House Bill 496 Committee Activity
Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Families, Aging, and Human Services | February 17, 2022 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Kyle Koehler | Proponent | Download | |
| Representative Kyle Koehler | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Families, Aging, and Human Services | May 19, 2022 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Bell, LCPM, CPM | Ohio NACPM (National Association of Certified Professional Midwives) | Proponent | Download |
| Hope Lane-Gavin and Loren Anthes | The Center for Community Solutions | Proponent | Download |
| Resource: Hope Lane-Gavin and Loren Anthes | Proponent | Download | |
| Angelita Nixon | Scenic Drive Midwives | Proponent | Download |
| Saloma M. Yoder | Proponent | Download | |
| Elizabeth (Liz) Susong | Proponent | Download | |
| Angela K Campos | Proponent | Download | |
| Lauren Genter | Ohio Hills Midwifery | Proponent | Download |
| Eliza Kay, CPM | NACPM | Proponent | Download |
| Meghan Nowland | Buckeye Birth Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| Kelly Vyzral | Children's Defense Fund-Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Lisa Amlung Holloway | March of Dimes | Proponent | Download |
| Lauren Hall | The Mercatus Center at George Mason University | Proponent | Download |
| Mackenzie Vocke | Proponent | Download | |
| Alma and Melvin Raber | Proponent | Download | |
| Whitney Arnett | Proponent | Download | |
| Eileen Cianciolo | Proponent | Download | |
| Eli Cianciolo | Proponent | Download | |
| Dennis and Mary Hershberger | Proponent | Download | |
| Alexis Cruz | Proponent | Download | |
| Alvin and Mandy Yoder | Proponent | Download | |
| David and Susan Hershberger | Proponent | Download | |
| Anna Yoder | Proponent | Download | |
| Brianna Brailey | Proponent | Download | |
| Kailyn Browning | Proponent | Download | |
| Caitlin Burnett | Proponent | Download | |
| Angela Callahan | Proponent | Download | |
| Christina Bender | Proponent | Download | |
| Eli and Sarah Raber | Proponent | Download | |
| Ephraim and Elsie Mast | Proponent | Download | |
| Ezra and Alma Petersheim | Proponent | Download | |
| Sarah Fisher | Proponent | Download | |
| Anna Geimeier | Proponent | Download | |
| Pete Haggenjos | Thrive Chiropractic | Proponent | Download |
| Brienna Hammer | NACPM, Ohio, Vice President | Proponent | Download |
| Catherine "Casey" Gries | Proponent | Download | |
| Ida Darragh | orth American Registry of Midwives | Proponent | Download |
| Johnny and Miriam Yoder | Proponent | Download | |
| Jonathon and Betty Raber | Proponent | Download | |
| Mary and Joseph Shrock | Proponent | Download | |
| Katie Hershberger | Proponent | Download | |
| Katherine Kurtz | Proponent | Download | |
| April Kline | Proponent | Download | |
| Elizabeth Lair | Proponent | Download | |
| Lewis and Ida Yoder | Proponent | Download | |
| Lydiann Mast | Proponent | Download | |
| Marlena McCarty | Proponent | Download | |
| Kaitlyn Martin | Proponent | Download | |
| Mary Yoder | Proponent | Download | |
| Mrs. Harley L. Mast | Proponent | Download | |
| Jessica Stieritz | Proponent | Download | |
| Allison Norris | Proponent | Download | |
| Ruth Reveal | Proponent | Download | |
| Ruth Mast | Proponent | Download | |
| Laura Schaeffer | Proponent | Download | |
| Jameesa Smoot | Proponent | Download | |
| Gabriella Starbuck | Proponent | Download | |
| Heidi Ryall | Proponent | Download | |
| Lindsey Stidham | Proponent | Download | |
| Amarycca Thacker | Proponent | Download | |
| William and Dorothy Petersheim | Proponent | Download | |
| Ashley Wilson | Proponent | Download | |
| Hannah Wolfe | Proponent | Download | |
| Lois Zins | Proponent | Download | |
| Katherine Rich | Proponent | Download | |
| Tanya L. Rable Collins | Center for Humane Options In Childbirth Experiences | Proponent | Download |
| Jamie Weaver | Proponent | Download | |
| Allie Frazier | Right to Life of Northeast Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Dwan Bray | Proponent | Download | |
| Meredith Strayhorn | The Walking Stick | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Families, Aging, and Human Services | December 1, 2022 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Burkett, MD FACOG | ACOG & the Ohio State Medical Association | Opponent | Download |
| Freida Miller | Community Midwives of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Freida Miller Info | Opponent | Download | |
| Pamela Kolanz | Community Midwives of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Monica Honeycutt | Opponent | Download | |
| Sarah Weaver | Opponent | Download | |
| Melinda McCoy | Opponent | Download | |
| Christopher Homoelle | Opponent | Download | |
| Meghan Nowland | Buckeye Birth Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| Nicole A. Young C.P.M. L.M. | Fellow midwives and Homebirth mothers | Opponent | Download |
| Lisa M. Hachey, DNP, APRN-CNM | Ohio Affiliate American College of Nurse Midwives | Interested Party | Download |
| Michelle Zamudio | Interested Party | Download | |
| Michelle Zamudio Info | Interested Party | Download | |
| Cynthia Nypaver | Interested Party | Download | |
| Cindy Dehlinger | Opponent | Download | |
| Carly Baker | Opponent | Download | |
| Lucinda Farina, PhD, CNM | Ohio ACNM Affiliate | Interested Party | Download |
| Lucinda Farina Info | Interested Party | Download | |
| Michelle Chamberlain | Opponent | Download | |
| LaVada Tillie, CNM, FNP-C | Interested Party | Download | |
| Mandy Benander Heinrich | Opponent | Download | |
| Hannah Marie Shaw | Opponent | Download | |
| Maurice A. Thompson | 1851 Center for Constitutional Law | Interested Party | Download |
| Keashia Opphile | Opponent | Download | |
| Aubrey Whewell | Opponent | Download | |
| Debra Moore APRN-CNM, WHNP | Interested Party | Download | |
| Lucia Jenkusky | Interested Party | Download | |
| Taleitha A Selby | Opponent | Download | |
| Domenica T. Tortelli | Opponent | Download | |
| Jennifer Bain | Interested Party | Download | |
| Bobbie Boyd CPM | The New Bedford Care Center | Opponent | Download |
| Joy Steiner | Opponent | Download | |
| Danielle Carter | Opponent | Download | |
| Grace Steiner | Opponent | Download | |
| Barbara Francis DNP, APRN-CNM | Interested Party | Download | |
| Stacey Sigetic | Opponent | Download | |
| Christie Taylor | Opponent | Download | |
| Meredith Sommers | Opponent | Download | |
| Katherine Murphy | Interested Party | Download | |
| Crystal A Hatcher | Opponent | Download | |
| Aleksandra Chojnacki | Opponent | Download | |
| Makenna Bowen | Opponent | Download | |
| Kelly Shank | Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses (OAAPN) | Opponent | Download |
| Dorothy Bauman | Opponent | Download | |
| Shayla Angellone | Opponent | Download | |
| India Stringer | Buckeye Birth Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| Cheryl Steiner | Opponent | Download | |
| Adam Murray | Opponent | Download | |
| Allison Marais Beilharz | Opponent | Download | |
| Barbara Lahey, CPM | Opponent | Download | |
| Lindsay Spring | Opponent | Download |
Primary Sponsors
J. Kyle Koehler
Cosponsors
Representatives
Gary Click
Tom Young
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