COLUMBUS, Ohio — As 2022 comes to a close, Gov. Mike DeWine is tying up a few loose legislative ends, reviewing bills that to either veto or sign into law. 

What You Need To Know

  •  Gov. Mike DeWine is tying up a few loose legislative ends

  • House Bill 223 would allow vendors to deduct sales tax for bad debts on private label, company credit cards

  • Merchants such as Macy's, Best Buy and The Home Depot have all testified to support this piece of legislation

  • DeWine also announced grants to 13 law enforcement agencies, which will receive $9.1 million to help investigate and prevent violent crimes

He already signed two bills into law last week, prior to the holiday break. One of them is Senate Bill 210, which allows married couples to draw up post-nuptial agreements and change or cancel the terms of pre-nuptial agreements. The bill also provides domestic violence protection orders in a dating relationship. 

House Bill 223 would allow vendors to deduct sales tax for bad debts on private label, company credit cards. In addition, that bad debt would be charged off as uncollectible by credit account lenders.

Merchants such as Macy's, Best Buy and The Home Depot have all testified to support this piece of legislation. The way "bad debt" was defined in this bill is any debt that cannot be collected over a certain time period. That time-period could be at least six months. 

Both laws will go into effect in 90 days. 

DeWine also announced grants to 13 law enforcement agencies, which will receive $9.1 million to help investigate and prevent violent crimes in their communities. 

These grants represent the 11th round of the Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program. 

Meanwhile, DeWine has not decided on Ohio HB 458, which contains several controversial changes to Ohio's election processes, including a short deadline to apply for an absentee ballot and a photo ID requirement.