House Bill 228 Committee Activity
Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federalism and Interstate Relations | June 20, 2017 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Johnson | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Sarah LaTourette | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| James M Irvine | Buckeye Firearms Association | Proponent | Download |
| Doug Deeken | Ohioans for Concealed Carry | Proponent | Download |
| Darin C. Moore | Ohioans for Concealed Carry | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federalism and Interstate Relations | December 13, 2017 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federalism and Interstate Relations | February 13, 2018 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Deeken | Ohioans for Concealed Carry | Proponent | Download |
| Louis Tobin | Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association | Opponent | Download |
| Jackie Jackson | Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America | Opponent | Download |
| Nicole Clum | Ohio Public Defender | Interested Party | Download |
| Darin Moore | Proponent | Download | |
| Staff Lieutenant Kevin D. Miller | Ohio state Highway Patrol | Opponent | Download |
| Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police | Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federalism and Interstate Relations | April 10, 2018 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federalism and Interstate Relations | April 17, 2018 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki Buskirk | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Steven Weit | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Sonal Vyas-Weit | Progress NW Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Lara Baker-Morrish | Columbus City Attorney's Office | Opponent | Download |
| Tess Stuber | State Of Ohio Youth Activists | Opponent | Download |
| Ronald J. Lemieux | Buckeye Firearms Association | Proponent | Download |
| Louis Tobin | Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association | Opponent | Download |
| Toby Hoover | Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence | Opponent | Download |
| Richard Row | Self | Proponent | Download |
| James Blosser | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Tom Hutson | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Earl L. Kittle | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Sandra L Breckenridge | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Nicholas Zeiler | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Angie Michael | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Shawn Simpson | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Daniel B. Reed | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federalism and Interstate Relations | May 15, 2018 | 6th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonal Vyas-Weit | Progress NW Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Steven Weit | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Charles Reinhardt | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Candy Petticord | Buckeye Firearms | Proponent | Download |
| League of Women Voters of Ohio | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Kent Scarrett | Ohio Municipal League | Opponent | Download |
| Molly Farrell | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Dan Acton | Ohio Real Estate Investors Association | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federalism and Interstate Relations | May 22, 2018 | 7th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Voigt | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Francie King | Ohio Moms Demand Action | Opponent | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | December 3, 2018 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative LaTourette | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Ron Lemieux, Esq. | Buckeye Firearms Association | Proponent | Download |
| Amy Lesser | Proponent | Download | |
| Sean Maloney | Buckeye Firearm Association/Second Call Defense | Proponent | Download |
| Greg Milliken | Proponent | Download | |
| Norman D. Means, M.D. | Van Wert County Coroner's Office | Proponent | Download |
| John Commerford | National Rifle Association | Proponent | Download |
| Nehemiah Jackson | Proponent | Download | |
| Dan Acton | Ohio Real Estate Investors Association | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | December 4, 2018 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Weinman | Fraternal Order of Police | Opponent | Download |
| Chief Heinz von Eckartsberg | The Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police | Opponent | Download |
| Louis Tobin | Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association | Opponent | Download |
| Usjid Hameed | CAIR- Columbus | Opponent | Download |
| Tom Roberts | Ohio Conference of NAACP | Opponent | Download |
| Emma Marks | Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence | Opponent | Download |
| Lara M. Kowalcyk | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Mitchell Pinsky | Opponent | Download | |
| Colonel Paul Pride | State Highway Patrol | Opponent | Download |
| Matthew Youkilis | Opponent | Download | |
| Toby Hoover (Read by Rosie Craig) | Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence | Opponent | Download |
| Lara Baker-Morrish | Columbus City Attorney's Office | Opponent | Download |
| Emily Walsh | Amnesty International USA | Opponent | Download |
| Eugene Miller | Opponent | Download | |
| Bishop Eugene Ward | Opponent | Download | |
| Erick Bellomy | Opponent | Download | |
| Kevin Conwell | Cleveland City Council | Opponent | Download |
| Jesse Craig (delivered on her behalf) | Opponent | Download | |
| Rosie Craig | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Katie Kitchin | Corporation for Supportive Housing | Interested Party | Download |
| Derek Bauman | Opponent | Download | |
| The Rev. Canon Dr. Lee Anne Reat | Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| David Eggert | God Before Guns | Opponent | Download |
| Kenneth Halt | GenProgress's #Fight4aFuture National Leadership for Gun Violence Prevention | Opponent | Download |
| Matthew Burns | Opponent | Download | |
| Nicole Foster | Opponent | Download | |
| Gary Daniels | ACLU of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Reis | National Council of Jewish Women | Opponent | Download |
| Lisa Voight | Opponent | Download | |
| Noah Hung Spaulding-Schecter | Opponent | Download | |
| Abigail Lefton | L.A.S.T (Lobbying for a Safer Tomorrow) | Opponent | Download |
| Adeel Bari | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Jacob Spiegel | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Holly Oyster | Opponent | Download | |
| Susan Wallace | LeadingAge Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jim Tobin | Catholic Conference of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Lyndsey Dudley | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Kent Scarrett | Ohio Municipal League | Opponent | Download |
| Asia Miller | Wright State University | Opponent | Download |
| William Tarter Jr. | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | December 5, 2018 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Reinhardt | Proponent | Download | |
| Timothy Young | Office of the Ohio Public Defender | Interested Party | Download |
| Gary Witt | Ohioans for Concealed Carry | Proponent | Download |
| Princess Kuevor | Proponent | Download | |
| Chuck LaRosa | Ohioans For Concealed Carry | Proponent | Download |
| Julie Eichorn | Opponent | Download | |
| Chris Dorr | Ohio Gun Owners | Interested Party | Download |
| Andrea Yagoda | Opponent | Download | |
| Chris Dorr | Interested Party | Download | |
| Bill Faith | COHHIO | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | December 6, 2018 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Stephanie Howse | Ohio House of Representatives | Opponent | Download |
| Emily Walsh | Amnesty International USA | Opponent | Download |
| Ethan Nichols | Ohio Students for Gun Legislation | Opponent | Download |
| Ethan Nichols | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Keary McCarthy | Ohio Mayors Alliance | Opponent | Download |
| Bill Faith | Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Terry Johnson
Sarah LaTourette
Cosponsors
Senators
Kevin Bacon
Dave Burke
William P. Coley, II
Bob D. Hackett
Frank Hoagland
Jay Hottinger
Matt Huffman
Kris Jordan
Larry Obhof
Bob Peterson
Lou Terhar
Joe Uecker
Steve Wilson
Representatives
Niraj J. Antani
John Becker
Andrew Brenner
Jim Butler
Rick Carfagna
Margaret Conditt
Bill Dean
Mike Duffey
Keith Faber
Theresa Gavarone
Timothy E. Ginter
Wesley A. Goodman
Doug Green
Christina Hagan
Michael Henne
Brian Hill
Ron Hood
James M. Hoops
Larry Householder
Stephen A. Huffman
Candice Keller
Darrell Kick
J. Kyle Koehler
P. Scott Lipps
Riordan T. McClain
Robert McColley
Derek Merrin
Thomas F. Patton
Dorothy Pelanda
Rick Perales
Wes Retherford
Craig S. Riedel
Kristina Roegner
Mark J. Romanchuk
Tim Schaffer
Kirk Schuring
Bill Seitz
Marilyn Slaby
Ryan Smith
J. Todd Smith
Robert Cole Sprague
Dick Stein
Andy Thompson
A. Nino Vitale
Scott Wiggam
Shane Wilkin
Ron Young
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