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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 2179

TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH DAY Senate Chamber, Columbus, Wednesday, September 2, 2020, 1:30 p.m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer was offered by Senator Nickie J. Antonio, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The journal of the last legislative day was read and approved. The following guests were recognized by the Senate prior to the commencement of business:

Senator Yuko recognized the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Senator Craig requested a moment of silence in memory of Cheryl Boyce, Executive Director Emeritus for the Ohio Commission on Minority Health. Senator Schaffer requested a moment of silence in memory of Ronald Eugene Rosser of Roseville, Ohio

REPORTS OF STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEES Senator Burke submitted the following report: The standing committee on Health, Human Services and Medicaid, to which was referred Am. H. B. No. 8-Representatives Manchester, Galonski, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Hottinger, Hackett, Huffman, S., Burke. YES - 11: MICHAEL A. RULLI, , BOB D. HACKETT, , STEPHEN A. HUFFMAN, NICKIE J. ANTONIO, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, , CECIL THOMAS, PEGGY LEHNER, DAVE BURKE NO - 0.

Senator Burke submitted the following report: The standing committee on Health, Human Services and Medicaid, to which was referred H. B. No. 364-Representative Manning, G., et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. 2180 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Co-Sponsors: Huffman, S., Hackett, Burke. YES - 11: STEPHANIE KUNZE, JAY HOTTINGER, STEPHEN A. HUFFMAN, NICKIE J. ANTONIO, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, THERESA GAVARONE, CECIL THOMAS, BOB D. HACKETT, PEGGY LEHNER, DAVE BURKE, MICHAEL A. RULLI NO - 0.

Senator Burke submitted the following report: The standing committee on Health, Human Services and Medicaid, to which was referred S. B. No. 80-Senator Maharath having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsor: Burke. YES - 11: MICHAEL A. RULLI, JAY HOTTINGER, BOB D. HACKETT, STEPHANIE KUNZE, STEPHEN A. HUFFMAN, NICKIE J. ANTONIO, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, THERESA GAVARONE, CECIL THOMAS, PEGGY LEHNER, DAVE BURKE NO - 0.

Senator Burke submitted the following report: The standing committee on Health, Human Services and Medicaid, to which was referred S. B. No. 311-Senators McColley, Roegner, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsor: Burke. YES - 7: MICHAEL A. RULLI, JAY HOTTINGER, BOB D. HACKETT, STEPHEN A. HUFFMAN, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, THERESA GAVARONE, DAVE BURKE NO - 4: CECIL THOMAS, STEPHANIE KUNZE, NICKIE J. ANTONIO, PEGGY LEHNER

Senator Coley submitted the following report: The standing committee on Government Oversight and Reform, to which was referred S. B. No. 317-Senator Coley having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 2181

YES - 6: BOB PETERSON, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, ROB MCCOLLEY, WILLIAM P. COLEY, II, , TERRY JOHNSON NO - 3: , CECIL THOMAS, HEARCEL F. CRAIG

Senator Dolan submitted the following report: The standing committee on Finance, to which was referred S. B. No. 357- Senator Dolan having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Hottinger, Eklund, Lehner, Gavarone, Kunze, Sykes. YES - 13: JAY HOTTINGER, PEGGY LEHNER, SEAN J. O'BRIEN, BOB PETERSON, STEVE WILSON, NICKIE J. ANTONIO, DAVE BURKE, THERESA GAVARONE, STEPHANIE KUNZE, , , JOHN EKLUND, ROB MCCOLLEY NO - 0.

Senator Hackett submitted the following report: The standing committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions, to which was recommitted Sub. H. B. No. 339-Representative Merrin, et. al., having had the same under consideration, re-reports it back with the following amendment and recommends its passage when so amended.

In line 113, delete “and terms of”

YES - 13: LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, ANDREW O. BRENNER, HEARCEL F. CRAIG, BOB D. HACKETT, JAY HOTTINGER, MATT DOLAN, DAVE BURKE, STEPHEN A. HUFFMAN, STEPHANIE KUNZE, STEVE WILSON, CECIL THOMAS, SANDRA R. WILLIAMS, BOB PETERSON NO - 0.

Senator Hackett submitted the following report: The standing committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions, to which was referred S. B. No. 112-Senator Eklund, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. 2182 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

YES - 9: LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, ANDREW O. BRENNER, BOB D. HACKETT, MATT DOLAN, DAVE BURKE, BOB PETERSON, STEPHEN A. HUFFMAN, STEPHANIE KUNZE, STEVE WILSON NO - 4: HEARCEL F. CRAIG, JAY HOTTINGER, CECIL THOMAS, SANDRA R. WILLIAMS

The question being, "Shall the reports of the committee be accepted?" The reports of the committee were accepted. Senator Obhof submitted the following report: The standing committee on Rules and Reference to which was referred the appointment by the Administrator of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation of: Harris, Patricia, from Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio, as the Chief Operating Officer of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for a term beginning August 10, 2020, and continuing at the pleasure of the Administrator of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. Having had the same under consideration, reports back the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to said appointment.

YES – 14: DAVE BURKE, WILLIAM P. COLEY, II, MATT DOLAN, JOHN EKLUND, JAY HOTTINGER, MATT HUFFMAN, STEPHANIE KUNZE, SEAN J. O'BRIEN, LARRY OBHOF, BOB PETERSON, CECIL THOMAS, SANDRA R. WILLIAMS, STEVE WILSON, NO – 0.

The question being, "Shall the Senate advise and consent to the appointment by the Administrator of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation?" The yeas and nays were taken and resulted – yeas 31, nays 0, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Senators Antonio Blessing Brenner Burke Coley Craig Dolan Eklund Fedor Gavarone Hackett Hoagland Hottinger Huffman, M. Huffman, S. Johnson Kunze Lehner Manning McColley O'Brien Peterson Roegner Rulli Schaffer Sykes Thomas Williams Wilson Yuko Obhof-31 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 2183

So the Senate advised and consented to said appointment.

Senator Obhof submitted the following report: The standing committee on Rules and Reference to which were referred the appointments by the Governor of: Cochran, Chauncey, from Newark, Licking County, Ohio, as a Member of the Bureau of Workers Compensation Board of Directors for a term beginning June 12, 2020, ending at the close of business June 11, 2023, replacing Chauncey A. Cochran, whose term expired. Farnsel, William, Republican, from Berkey, Lucas County, Ohio, as a Member of the Ohio Housing Finance Agency for a term beginning January 17, 2020, ending at the close of business January 31, 2025, replacing Gregory J. Arcaro, whose term expired. Griffith, Peggy, from Deerfield, Portage County, Ohio, as a Member of the Bureau of Workers Compensation Board of Directors for a term beginning June 12, 2020, ending at the close of business June 11, 2023, replacing Peggy Griffith, whose term expired. Johnson, David, from Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, as a Member of the Bureau of Workers Compensation Board of Directors for a term beginning June 12, 2020, ending at the close of business June 11, 2023, replacing David W. Johnson, whose term expired. Lisy, John, Democrat, from Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, as a Member of the Chemical Dependency Professionals Board for a term beginning March 16, 2020, ending at the close of business December 23, 2022, replacing John J. Lisy, whose term expired. Meyers, Christopher, from Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, as a Member of the Ohio Architects Board for a term beginning February 14, 2020, ending at the close of business October 2, 2024, replacing Christopher P. Meyers, whose term expired. Smail, James, from Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, as a Member of the Banking Commission for a term beginning February 6, 2020, ending at the close of business January 31, 2024, replacing James R. Smail, whose term expired. Having had the same under consideration, reports back the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to said appointments.

YES – 14: DAVE BURKE, WILLIAM P. COLEY, II, MATT DOLAN, JOHN EKLUND, JAY HOTTINGER, MATT HUFFMAN, STEPHANIE KUNZE, SEAN J. O'BRIEN, LARRY OBHOF, BOB PETERSON, CECIL 2184 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

THOMAS, SANDRA R. WILLIAMS, STEVE WILSON, KENNY YUKO NO – 0.

The question being, "Shall the Senate advise and consent to the appointments by the Governor?" The yeas and nays were taken and resulted – yeas 31, nays 0, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Senators Antonio Blessing Brenner Burke Coley Craig Dolan Eklund Fedor Gavarone Hackett Hoagland Hottinger Huffman, M. Huffman, S. Johnson Kunze Lehner Manning McColley O'Brien Peterson Roegner Rulli Schaffer Sykes Thomas Williams Wilson Yuko Obhof-31 So the Senate advised and consented to said appointments.

HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS The amendments of the House of Representatives to: Am. Sub. S. B. No. 10-Senator Wilson. Cosponsors: Senators Peterson, Uecker, Coley, Hoagland, Gavarone, Antonio, Craig, Dolan, Eklund, Hackett, Hill, Hottinger, Huffman, M., Huffman, S., Kunze, Lehner, Maharath, McColley, Obhof, O'Brien, Roegner, Rulli, Sykes, Thomas, Williams. Representatives Plummer, Leland, Crossman, Cupp, Galonski, Rogers, Smith, T., West, Lang, Grendell, Seitz, Clites, Greenspan, Hambley, Manning, G., Patton, Perales. To amend sections 319.16, 2307.382, 2921.41, 2953.32, 2953.321, 2953.36, 2953.51, 2953.54, and 5747.12 and to enact section 117.116 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 22 of H.B. 197 of the 133rd General Assembly to expand the penalties for theft in office based on the amount stolen, to include as restitution audit costs of the entity that suffered the loss, to modify various aspects of the laws regarding criminal and delinquency record sealing and expungement, to expand the list of debts toward satisfaction of which the Tax Commissioner may apply a tax refund due to a taxpayer, to expand the basis of a court's exercise of personal jurisdiction, to specify a separate standard for the issuing of warrants upon presentation of a court order, and to declare an emergency, having been informally passed, were taken up. The question being, "Shall the section, Section 7, setting forth the emergency features of the bill, stand as a part of the bill?" The yeas and nays were taken and resulted – yeas 0, nays 31, as follows: SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 2185

Those who voted in the negative were: Senators Antonio Blessing Brenner Burke Coley Craig Dolan Eklund Fedor Gavarone Hackett Hoagland Hottinger Huffman, M. Huffman, S. Johnson Kunze Lehner Manning McColley O'Brien Peterson Roegner Rulli Schaffer Sykes Thomas Williams Wilson Yuko Obhof-31 Not having received a constitutional majority, the emergency clause failed of passage. So, the Senate did not concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives. The amendments of the House of Representatives to: Sub. S. B. No. 163-Senator Kunze. Cosponsors: Senators Williams, Yuko, Schaffer, Fedor, Antonio, Johnson, Manning, Hoagland, Sykes, Maharath, Blessing, Brenner, Burke, Craig, Dolan, Eklund, Gavarone, Hackett, Hottinger, Huffman, M., Huffman, S., Lehner, McColley, Obhof, O'Brien, Peterson, Rulli, Thomas, Wilson. Representatives Green, Sheehy, Manning, G., O'Brien, Abrams, Butler, Carruthers, Crossman, DeVitis, Galonski, Ginter, Grendell, Hambley, Ingram, Lanese, Lepore-Hagan, Liston, Richardson, Riedel, Roemer, Rogers, Scherer. To amend sections 4501.21, 4503.571, 4503.68, and 4503.70 and to enact sections 4503.506, 4503.557, 4503.558, 4503.581, 4503.596, 4503.714, 4503.716, 4503.725, 4503.767, 4503.881, 4503.883, 4503.893, 4503.899, 4503.931, 4503.932, 4503.942, 4503.945, 4503.956, 4503.957, 4503.958, 4503.961, 4503.962, and 4503.963 of the Revised Code to create and amend multiple nonstandard license plates, having been informally passed, were taken up. The question being, “Shall the Senate concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives?” The yeas and nays were taken and resulted – yeas 0, nays 31, as follows:

Those who voted in the negative were: Senators Antonio Blessing Brenner Burke Coley Craig Dolan Eklund Fedor Gavarone Hackett Hoagland Hottinger Huffman, M. Huffman, S. Johnson Kunze Lehner Manning McColley O'Brien Peterson Roegner Rulli Schaffer Sykes Thomas Williams Wilson Yuko Obhof-31 So, the Senate did not concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives. 2186 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

REPORTS OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES Senator Huffman, M. submitted the following report: The committee of conference to which the matters of difference between the two houses were referred on Sub. H. B. No. 606, Representative Grendell - et al., having had the same under consideration, recommends to the respective houses as follows: The bill as passed by the Senate with the following amendments: In line 6 of the title, delete "and to declare an emergency" Delete lines 387 to 394 In line 269, delete "December 31, 2020" and insert "September 30, 2021" In line 326, delete "December 31, 2020" and insert "September 30, 2021" In line 381, delete "December 31, 2020" and insert "September 30, 2021"

Managers on the Part of the Managers on the Part of the House of Representatives Senate

/S/ RICK CARFAGNA /S/ MATT HUFFMAN RICK CARFAGNA MATT HUFFMAN

/S/ /S/ JOHN EKLUND BILL SEITZ JOHN EKLUND

/S/ /S/ RICHARD BROWN CECIL THOMAS

Senator Peterson moved that pursuant to Senate Rule No. 44, the report of the Committee of Conference on Sub. H. B. No. 606 – Representative Grendell, et al., be brought up for consideration.

The question being “Shall the motion be agreed to?” The motion was agreed to.

The question being, “Shall the report of the Committee of Conference be agreed to?” SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 2187

The yeas and nays were taken and resulted – yeas 23, nays 8, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Senators Blessing Brenner Burke Coley Dolan Eklund Gavarone Hackett Hoagland Hottinger Huffman, M. Huffman, S. Johnson Kunze Lehner Manning McColley Peterson Roegner Rulli Schaffer Wilson Obhof-23 Those who voted in the negative were: Senators Antonio Craig Fedor O'Brien Sykes Thomas Williams Yuko-8 Sykes Thomas

So the report of the Committee of Conference was agreed to.

BILLS FOR THIRD CONSIDERATION Sub. H. B. No. 8-Representatives Manchester, Galonski. Cosponsors: Representatives Lipps, Riedel, Smith, T., Seitz, Kick, Carfagna, Ginter, Russo, O'Brien, Crossman, Stein, Strahorn, Arndt, Baldridge, Blair, Blessing, Boggs, Boyd, Brent, Brown, Butler, Carruthers, Clites, Crawley, Cross, Dean, Denson, DeVitis, Edwards, Ghanbari, Green, Greenspan, Grendell, Hambley, Hicks-Hudson, Holmes, A., Hoops, Howse, Ingram, Jones, Jordan, Kelly, Koehler, Lanese, LaRe, Leland, Lepore-Hagan, Lightbody, Liston, Manning, D., Manning, G., McClain, Merrin, Miller, A., Miller, J., Miranda, Oelslager, Patterson, Patton, Perales, Plummer, Reineke, Richardson, Robinson, Roemer, Rogers, Romanchuk, Ryan, Smith, K., Sobecki, Stoltzfus, Sweeney, Sykes, Upchurch, Vitale, Weinstein, West, Wiggam, Wilkin, Zeltwanger. Senators Hottinger, Hackett, Huffman, S., Burke. To amend sections 2151.353, 5103.03, 5103.031, 5103.032, 5103.033, 5103.035, 5103.038, 5103.0313, 5103.0314, 5103.0316, 5103.0317, and 5103.31 and to repeal sections 5103.039 and 5103.0311 of the Revised Code regarding foster caregiver training, was considered the third time. The question being, "Shall the bill, Sub. H. B. No. 8, pass?" The yeas and nays were taken and resulted – yeas 31, nays 0, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Senators Antonio Blessing Brenner Burke Coley Craig Dolan Eklund Fedor Gavarone Hackett Hoagland Hottinger Huffman, M. Huffman, S. Johnson Kunze Lehner Manning McColley O'Brien Peterson Roegner Rulli Schaffer Sykes Thomas Williams 2188 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Wilson Yuko Obhof-31 So the bill passed. The question being, “Shall the title be agreed to?” Senator Burke moved to amend the title as follows: Add the names: "Senators Antonio, Blessing, Craig, Dolan, Eklund, Fedor, Gavarone, Huffman, M., Johnson, Kunze, Lehner, Manning, McColley, Obhof, O'Brien, Peterson, Roegner, Rulli, Schaffer, Sykes, Thomas, Williams, Wilson, Yuko." The question being, “Shall the motion be agreed to?” The motion was agreed to and the title so amended. Am. Sub. H. B. No. 339-Representative Merrin. Cosponsors: Representatives Baldridge, Carruthers, Ghanbari, Jones, Lanese, McClain, Roemer, Rogers, Seitz, Stein, Wiggam Senators Brenner, Hackett, Hottinger, Huffman, S. To amend sections 167.03, 1317.04, 1317.05, 1751.32, 1751.74, 1751.84, 1753.31, 3901.045, 3901.45, 3901.811, 3901.87, 3902.08, 3903.01, 3903.52, 3903.56, 3903.71, 3903.724, 3903.728, 3903.7211, 3903.74, 3904.01, 3904.16, 3905.051, 3905.14, 3905.84, 3905.85, 3905.87, 3907.15, 3909.04, 3911.24, 3913.11, 3913.40, 3915.05, 3915.053, 3915.073, 3915.13, 3916.171, 3919.14, 3922.11, 3922.14, 3923.021, 3923.04, 3923.53, 3925.09, 3927.08, 3929.04, 3930.10, 3931.03, 3931.99, 3941.46, 3951.04, 3951.06, 3951.10, 3953.14, 3956.01, 3959.01, 3960.07, 3964.19, 3999.16, 4505.11, and 4509.70 and to enact section 1.301 of the Revised Code to enact the "Insurance Code Correction Act" to make technical, corrective, and other changes to the laws governing insurance, was considered the third time. The question being, "Shall the bill, Am. Sub. H. B. No. 339, pass?" The yeas and nays were taken and resulted – yeas 31, nays 0, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Senators Antonio Blessing Brenner Burke Coley Craig Dolan Eklund Fedor Gavarone Hackett Hoagland Hottinger Huffman, M. Huffman, S. Johnson Kunze Lehner Manning McColley O'Brien Peterson Roegner Rulli Schaffer Sykes Thomas Williams Wilson Yuko Obhof-31 So the bill passed. The question being, “Shall the title be agreed to?” Senator Hackett moved to amend the title as follows: Add the names: "Senators Blessing, Coley, Craig, Eklund, Fedor, Huffman, M., Johnson, Kunze, Lehner, Peterson, Schaffer, Sykes, Thomas, Williams, Wilson." SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 2189

The question being, “Shall the motion be agreed to?” The motion was agreed to and the title so amended. H. B. No. 364-Representative Manning, G. Cosponsors: Representatives Clites, Russo, Abrams, Baldridge, Blair, Boggs, Boyd, Brent, Brown, Butler, Carfagna, Carruthers, Crawley, Cross, Crossman, Cupp, Dean, Denson, DeVitis, Fraizer, Galonski, Ghanbari, Ginter, Green, Greenspan, Hambley, Hicks-Hudson, Hillyer, Hoops, Howse, Ingram, Jones, Jordan, Keller, Kick, Lanese, Leland, Lepore-Hagan, Lightbody, Lipps, Liston, Miller, J., Miranda, O'Brien, Oelslager, Patterson, Patton, Perales, Plummer, Reineke, Richardson, Riedel, Robinson, Roemer, Rogers, Scherer, Sheehy, Skindell, Smith, K., Smith, T., Sobecki, Stein, Strahorn, Sweeney, Sykes, Weinstein, West, Wiggam, Zeltwanger Senators Huffman, S., Hackett, Burke. To enact section 5.2521 of the Revised Code to designate February 13 as "Aortic Aneurysm Awareness Day", was considered the third time. The question being, "Shall the bill, H. B. No. 364, pass?" The yeas and nays were taken and resulted – yeas 31, nays 0, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Senators Antonio Blessing Brenner Burke Coley Craig Dolan Eklund Fedor Gavarone Hackett Hoagland Hottinger Huffman, M. Huffman, S. Johnson Kunze Lehner Manning McColley O'Brien Peterson Roegner Rulli Schaffer Sykes Thomas Williams Wilson Yuko Obhof-31 So the bill passed. The question being, “Shall the title be agreed to?” Senator Manning moved to amend the title as follows: Add the names: "Senators Antonio, Blessing, Brenner, Coley, Craig, Dolan, Eklund, Fedor, Gavarone, Hottinger, Huffman, M., Johnson, Kunze, Lehner, Manning, McColley, Obhof, O'Brien, Peterson, Roegner, Rulli, Schaffer, Sykes, Thomas, Williams, Wilson, Yuko." The question being, “Shall the motion be agreed to?” The motion was agreed to and the title so amended. Sub. S. B. No. 357-Senator Dolan. Cosponsors: Senators Hottinger, Eklund, Lehner, Gavarone, Kunze, Sykes. TTo amend Section 27 of H.B. 481 of the 133rd General Assembly to provide for the distribution of some federal coronavirus relief funding to local subdivisions, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency., was considered the third time. The question being, “Shall the section, Section 6, setting forth the 2190 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 emergency features of the bill, stand as a part of the bill?”

The yeas and nays were taken and resulted – yeas 31, nays 0, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Senators Antonio Blessing Brenner Burke Coley Craig Dolan Eklund Fedor Gavarone Hackett Hoagland Hottinger Huffman, M. Huffman, S. Johnson Kunze Lehner Manning McColley O'Brien Peterson Roegner Rulli Schaffer Sykes Thomas Williams Wilson Yuko Obhof-31 So the section, Section 6, setting forth the emergency features of the bill stood as a part of the bill. The question being, "Shall the bill pass as an emergency measure?" The yeas and nays were taken and resulted – yeas 31, nays 0, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Senators Antonio Blessing Brenner Burke Coley Craig Dolan Eklund Fedor Gavarone Hackett Hoagland Hottinger Huffman, M. Huffman, S. Johnson Kunze Lehner Manning McColley O'Brien Peterson Roegner Rulli Schaffer Sykes Thomas Williams Wilson Yuko Obhof-31 So the bill having received the required constitutional majority passed as an emergency measure. The question being, “Shall the title be agreed to?” Senator Dolan moved to amend the title as follows: Add the names: "Senators Antonio, Blessing, Brenner, Burke, Coley, Craig, Fedor, Hackett, Huffman, M., Huffman, S., Johnson, Manning, Obhof, O'Brien, Peterson, Rulli, Schaffer, Thomas, Williams, Wilson, Yuko." The question being, “Shall the motion be agreed to?” The motion was agreed to and the title so amended.

MOTIONS Senator Hottinger moved that Senators absent the week of Sunday, August 30, 2020, be excused, so long as a written explanation is on file with the Clerk pursuant to Senate Rule No. 17. The question being, "Shall the motion be agreed to?" The motion was agreed to.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST CONSIDERATION OF BILLS SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 2191

The following bills were introduced and considered for the first time: S. B. No. 362 - Senator Peterson. To amend section 122.151 of the Revised Code to increase the total amount of tax credits that may be awarded to insurance companies that invest in rural business growth funds. S. B. No. 363 - Senator Hoagland. Cosponsor: Senator Coley. To amend sections 4928.143, 4928.20, 4928.231, 4928.232, 4929.01, 4929.22, and 4929.29; to enact sections 4928.201 and 4929.271; and to repeal sections 4928.21 and 4929.26 of the Revised Code to eliminate automatic enrollment in governmental electric and natural gas aggregation programs.

OFFERING OF RESOLUTIONS Pursuant to Senate Rule No. 54, the following resolutions were offered:

S. R. No. 547 - Senator Schaffer. In memory of Ronald Eugene Rosser.

S. R. No. 548 - Senators Obhof, Yuko. Recognizing the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The question being, "Shall the resolutions listed under the President's prerogative be adopted?" So the resolutions were adopted. Message from the House of Representatives Mr. President: I am directed to inform you that the House of Representatives has concurred in the Senate amendments to: Am. H. B. No. 203-Representative Lipps – et al. Am. H. B. No. 272-Representatives Oelslager, Hillyer – et al. Am. Sub. H. B. No. 341-Representative Ginter – et al.

Attest: Bradley J. Young, Clerk. 2192 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Message from the House of Representatives Mr. President: I am directed to inform you that the House of Representatives has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on matters of difference between the two houses on: Am. Sub. H. B. No. 606-Representative Grendell – et al.

Attest: Bradley J. Young, Clerk.

Message from the House of Representatives Mr. President: I am directed to inform you that the House of Representatives has refused to concur in the Senate amendments to: Am. Sub. H. B. No. 160-Representative Ingram – et al.

Attest: Bradley J. Young, Clerk.

Senator Peterson moved that the Senate insist on the Senate amendments to Am. Sub. H. B. No. 160, and ask for a committee of conference. The question being, "Shall the motion be agreed to?" The motion was agreed to.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Pursuant to Senate Rules No 19 and 20, the President of the Senate appoints Senator Theresa Gavarone to the Senate's Finance Standing Committee as a temporary replacement for Senator for the purpose of the committee's meeting on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. On the motion of Senator Peterson, the Senate recessed until 4:40 p.m. The Senate met pursuant to the recess. SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 2193

On the motion of Senator Hoagland, the Senate adjourned until Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

Attest: VINCENT L. KEERAN, Clerk.