House Bill 175 Committee Activity
Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Conservation | March 23, 2021 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Representative Brett H Hillyer | Ohio House of Representative | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Conservation | May 4, 2021 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Richard Warner | University of Kentucky | Proponent | Download |
| Keith B. Kimble | Proponent | Download | |
| Kristin L. Watt | Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP | Proponent | Download |
| Patrick Jacomet | Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association | Proponent | Download |
| Andrea Ashley | Associated General Contractors of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Daniel J. Dew | Pacific Legal Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Kent Scarrett | Ohio Municipal League | Proponent | Download |
| Vince Squillace | Ohio Home Builders Association | Proponent | Download |
| Stephanie Kromer | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Chris Ventura | Consumer Energy Alliance-Midwest | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Conservation | May 19, 2021 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Weisbrodt | The Nature Conservancy Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Carol Culbertson | Opponent | Download | |
| Hope Taft | Ohio Scenic River Association | Opponent | Download |
| Kari Gerwin | Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments | Opponent | Download |
| Michael C. Miller | Rivers Unlimited 501(c)3 | Opponent | Download |
| Pete Bucher | Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund | Opponent | Download |
| Reece Nickol | Ducks Unlimited | Opponent | Download |
| Sandy Bihn | Lake Erie Waterkeeper | Opponent | Download |
| Tom Butch | Ohio Scenic Rivers Association | Opponent | Download |
| Claus Eckert | Central Ohio Watershed Council | Opponent | Download |
| Aubrey Helmuth Miller | Redbudsuds | Opponent | Download |
| Bennett Kottler | Opponent | Download | |
| Brewster Rhoads | Opponent | Download | |
| Crystal Davis | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Opponent | Download |
| David Rutter | Opponent | Download | |
| Eric Sauer | Greater Dayton Partners for the Environment | Opponent | Download |
| Gail Hesse | National Wildlife Federation | Opponent | Download |
| Heather Elmer | Chagrin River Watershed Partners | Opponent | Download |
| Janine Rybka | Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District | Opponent | Download |
| Matt Misicka | Ohio Conservation Federation | Opponent | Download |
| David Schmitt | Mill Creek Alliance | Opponent | Download |
| Laurie Stevenson | Ohio Environmental Protection Agency | Opponent | Download |
| Ohio Wetlands Association | Ohio Wetlands Association | Opponent | Download |
| Peter Precario | Midwest Biodiversity Institute | Opponent | Download |
| Rich Cogen | Ohio River Foundation | Opponent | Download |
| Robert Jurick | Opponent | Download | |
| Elissa Yoder Mann | Sierra Club Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Namei | Xavier University | Opponent | Download |
| Wendy Dyer | Opponent | Download | |
| Anne Lyon | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Conservation | May 25, 2021 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew J. Geisler | The Buckeye Institute | Interested Party | Download |
| Bill Acton | NAIOP Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Michael D. Cope | Ohio Coal Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Reece Nickol | Ducks Unlimited | Interested Party | Download |
| Anthony Sasson | Darby Creek Association | Opponent | Download |
| Bill Schieman | Opponent | Download | |
| Dana Ohman | The Nature Conservancy Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jennifer Fish | Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District | Opponent | Download |
| John Newsome | Association of Ohio Metropolitan Wastewater Agencies (AOMWA) | Opponent | Download |
| Kathleen Mathews | Mud Run Conservancy | Opponent | Download |
| Robert Michaels | Environmental Law and Policy Center | Opponent | Download |
| Nathan D. Vaughan | Steele Hill Properties II, LLC and RHDK Investments, LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Conservation | June 23, 2021 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peggy Schluchter | Opponent | Download | |
| Tom Butch | Ohio Scenic Rivers Association | Opponent | Download |
| Anthony Sasson | Darby Creek Association | Opponent | Download |
| Brent A. Eysenbach | Opponent | Download | |
| Kari Gerwin | Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments | Opponent | Download |
| George A. Elmaraghy | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Conservation | September 28, 2021 | 6th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Sasson | Darby Creek Association, Inc. | Opponent | Download |
| Aubrey Helmuth Miller | Redbudsuds | Opponent | Download |
| Brian Prunty | Summit Soil and Water Conservation District | Opponent | Download |
| Gabriel Karns | Ohio Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers | Opponent | Download |
| Gail Hesse | National Wildlife Federation | Opponent | Download |
| Janice Oakley | Private Citizen | Opponent | Download |
| Kari Gerwin | Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments | Opponent | Download |
| Richard Graham | Izaak Walton League of America | Opponent | Download |
| Tom Butch | Ohio Scenic Rivers Association | Opponent | Download |
| William Schieman | Private Citizen | Opponent | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Natural Resources | October 26, 2021 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Brett Hillyer | Ohio House of Representatives | Sponsor | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Natural Resources | November 30, 2021 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Richard H. Finan | Village of Evendale | Proponent | Download |
| James Jeffers | Village of Evendale | Proponent | Download |
| Randy Keitz | B&N Coal | Proponent | Download |
| Stephanie Kromer | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Vince Squillace | Ohio Home Builders Association | Proponent | Download |
| Pat Jacomet | Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association | Proponent | Download |
| Ryan Elliott | Proponent | Download | |
| Michael Cope | Ohio Coal Association | Proponent | Download |
| Andrea Ashley | Associated General Contractors | Proponent | Download |
| Caitlin McHale, Emily Coyner, and Michael Mittelholzer | National Mining Association; National Stone, Sand, & Gravel Association; and National Association of Home Builders | Proponent | Download |
| Beth Wanless | Ohio Realtors | Proponent | Download |
| Kent Scarrett | Ohio Municipal League | Proponent | Download |
| Chris Ventura | Consumer Energy Alliance | Proponent | Download |
| Keith Kimble | Proponent | Download | |
| Dr. Richard Warner | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Natural Resources | March 15, 2022 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kentner | Ohio Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects | Opponent | Download |
| Jennifer Fish | Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District | Opponent | Download |
| Cody Weisbrodt | The Nature Conservancy of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Hope Taft | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Mary Earle | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Neil Poppendeck | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Bill Schieman | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Margaret Branstrator | Oxford Seniors Ecoclub | Opponent | Download |
| Kari Gerwin | Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments | Opponent | Download |
| Mark Gilmore | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Tom Butch | Ohio Scenic Rivers Association | Opponent | Download |
| Marnie Urso | Audubon Great Lakes | Opponent | Download |
| Gail Reynolds | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Natural Resources | March 29, 2022 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Fay | FLOW | Opponent | Download |
| Vince Messerly | Stream and Wetlands Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Coalition in Support of Substitute HB 175 | Proponent | Download | |
| Gregory Chillog | The EDGE Group | Interested Party | Download |
| Cody Weisbrodt | The Nature Conservancy in Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Matt Misicka | Ohio Conservation Federation | Interested Party | Download |
| Anthony Ruffing | Backcountry Hunters and Anglers | Opponent | Download |
| Bill Schieman | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Anthony Sasson | Darby Creek Association | Opponent | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Brett Hudson Hillyer
Cosponsors
Senators
Andrew O. Brenner
Jerry C. Cirino
Bob D. Hackett
Frank Hoagland
Stephen A. Huffman
Terry Johnson
George F. Lang
Rob McColley
Bob Peterson
Bill Reineke
Tim Schaffer
Kirk Schuring
Representatives
Jamie Callender
Sara P. Carruthers
Gary Click
Rodney Creech
Jon Cross
Al Cutrona
Jay Edwards
Sarah Fowler Arthur
Timothy E. Ginter
Thomas Hall
Don Jones
Kris Jordan
Darrell Kick
Jeff LaRe
Brian Lampton
Derek Merrin
Craig S. Riedel
Bill Seitz
Jason Stephens
Reggie Stoltzfus
Scott Wiggam
Tom Young
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