JOURNALS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OHIO

House

of

Representatives

JOURNAL

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Hall of the House of Representatives, Columbus, Ohio

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 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 Stephens was selected to preside under the Rule.

The journal of the previous legislative day was read and approved.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

The following bills were introduced:

H. B. No. 141 - Representatives Skindell, Upchurch.

To make appropriations related to public transportation.

H. B. No. 142 - Representatives Crawley, Brinkman.

Cosponsors: Representatives Hicks-Hudson, Boyd, West, Gross, Howse, Skindell, Lightbody, Boggs, Miller, A., Smith, M., Young, T., Brent, Russo, Kelly, Weinstein, Jarrells.

To enact sections 4723.89, 4723.90, 5120.658, and 5164.071 of the Revised Code regarding doula services and to repeal sections 4723.89, 4723.90, 5120.658, and 5164.071 of the Revised Code four years after those sections take effect, to abolish those provisions on that date.

H. B. No. 143 - Representative Hillyer.

Cosponsors: Representatives Seitz, Troy, Swearingen, Loychik.

To amend sections 122.65, 122.658, and 151.40 of the Revised Code relating to the Clean Ohio Program and to make an appropriation.

H. B. No. 144 - Representatives Kelly, Hall.

Cosponsors: Representatives Miranda, Blackshear, Lightbody, Ingram, Miller, J., Young, T., Liston, Cutrona, Jones, Kick.

To amend section 1327.70 of the Revised Code to authorize a county to implement a motor fuel quality testing program.

H. B. No. 145 - Representatives Lightbody, White.

Cosponsors: Representatives Miranda, Liston, Denson, Russo, Lipps, O'Brien, Miller, A., Weinstein, Young, T., West, Smith, M., Kelly, Boggs, Brown, Crawley, Jarrells, Upchurch, Sweeney, Brent, Robinson, Sheehy, Ingram, Sobecki.

To amend sections 5104.34 and 5104.38 of the Revised Code regarding eligibility for publicly funded child care.

H. B. No. 146 - Representatives Riedel, Manchester.

Cosponsors: Representatives Koehler, McClain, Zeltwanger, Powell, Gross, Lipps, Brinkman, Fowler Arthur, Young, B., Kick.

To amend sections 164.07, 307.022, 307.671, 307.673, 307.674, 307.696, 308.21, 351.06, 353.03, 1506.44, 1710.02, 4115.03, 4115.04, 4115.06, 5540.03, 6117.012, and 6121.061 of the Revised Code to allow political subdivisions, special districts, and state institutions of higher education to elect to apply the Prevailing Wage Law to public improvement projects.

H. B. No. 147 - Representatives Boggs, Lightbody.

Cosponsors: Representatives Leland, Blackshear, Brown, Weinstein, Lepore-Hagan, Skindell, Crawley, Troy, Miller, A., Sheehy.

To amend section 3313.666 of the Revised Code to require the Department of Education to develop a process for requesting an investigation of a school's compliance with its policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

H. B. No. 148 - Representatives Crossman, Brent.

Cosponsors: Representatives Boyd, Kelly, Sobecki, Howse, O'Brien, Brown, Weinstein, Smith, K., Sheehy, Russo, Boggs, Crawley.

To amend section 3501.11 and to enact section 5.31 of the Revised Code to designate February 21 as "Congressman John Lewis Voter Registration Day" and to require the boards of elections to promote that day to encourage voter registration.

H. B. No. 149 - Representatives Swearingen, Stewart.

Cosponsors: Representatives Bird, Carruthers, Cross, Ghanbari, Hall, John, Kick, LaRe, Lipps, Plummer, Schmidt, Young, T.

To amend sections 3501.01, 3505.03, 3505.04, and 3513.257 of the Revised Code to require certain judicial candidates to appear on the ballot with a party designation.

H. B. No. 150 - Representatives Hillyer, Leland.

Cosponsors: Representatives Seitz, Ingram, Boggs, Miller, A., Miller, J., Crawley.

To amend sections 5747.01 and 5747.10 and to enact sections 120.61, 120.62, 120.63, 120.64, 120.65, 120.66, 120.67, and 120.68 of the Revised Code to establish the Ohio Public Defender State Loan Repayment Program, to establish a task force to study Ohio's indigent defense system, and to make an appropriation.

H. B. No. 151 - Representative Jones.

Cosponsors: Representatives LaRe, Cross, Bird, Swearingen, Miller, J.

To amend sections 3302.151, 3319.111, 3319.229, 3319.26, 3319.61, 3333.048, and 3333.39 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 4 of H.B. 442 of the 133rd General Assembly to replace the Ohio Teacher Residency program with local new teacher mentorship programs beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.

H. B. No. 152 - Representatives Stewart, Ginter.

To amend section 1509.28 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing unit operation.

Said bills were considered the first time.

REPORTS OF STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEES AND BILLS FOR SECOND CONSIDERATION

Representative Russo submitted the following report:

The standing committee on Health to which was referred H. B. No. 9-Representative Koehler, et al., having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage.

RE: PROHIBIT CERTAIN SALES OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN

Representative Russo moved to amend the title as follows:

Add the names: "Holmes, Russo, Bird, Cutrona, Ginter, Gross, Lepore-Hagan, White"

P. Scott Lipps Adam Holmes

C. Allison Russo Adam C. Bird

Al Cutrona Timothy E. Ginter

Jennifer Gross Michele Lepore-Hagan

Beth Liston Susan Manchester

Phil Plummer Brian Stewart

Andrea White Tom Young

The report was agreed to.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and placed on the calendar.

Representative Russo submitted the following report:

The standing committee on Health to which was referred H. B. No. 5-Representative Manning, having had the same under consideration, reports it back and recommends its passage.

RE: MODIFY CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR LICENSING

Representative Russo moved to amend the title as follows:

Add the names: "Russo, Bird, Gross, Lepore-Hagan, White, Young, T."

P. Scott Lipps C. Allison Russo

Adam C. Bird Al Cutrona

Timothy E. Ginter Jennifer Gross

Michele Lepore-Hagan Beth Liston

Susan Manchester Phil Plummer

Brian Stewart Andrea White

Tom Young

The report was agreed to.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and placed on the calendar.

On motion of Representative Ray, the House adjourned until Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 9:00 o'clock a.m.

Attest: BRADLEY J. YOUNG,

Clerk.