FIRST BILL OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM--Rep. Tom Roberts, left, D-Dayton, along with the rest of the House cast the first vote of the new millennium, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. House Bill No. 357, sponsored by Rep. Gary Cates, R-West Chester, toughens the penalty for taking illegal drugs into state prisons and institutions. The bill passed 93-0. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

TERM LIMITS STRIKE AGAIN--Former Rep. Johnny Maier Jr., D-Massillon, smiles as his colleagues pay tribute to him, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. Maier, who resigned during his fourth term, was elected City of Massillon Municipal Clerk of Courts. To Maier's right are Rep. William Hartnett, D-Mansfield, and Rep. Ed Jerse, D-Euclid. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

FIRST GAVEL OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM--Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, shows that he hasn't lost his stroke as he gavels the Senate to order for the first session of the new millennium, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. The Senate passed one bill and adjourned 16 minutes later. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

PROTECTION FOR THE ELDERLY--Sen. Richard Schafrath, R-Mansfield, speaks on behalf of legislation that would regulate county homes for the elderly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. The bill passed 33-0. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)