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Sponsors seek to move Ohio Athletic Commission into Department of Commerce
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 538 told the House General Government Committee that JCAR found the Ohio Athletic Commission had not filed rules in a decade and asked lawmakers to merge the commission into the Department of Commerce to strengthen oversight; sponsors said the commission is small, self‑funded, and its board supports the change.
Representative Callender introduced House Bill 538 at a first hearing of the House General Government Committee, saying state oversight uncovered an agency that "hadn't filed a rule in 10 years." He told the committee the Ohio Athletic Commission is an important but small entity that is funded by licensing and promoter fees and that the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review recommended action to improve its rule‑making and administrative infrastructure.
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