Ohio Bill Would Prohibit Lawmakers from Receiving Free Pro Sports Tickets

 A bill introduced in the House would prohibit lawmakers from receiving free sports tickets. House Bill 409 prohibits members of the General Assembly from knowingly accepting a free or discounted ticket to a professional sporting event, unless the free or discounted ticket is given or sold as part of a promotion generally available to the public, and on the same terms as generally available to the public. The bill defines professional sporting event as a sporting or athletic event played by a team that is a member of the national football league, the national hockey league, major league baseball, major league soccer, or the national basketball association.