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Ohio Senate Journal JOURNALS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OHIO SENATE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019 1329 ONE HUNDRED TWENTIETH DAY Senate Chamber, Columbus, Ohio Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 9:00 o'clock a.m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The journal of the last legislative day was read and approved. The following guest was recognized by the Senate prior to the commencement of business: Senator Schuring recognized Kent Ring, a student from Kent State University, on his internship for the Ohio Senate. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEES Senator Kunze submitted the following report: The standing committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S. B. No. 181-Senator Coley, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Manning, Kunze, Maharath. YES - 8: STEVE WILSON, NATHAN H. MANNING, HEARCEL F. CRAIG, THERESA GAVARONE, STEPHANIE KUNZE, SANDRA R. WILLIAMS, TINA MAHARATH, ROB MCCOLLEY NO - 0. Senator Schuring submitted the following report: The standing committee on General Government and Agency Review, to which was referred Am. H. B. No. 10-Representatives Brown, Stoltzfus, et. al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back with the following amendment and recommends its passage when so amended. Co-Sponsors: Schuring. YES - 8: SEAN J. O'BRIEN, HEARCEL F. CRAIG, MICHAEL A. RULLI, LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, JOHN EKLUND, FRANK HOAGLAND, TIM SCHAFFER, KIRK SCHURING NO - 0. In line 70, delete "49" and insert "166" 1330 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019 In line 71, delete "132nd" and insert "133rd" Senator Schuring submitted the following report: The standing committee on General Government and Agency Review, to which was referred S. B. No. 194-Senator Rulli having had the same under consideration, reports back a substitute bill and recommends its passage. Co-Sponsors: Schaffer, Schuring. YES - 8: SEAN J. O'BRIEN, HEARCEL F. CRAIG, MICHAEL A. RULLI, LOUIS W. BLESSING, III, FRANK HOAGLAND, TIM SCHAFFER, KIRK SCHURING, JOHN EKLUND NO - 0. The question being, "Shall the reports of the committees be accepted?" The reports of the committees were accepted. HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS The amendments of the House of Representatives to: Sub. S. B. No. 5-Senators Kunze, Dolan. Cosponsors: Senators Huffman, M., Hottinger, Roegner, Craig, Fedor, Obhof, Coley, Gavarone, Antonio, Brenner, Burke, Eklund, Hill, Hoagland, Huffman, S., Lehner, Maharath, McColley, O'Brien, Peterson, Rulli, Schuring, Terhar, Thomas, Uecker, Williams, Wilson, Yuko. Representatives Lang, Crossman, Galonski, Rogers, Seitz, Smith, T., Abrams, Baldridge, Blair, Brent, Brown, Butler, Carfagna, Carruthers, Clites, Edwards, Ghanbari, Ginter, Green, Greenspan, Hambley, Hicks-Hudson, Jones, Jordan, Kick, Koehler, Lanese, LaRe, Manning, D., Manning, G., McClain, Miller, J., Miranda, O'Brien, Oelslager, Patterson, Patton, Plummer, Reineke, Richardson, Riedel, Roemer, Romanchuk, Russo, Sheehy, Sobecki, Stoltzfus, Swearingen, Upchurch, West, Wiggam. To amend sections 9.78, 2907.22, and 2953.25 of the Revised Code to amend the penalties for promoting prostitution, to set a uniform fee for a certificate of qualification for employment, to require licensing agencies to provide additional information on the use of certificates of qualification for employment and certificates of achievement and employability, and to create a rebuttable presumption for issuance of a certificate of qualification for employment under certain circumstances, were taken up. The question being, “Shall the Senate concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives?” SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019 1331 Senator Schuring moved that the amendments of the House of Representatives to Sub. S. B. No. 5, be informally passed and retain their place on the calendar. The question being, “Shall the motion be agreed to?” The motion was agreed to. The amendments of the House of Representatives to: Sub. S. B. No. 7-Senators Lehner, Hackett. Cosponsors: Senators McColley, Hoagland, Huffman, S., Roegner, Fedor, Maharath, Craig, Uecker, Hottinger, Kunze, Antonio, Brenner, Burke, Coley, Dolan, Eklund, Gavarone, Hill, Huffman, M., Manning, Obhof, O'Brien, Peterson, Rulli, Sykes, Terhar, Thomas, Williams, Wilson, Yuko. Representatives Perales, Miller, A., Russo, Sheehy, Abrams, Antani, Baldridge, Blair, Boggs, Brent, Brown, Butler, Callender, Carfagna, Carruthers, Cera, Clites, Crawley, Cross, Crossman, Cupp, Dean, Denson, DeVitis, Edwards, Galonski, Ghanbari, Ginter, Green, Greenspan, Hambley, Hicks-Hudson, Hillyer, Holmes, A., Hood, Hoops, Howse, Ingram, Jones, Jordan, Kick, Koehler, Lanese, Lang, LaRe, Leland, Lepore-Hagan, Lightbody, Lipps, Liston, Manning, D., Manning, G., McClain, Merrin, Miller, J., Miranda, O'Brien, Oelslager, Patterson, Patton, Plummer, Powell, Reineke, Richardson, Riedel, Roemer, Rogers, Romanchuk, Ryan, Scherer, Seitz, Smith, K., Smith, T., Sobecki, Stein, Stephens, Stoltzfus, Swearingen, Sweeney, Sykes, Upchurch, West, Wiggam. To amend sections 4743.04 and 5903.04 and to enact section 4743.041 of the Revised Code to require state occupational licensing agencies, under certain circumstances, to issue temporary licenses or certificates to members of the military and spouses who are licensed in another jurisdiction and have moved to Ohio for military duty, were taken up. The question being, “Shall the Senate concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives?” Senator Schuring moved that the amendments of the House of Representatives to Sub. S. B. No. 7, be informally passed and retain their place on the calendar. The question being, “Shall the motion be agreed to?” The motion was agreed to. OFFERING OF RESOLUTIONS Pursuant to Senate Rule No. 54, the following resolutions were offered: 1332 SENATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019 S. R. No. 403 - Senator Obhof. Honoring Saint Peter’s Parish on its One Hundred Seventy-fifth Anniversary. S. R. No. 404 - Senators Peterson, Obhof, Brenner, Craig, Eklund, Fedor, Gavarone, Hottinger, Huffman, M., Huffman, S., Johnson, Lehner, Maharath, McColley, Roegner, Rulli, Schaffer, Schuring, Wilson, Yuko. In memory of Cooper Snyder. S. R. No. 405 - Senators O'Brien, Obhof. In memory of Sergeant Thomas Cole Walker. The question being, "Shall the resolutions listed under the President's prerogative be adopted?" So the resolutions were adopted. On the motion of Senator Schuring, the Senate adjourned until Monday, November 4, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. Attest: VINCENT L. KEERAN, Clerk..
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