policies, directives, rules, or resolutions that materially hinder or prevent local employees from complying with the USA Patriot Act, immigration executive orders, or cooperating with state and federal immigration services.

• Municipalities designated as "sanctuary cities" by the director of public safety lose eligibility for all local government fund payments under sections 5747.50, 5747.51, and 5747.53 of the Revised Code.

• The director of public safety must notify the tax commissioner when a municipal corporation violates these provisions; the municipality remains ineligible for state funding until the offending ordinance or policy is repealed.

• Municipal compliance funds are created in the state treasury to hold withheld payments from sanctuary cities; any unspent amounts revert to the general revenue fund after two years.