House Bill 13 Committee Activity
Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | May 23, 2019 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representatives Carfagna and O'Brien | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | May 29, 2019 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Schwiebert | County Commissioners Association of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Kent Scarrett and Matthew DeTemple | Ohio Municipal League and Ohio Township Association | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | June 19, 2019 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenna Beadle | Ohio Farm Bureau | Proponent | Download |
| Michelle Francis | Ohio Library Council | Proponent | Download |
| Ashtabula County Commissioners | Ashtabula County Commissioners | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | May 19, 2020 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | May 27, 2020 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Sundararajan | AEP Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Tony Long | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Bethany Dentler | Medina County Port Authority | Interested Party | Download |
| David Corrado | Medina County Fiber Network | Interested Party | Download |
| Heidi Fought and Kent Scarrett | Ohio Township Association and Ohio Municipal League | Proponent | Download |
| Ohio Rural Development Alliance | Ohio Rural Development Alliance | Proponent | Download |
| Chad Wilson | Nationwide Insurance | Proponent | Download |
| Adam Schwiebert | County Commissioners Association of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Ernie Staten | City of Fairlawn | Interested Party | Download |
| Art Arnold | Ohio Railroad Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Holly Holtzen | AARP Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Lisa Gray | Ohio Excels | Proponent | Download |
| Carrie Arblaster | Ohio Realtors | Proponent | Download |
| Charles Moses | Ohio Telecom Association | Proponent | Download |
| Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association | Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | June 2, 2020 | 6th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick O'Loughlin | Ohio's Electric Cooperatives | Interested Party | Download |
| Emily Murphy | Northeast Ohio Medical University | Proponent | Download |
| Jay Smith | Ohio Library Council | Proponent | Download |
| Marty McGann | Greater Cleveland Partnership | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | June 10, 2020 | 7th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Kidd | :Hire | Proponent | Download |
| Greg Lawson | The Buckeye Institute | Interested Party | Download |
| Jennifer Tisone Price | Ohio Economic Development Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Ohio Telecom Association | Interested Party | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy and Public Utilities | July 21, 2020 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rep. Rick Carfagna | Sponsor | Download | |
| Rep. Michael O'Brien | Sponsor | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy and Public Utilities | November 17, 2020 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Sundararajan | AEP | Proponent | Download |
| Stephanie Keinath | Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Tony Long | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Larry Kidd | :hire | Proponent | Download |
| Casey Kozowski | Ashtabula County Commissioners | Proponent | Download |
| Kelsey Bergfeld | Advocates for Ohios Future | Proponent | Download |
| Peter Voderberg | BroadBand Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Greg Walker | College Board | Proponent | Download |
| Adam Schwiebert | County Commissioners Association of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Tracy Najera | Children's Defense Fund-Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Alex R. Fischer | Columbus Partnership | Proponent | Download |
| Katie Eagan | Cincinnati Regional Chamber | Proponent | Download |
| Kelly Smith | Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| William Murdock | MORPC | Proponent | Download |
| Emily Murphy | Northeast Ohio Medical University | Proponent | Download |
| Michael McLean | Ohio Business Roundtable | Proponent | Download |
| Steve Buehrer | Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association | Proponent | Download |
| Jay Smith | Ohio Library Council | Proponent | Download |
| Keary McCarthy | Ohio Mayors Alliance | Proponent | Download |
| Kent Scarrett & Heidi M. Fought | Ohio Municipal Leauge & Ohio Township Assocation | Proponent | Download |
| Susan Jagers | Ohio Poverty Law Center | Proponent | Download |
| Scott Williams | Ohio Realtors | Proponent | Download |
| Rachael Mains | Ohio Rural Development Alliance | Proponent | Download |
| Claudia Herrold | Philanthropy Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Tom Humphries | Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber | Proponent | Download |
| Lisa Gray | Ohio Excels | Proponent | Download |
| John Rizzo | Greater Akron Chamber | Proponent | Download |
| Jeff Hoagland | Dayton Development Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| Linda Haycock | Ohio State School Board - Member | Proponent | Download |
| Jim Kinnick | Eastgate Regional Council of Gov. | Proponent | Download |
| Jason Smith | AARP | Proponent | Download |
| Jennifer Amorose | Dublin Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Timothy Puthoff | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy and Public Utilities | December 1, 2020 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anjali Patel | EYEJ | Opponent | Download |
| Diamond Bottoson | EYEJ | Opponent | Download |
| Jothsna Sabbasani | EYEJ | Opponent | Download |
| Treyah Gray | EYEJ | Opponent | Download |
| Yumi Ndhlovu | EYEJ | Opponent | Download |
| Ethan Khorana | MTM | Opponent | Download |
| Greg R. Lawson | The Buckeye Institute | Interested Party | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Rick Carfagna
Michael J. O'Brien
Cosponsors
Representatives
Steven M. Arndt
Brian Baldridge
Kristin Boggs
Jack Cera
Randi Clites
Jeffrey A. Crossman
Robert R. Cupp
Jay Edwards
Mark Fraizer
Tavia Galonski
Haraz N. Ghanbari
Timothy E. Ginter
Doug Green
Dave Greenspan
Diane V. Grendell
Brett Hudson Hillyer
Adam Holmes
Ron Hood
James M. Hoops
Don Jones
Darrell Kick
J. Kyle Koehler
Jeff LaRe
Laura Lanese
Michele Lepore-Hagan
P. Scott Lipps
Susan Manchester
Riordan T. McClain
Joseph A. Miller, III
John Patterson
Thomas F. Patton
Rick Perales
Bill Reineke
Tracy M. Richardson
Craig S. Riedel
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
John M. Rogers
Scott Ryan
Gary Scherer
Bill Seitz
Kent Smith
Ryan Smith
Dick Stein
Jason Stephens
Fred Strahorn
D. J. Swearingen
Casey Weinstein
Thomas West
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