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PAGE 1 Table of Contents Page # Government Agenda 3 Affairs Guest Speaker Bios 4 Committee OMA Public Policy Report, News & Analysis and Bill 8 Tracker – Leadership November 30, 2011 Ohio General Election Vote Results 28 Ohio Congressional & House District Maps 29 Memo re. Civil Justice Legislation, Bricker & Eckler LLP, 33 11/29/2011 Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice Fact Sheet 37 Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice 38 Letter to Ohio House Republican Caucus OMA News & Analysis and Bill Tracker – Human 42 Resources OMA Policy Report, News & Analysis and Bill Tracker – 51 Energy OMA Memo to Governor Kasich re. Energy Policy 63 Recommendations 11/20/2011 Impact of Regulation is Costly, Columbus Dispatch, 67 10/20/2011 OMA Policy Report, News & Analysis and Bill Tracker – 69 Environment Letter to Ohio EPA Director re. Proposed Storm Water 76 General Permit 11/22/2011 OMA Policy Report, News & Analysis and Bill Tracker – 79 Safety & Workers’ Compensation OMA Policy Report, News & Analysis and Bill Tracker – 88 2012 Government Affairs Tax Committee Calendar OMA Testimony to Ohio House Study Committee on Tax 97 Structure, Bricker & Eckler, 9/22/2011 Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Ohio Third Frontier Program Analysis, Bricker & Eckler 101 Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Thursday, September 20, 2012 Wednesday, November 14, 2012 OMA Government Affairs Committee Meeting Sponsor: PAGE 2 PAGE 3 OMA Government Affairs Committee November 30, 2011 AGENDA Welcome & Self-Introductions Caroline Ramsey Honda of America Manufacturing Committee Chair Federal Highlights Barry Doggett Eaton Corporation NAM Regional Vice Chair OMA Counsel’s Report Kurt Tunnell Bricker & Eckler, LLP Staff Reports Ryan Augsburger The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Kevin Schmidt The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Guest Panel Sen. Bill Seitz Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Matt Borges Roetzel & Andress Kurt Tunnell Bricker & Eckler, LLP Committee Chair Rotation Caroline Ramsey Honda of America Manufacturing Jeff Fritz Dupont SAVE THE DATE 2012 Meeting Schedule: Thanks to Today’s Meeting Sponsor: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Thursday, September 20, 2012 Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Additional committee meetings or teleconferences, if needed, will be scheduled at the call of the Chair. Committee Meetings begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude by 1:00 p.m. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to attend meetings by contacting Judy: [email protected] or (614) 224-5111 or toll free at (800) 662-4463. Indicate if you will be participating in-person or by phone. PAGE 4 Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP http://www.taftlaw.com Cincinnati / Cleveland / Columbus / Dayton / Indianapolis / Northern Kentucky / Phoenix William J. Seitz III Partner Office: Cincinnati Address: 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800 / Cincinnati, OH 45202-3957 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (513) 357-9332 Fax: (513) 381-0205 BILL SEITZ graduated summa cum laude from the University of Cincinnati in 1975 Practice Groups: and from the University of Cincinnati School of Law in 1978, where he was Order Antitrust, Public Law, Franchise and Distribution, Litigation of the Coif and a member of the Law Review. He is a partner in the Litigation Department of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. He is experienced in antitrust Bar/Court Admissions: matters, including criminal and civil proceedings under federal and state antitrust, Federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Southern franchise and dealer relationship laws and Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger District of Ohio notification compliance; general commercial contract; zoning and real property litigation and administrative proceedings; RICO; public law; and business tort State Ohio litigation. Mr. Seitz serves in the Ohio Senate, currently as Chair of the Judiciary- Civil Justice Committee and as a member of the Judiciary-Criminal Justice; Year First Admitted to Finance and Financial Institutions; Insurance, Commerce and Labor; State and Practice Law: 1978 Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committees; NCSL Standing Committee on Law and Criminal Justice; Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission; Physician Loan Education: Repayment Advisory Board; RECLAIM Advisory Committee; Joint Commission on University of Cincinnati College of Law (1978), University of Cincinnati (1975) Most Favored Nation Clauses in Healthcare Contracts; Interagency Council on Homelessness and Affordable Housing; and the newly-formed Senate Committee Professional Affiliations / on Government Oversight. From 2001-2007, Mr. Seitz served in the Ohio House Recognitions: AV Peer Review Rating of Representatives. While in the Ohio House, he served as Majority Whip, (LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell), Best Assistant Majority Whip, and as Chair of the Majority Policy Committee. He also Lawyers in America, Cincinnati Bar served on the House Civil and Commercial Law Committee (former chair); and as Association, Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission, Ohio State Bar a member of the House Criminal Justice; Judiciary; State Government; Health and Association, Ohio Super Lawyers, Top Human Services; Public Utilities; Banking Pensions and Securities; Ways & 50 in Cincinnati Means; Commerce & Labor; and Municipal Government Committees. He has been a legislative member of the Legislative Service Commission, the Clean Ohio Council, the House Rules Advisory Committee, and the Joint Select Committee on Volume Cap Allocation. Before that, Mr. Seitz served for seven years as a Green Township Trustee and for four years as a member of the Cincinnati Public School Board. Mr. Seitz is listed in the Best Lawyers in America. PAGE 5 Matthew J. Borges Government Relations Director * Columbus 155 East Broad Street PNC Plaza, 12th Floor Columbus OH 43215 Phone: (614) 723-2091 Fax: (614) 463-9792 [email protected] Download vCard: Mr. Borges brings 20 years of experience in the political arena to Roetzel's Government Relations group of professionals. As a veteran participant in and advisor to many successful political campaigns at the local, state, federal and national levels, he has built a strong political network throughout Ohio and the United States. Mr. Borges served as Executive Director for the Kasich-Taylor New Day Inaugural Committee and managed Dave Yost's successful campaign for Ohio Auditor of State. Previously he served as Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager for Treasurer of State Joseph Deters. He was also a lead representative for Senator John McCain and Sarah Palin's Presidential Bid in 2008, and worked with the Office of the Vice President, Dick Cheney, where he acted as Lead Advance Representative from 2001 to 2007. Mr. Borges also ran the successful 2010 primary bid for Bob Gibbs for Congress and consulted for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) in 1992, 2000, and 2010. Education 1994 B.A., The Ohio State University, Political Science Kurtis A. Tunnell, Bricker & Eckler LLP http://www.bricker.com/people/people-details-print.aspx?peopleid=66 PAGE 6 Kurtis A. Tunnell Kurt Tunnell is the managing partner of Bricker & Eckler LLP. He also chairs the Manufacturing and Transportation & Logistics groups. Kurt has unique expertise in the development and operation of legislative coalitions to advocate public policy goals through the Ohio General Assembly, including service as legislative and legal counsel to the over 200-member Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice which has advocated dramatic and comprehensive tort reform initiatives including medical criteria for asbestos, silica and mixed dust cases. He has significant experience before the Contact Info Ohio General Assembly and the Administration in representing trade associations Office: Columbus and business coalitions in complex and technical public policy debates to develop Title: Managing Partner and implement strategies for the successful enactment of legislation. Phone: 614.227.8837 Kurt led the legislative initiatives which have reduced and broadened the insurance Fax: 614.227.2390 premium tax, applied Ohio's tax abatement law to all electric generation facilities and eliminated the tax on prescription pharmaceutical samples. He assisted in the Email: [email protected] development of a coalition of advanced energy companies, including solar, wind and biomass business, to advocate adoption of a renewable energy portfolio standard in Services Ohio. Banking & Financial Services Corporate Governance He has extensive experience in and a practical understanding of the executive Government Relations branch of State government, including the Governor's office, all major departments Green Strategies and agencies, and the significant Ohio boards and commissions. His practice Insurance emphasizes Ohio governmental ethics and election laws, petition and ballot issues, Manufacturing formation and development of corporate political action committees, utilization of Transportation & Logistics alternative dispute resolution in a governmental context, and he is an active Appellate Advocacy appellate advocate for trade associations filing numerous amicus briefs in federal Campaign Finance Compliance and state courts on behalf of insurance, manufacturing and other business interests. Elections & Ballot Issues Compliance Kurt serves as legislative Counsel to the Association of Ohio Life Insurance Energy Efficiency Companies, as general counsel and Parliamentarian to the Ohio Republican Party, Energy Policy & Regulatory as general counsel to the Ohio Manufacturers' Association, as counsel for the Higher Education Services American Insurance Association in Ohio, as special