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Ohio Senate Journal JOURNALS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OHIO SENATE JOURNAL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 2506 SENATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SECOND DAY Senate Chamber, Columbus, Ohio Thursday, December 17, 2020, 11:00 o'clock a.m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer was offered by Pastor Ruffin, Second Baptist Church in Medina, Ohio, 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: President Obhof recognized Ann Brubaker, Executive Assistant to the President, for her service to the Senate. President Obhof recognized Tom Hancock, Senior Legislative Aide, for his service to the Senate. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEES Senator Coley submitted the following report: The standing committee on Government Oversight and Reform, to which was referred Sub. H. B. No. 71-Representatives Scherer, Cera, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back with the following amendments and recommends its passage when so amended. Co-Sponsor: Fedor. YES - 10: FRANK HOAGLAND, HEARCEL F. CRAIG, WILLIAM P. COLEY, II, MATT HUFFMAN, THERESA GAVARONE, TERESA FEDOR, BOB PETERSON, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, CECIL THOMAS, TERRY JOHNSON NO - 0. In line 126, delete "(A)" Delete lines 130 through 133 In line 134, delete "(C)" In line 136, reinsert "advertise,"; delete "do either of the following:" In line 137, delete "(1) Advertise," In line 140, delete ";" Delete line 141 SENATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 2507 In line 142, delete "with the sale of cigarettes" In line 143, delete "(D)" Senator Coley submitted the following report: The standing committee on Government Oversight and Reform, to which was referred H. B. No. 32-Representative Stein, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Coley, Fedor. YES - 10: FRANK HOAGLAND, HEARCEL F. CRAIG, WILLIAM P. COLEY, II, MATT HUFFMAN, THERESA GAVARONE, TERESA FEDOR, BOB PETERSON, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, CECIL THOMAS, TERRY JOHNSON NO - 0. Senator Coley submitted the following report: The standing committee on Government Oversight and Reform, to which was referred Sub. H. B. No. 425-Representative Wiggam, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsor: Coley. YES - 7: FRANK HOAGLAND, WILLIAM P. COLEY, II, MATT HUFFMAN, THERESA GAVARONE, BOB PETERSON, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, TERRY JOHNSON NO - 3: HEARCEL F. CRAIG, TERESA FEDOR, CECIL THOMAS Senator Eklund submitted the following report: The standing committee on Judiciary, to which was referred Sub. H. B. No. 352-Representatives Cross, Lang, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. YES - 9: NATHAN H. MANNING, MATT HUFFMAN, ROB MCCOLLEY, PEGGY LEHNER, THERESA GAVARONE, TERESA FEDOR, JOHN EKLUND, SEAN J. O'BRIEN, CECIL THOMAS NO - 1: WILLIAM P. COLEY, II 2508 SENATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 Senator Lehner submitted the following report: The standing committee on Education, to which was referred H. B. No. 111-Representative Ingram, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Fedor, Maharath. YES - 11: LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, PEGGY LEHNER, ANDREW O. BRENNER, TERESA FEDOR, TINA MAHARATH, THERESA GAVARONE, MATT HUFFMAN, STEPHEN A. HUFFMAN, NATHAN H. MANNING, WILLIAM P. COLEY, II, VERNON SYKES NO - 0. Senator Lehner submitted the following report: The standing committee on Education, to which was referred Am. Sub. H. B. No. 231-Representative Greenspan, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Brenner, Fedor. YES - 11: PEGGY LEHNER, LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, ANDREW O. BRENNER, TERESA FEDOR, TINA MAHARATH, THERESA GAVARONE, MATT HUFFMAN, STEPHEN A. HUFFMAN, WILLIAM P. COLEY, II, VERNON SYKES, NATHAN H. MANNING NO - 0. Senator Lehner submitted the following report: The standing committee on Education, to which was referred Am. H. B. No. 409-Representative Koehler, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Brenner, Fedor. YES - 11: LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, WILLIAM P. COLEY, II, MATT HUFFMAN, NATHAN H. MANNING, PEGGY LEHNER, ANDREW O. BRENNER, TERESA FEDOR, THERESA GAVARONE, STEPHEN A. HUFFMAN, TINA MAHARATH, VERNON SYKES NO - 0. SENATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 2509 Senator Lehner submitted the following report: The standing committee on Education, to which was referred H. B. No. 436-Representative Baldridge, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Brenner, Fedor. YES - 11: PEGGY LEHNER, LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, WILLIAM P. COLEY, II, ANDREW O. BRENNER, TERESA FEDOR, VERNON SYKES, TINA MAHARATH, THERESA GAVARONE, MATT HUFFMAN, STEPHEN A. HUFFMAN, NATHAN H. MANNING NO - 0. Senator McColley submitted the following report: The standing committee on Transportation, Commerce and Workforce, to which was referred Sub. H. B. No. 253-Representatives Manning, D., O'Brien, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. YES - 8: ROB MCCOLLEY, FRANK HOAGLAND, NATHAN H. MANNING, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, MICHAEL A. RULLI, STEPHANIE KUNZE, JAY HOTTINGER, TERRY JOHNSON NO - 3: NICKIE J. ANTONIO, TINA MAHARATH, VERNON SYKES Senator McColley submitted the following report: The standing committee on Transportation, Commerce and Workforce, to which was referred Sub. H. B. No. 263-Representative Koehler, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. YES - 10: ROB MCCOLLEY, FRANK HOAGLAND, TERRY JOHNSON, JAY HOTTINGER, MICHAEL A. RULLI, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, NATHAN H. MANNING, VERNON SYKES, TINA MAHARATH, NICKIE J. ANTONIO NO - 1: STEPHANIE KUNZE 2510 SENATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 Senator McColley submitted the following report: The standing committee on Transportation, Commerce and Workforce, to which was referred Sub. H. B. No. 442-Representatives Roemer, West, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. YES - 11: ROB MCCOLLEY, FRANK HOAGLAND, NICKIE J. ANTONIO, TINA MAHARATH, VERNON SYKES, NATHAN H. MANNING, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, STEPHANIE KUNZE, TERRY JOHNSON, JAY HOTTINGER, MICHAEL A. RULLI NO - 0. Senator Roegner submitted the following report: The standing committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Am. Sub. H. B. No. 609-Representative West, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Schuring, Roegner. YES - 10: NATHAN H. MANNING, NICKIE J. ANTONIO, BOB D. HACKETT, KIRK SCHURING, JOHN EKLUND, LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, KRISTINA D. ROEGNER, STEVE WILSON, VERNON SYKES, TIM SCHAFFER NO - 0. Senator Schuring submitted the following report: The standing committee on General Government and Agency Review, to which was referred Sub. H. B. No. 308-Representative Patton, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Schuring, Hoagland. YES - 9: KIRK SCHURING, VERNON SYKES, HEARCEL F. CRAIG, LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, FRANK HOAGLAND, TIM SCHAFFER, MICHAEL A. RULLI, SEAN J. O'BRIEN, JOHN EKLUND NO - 0. SENATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 2511 Senator Schuring submitted the following report: The standing committee on General Government and Agency Review, to which was referred S. B. No. 314-Senator Brenner having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. YES - 9: HEARCEL F. CRAIG, SEAN J. O'BRIEN, KIRK SCHURING, MICHAEL A. RULLI, LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, TIM SCHAFFER, FRANK HOAGLAND, JOHN EKLUND, VERNON SYKES NO - 0. Senator Schuring submitted the following report: The standing committee on General Government and Agency Review, to which was referred H. B. No. 473-Representative Smith, T., et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Schuring, Hoagland, Schaffer. YES - 9: HEARCEL F. CRAIG, SEAN J. O'BRIEN, KIRK SCHURING, MICHAEL A. RULLI, LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, TIM SCHAFFER, FRANK HOAGLAND, JOHN EKLUND, VERNON SYKES NO - 0. Senator Schuring submitted the following report: The standing committee on General Government and Agency Review, to which was referred Am. Sub. H. B. No. 673-Representative Roemer, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Schuring, Sykes. YES - 9: HEARCEL F. CRAIG, SEAN J. O'BRIEN, KIRK SCHURING, MICHAEL A. RULLI, LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, TIM SCHAFFER, FRANK HOAGLAND, JOHN EKLUND, VERNON SYKES NO - 0. The question being, "Shall the reports of the committee be accepted?" The reports of the committee were accepted. 2512 SENATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 Senator Obhof submitted the following report: The standing committee on Rules and Reference to which were referred the appointments by the Governor of: Amstutz, Leah, from Richwood, Union County, Ohio, as a Member of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission for a term beginning November 9, 2020, ending at the close of business September 20, 2023, replacing Leah R. Amstutz, whose
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