H.B. 398 Summary

• Establishes the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November (Election Day) as a legal holiday in Ohio, adding it to the existing list of state holidays.

• Requires government employees to receive paid leave on Election Day, including state, county, township, and school district employees.

• Makes technical changes to multiple sections of the Revised Code (1.14, 5.20, 124.19, 325.19, 511.10, 1345.21, 3313.63, and 3319.087) to include Election Day in holiday lists and ensure consistency across different employment contexts.

• Allows Election Day to serve as a business holiday for purposes of computing time limits for legal acts and extends paid holiday protections to all classes of government employees on that date.