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JCAR asks Ohio Ethics Commission to appear over financial-disclosure interpretation
Summary
JCAR requested representatives of the Ohio Ethics Commission to appear at its March 2, 2026 meeting to address a letter opinion potentially conflicting with long-standing interpretations of financial-disclosure requirements under Revised Code 101.352.
The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review on Feb. 9 issued a formal request for the Ohio Ethics Commission to appear before the committee on March 2, 2026 to explain its interpretation of who must file financial-disclosure statements.
The chair said the request stems from a recent opinion letter that appears to conflict with how disclosure rules have been interpreted for the last decade or two. The chair invoked JCAR’s policy-to-rule authority and cited Revised Code 101.352 when requesting the Ethics Commission’s attendance; an electronic copy of the request will be transmitted by the JCAR office.
Co-chair Callender expanded on the concern, saying the committee found differences in implementation and potential criminal exposure between JLAC (Joint Legislative Ethics Commission) and the Ethics Commission’s treatment of the same statutory text and that the issue may be broader than a single opinion. JCAR said it will conduct an examination at the next hearing and seek clarification from the Ethics Commission.
