Laidlaw Waste Systems, Inc. v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

Pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII, the federal district court has certified the following question of law to this court for our determination:

“What is the effective date of Ohio Revised Code § 4123.93, as enacted by Am. Sub.H.B. No. 107, following the April 8, 1994 order issued in State ex rel. Ohio AFL-CIO v. Voinovich, 69 Ohio St.3d 225 [631 N.E.2d 582] (1994), and the April 29, 1994 order issued in State ex rel. Ohio AFL-CIO v. Voinovich, 69 Ohio St.3d 1208 [632 N.E.2d 907] (1994)?”

We find that the effective date of former R.C. 4123.93 is October 20, 1993, as enacted by Am.Sub.H.B. No. 107.1

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