Gov. Mike DeWine is urging the state pharmacy board to immediately ban synthetic kratom while beginning a formal process that could also restrict natural kratom.
Ohio Senate Bill 56, targeting intoxicating hemp and cross-border marijuana, now awaits Governor DeWine's signature after clearing the General Assembly.
Local law enforcement can alert the area surrounding a jail, workhouse or correctional institution when a convicted felon escapes custody, the legislation text says.
Grendell was suspended from office without pay for 18 months, with 12 months stayed, for detaining two teens who refused to visit their father amid a custody case.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says FirstEnergy violated state law and must refund customers $180 million and pay another $70 million in civil fines.
The bill, named after 12-year-old Avery Russell, now moves back to the Ohio House for concurrence on a Senate amendment before heading to Gov. Mike DeWine's desk.
If the department can bring in the best-case scenario of 120 new officers next year, the department will still not be at full capacity, city data shows.