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OHIO House of Representatives JOURNAL JOURNALS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OHIO House of Representatives JOURNAL THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018 HOUSE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018 1473 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOURTH DAY Hall of the House of Representatives, Columbus, Ohio Thursday, January 25, 2018, 9:00 o'clock a.m. The House met pursuant to adjournment. Pursuant to House Rule No. 23, the Clerk called the House to order. Representative Huffman was selected to preside under the Rule. The journal of yesterday was read and approved. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEES AND BILLS FOR SECOND CONSIDERATION Representative Clyde submitted the following report: The standing committee on Government Accountability and Oversight to which was referred H. B. No. 87-Representative Roegner, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back with the following amendment and recommends its passage when so amended. RE: ADDRESS MONEY RETURNED TO STATE FROM COMMUNITY SCHOOL AUDIT Representative Blessing moved to amend the title as follows: Add the name: "Faber." Representative Smith, R. moved to amend as follows: In line 4 of the title, after "audit" insert "of the enrollment records" In line 8, after "audit" insert "of the enrollment records" In line 11, delete "finding for recovery" Delete line 12 In line 13, delete "(A) If the"; delete "resulted from an audit of" In line 14, delete "the enrollment records of the school, the funds shall be" and insert "are" Delete lines 19 through 28 The motion was agreed to and the bill so amended. LOUIS W. BLESSING III BILL REINEKE KATHLEEN CLYDE KEITH FABER TIMOTHY E. GINTER DAVE GREENSPAN 1474 HOUSE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018 BRIGID KELLY P. SCOTT LIPPS DOROTHY PELANDA RYAN SMITH MARTIN J. SWEENEY The report was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and placed on the calendar. Representative Boggs submitted the following report: The standing committee on Civil Justice to which was referred H. B. No. 407-Representatives Dever, Seitz, having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. RE: ABOLISH ESTATE BY DOWER Representative Butler moved to amend the title as follows: Add the name: "Manning." JIM BUTLER JIM HUGHES KRISTIN BOGGS RICHARD D. BROWN NICHOLAS CELEBREZZE JONATHAN DEVER TAVIA GALONSKI THERESA GAVARONE LAURA LANESE NATHAN H. MANNING JEFFERY S. REZABEK The report was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and placed on the calendar. Representative Clyde submitted the following report: The standing committee on Government Accountability and Oversight to which was referred H. B. No. 430-Representative Schaffer, having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. RE: EXPAND SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION PROPERTY Representative Blessing moved to amend the title as follows: Add the name: "Faber." LOUIS W. BLESSING III BILL REINEKE KEITH FABER TIMOTHY E. GINTER DAVE GREENSPAN P. SCOTT LIPPS DOROTHY PELANDA RYAN SMITH MARTIN J. SWEENEY The following members voted "NO" KATHLEEN CLYDE BRIGID KELLY HOUSE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018 1475 The report was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and placed on the calendar. Representative Clyde submitted the following report: The standing committee on Government Accountability and Oversight to which was referred H. B. No. 462-Representatives Schuring, West, having had the same under consideration, reports it back with the following amendment and recommends its passage when so amended. RE: REQUIRE FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES BEFORE CLOSING Representative Blessing moved to amend as follows: In line 1 of the title, delete "amend section 117.10 and to" In line 3 of the title, delete "for-profit" In line 5 of the title, after "before" insert "permanently" In line 6 of the title, after the comma insert "to terminate the provisions of this act on June 19, 2018," In line 7, delete "section 117.10 be amended and" Delete lines 9 through 64 In line 65, delete the underlined colon and insert an underlined comma In line 66, delete "(1) "Affiliated" and insert ""affiliated" In line 72, delete "for-profit" Delete lines 73 through 81 In line 83, delete "for-profit" In line 95, delete "for-profit" In line 103, delete "a" and insert "at" Delete line 107 In line 108, delete everything before the underlined semicolon and insert "until at least May 19, 2018" In line 124, delete "for-profit" In line 130, delete everything after the first period In line 131, delete "Code" and insert "Section 3727.11 of the Revised Code"; after "repealed" insert "on June 19, 2018" 1476 HOUSE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018 In line 132, delete everything after the first period Delete lines 133 through 140 In line 141, delete "Section 4." The motion was agreed to and the bill so amended. LOUIS W. BLESSING III BILL REINEKE KATHLEEN CLYDE KEITH FABER TIMOTHY E. GINTER DAVE GREENSPAN BRIGID KELLY P. SCOTT LIPPS DOROTHY PELANDA MARTIN J. SWEENEY The report was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and placed on the calendar. Message from the Senate Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has concurred in the adoption of the following joint resolution: H. J. R. No. 13 - Representative Gonzales Cosponsors: Senators Bacon, Beagle, Eklund, Gardner, Hackett, Hottinger, Huffman, Kunze, Lehner, Manning, Obhof, Oelslager, Peterson, Wilson Authorizing a joint session of the Ohio General Assembly to meet at the Fritsche Theatre in Westerville, Ohio, for the purpose of receiving a message from the Governor and calling for a committee to wait upon the Governor in anticipation of his State of the State Address. Attest: Vincent L. Keeran, Clerk. On motion of Representative Romanchuk, the House adjourned until Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 9:00 o'clock a.m. Attest: BRADLEY J. YOUNG, Clerk..
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