January 28, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources - Sen. Cliff Hite (R Findlay)

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1 January 28, 2011 SENATE ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, CHAIRS This week Senate President Tom Niehaus (R-New Richmond) announced the chamber's committee assignments and chairs, as well as the changed structure of two committees: Senate Finance & Financial Institutions has been split into two committees, and the Agriculture and Environment & Natural Resources committees were combined into one. The following were named committee chairs: Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources - Sen. Cliff Hite (R Findlay) Education - Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) Energy and Public Utilities - Sen. David T. Daniels (R Greenfield) Finance - Sen. Chris Widener (R - Springfield) Financial Institutions Sen. Jim Hughes (R Columbus) Government Oversight and Reform - Sen. Bill Seitz (R - Cincinnati) Health, Human Services and Aging - Sen. Scott Oelslager (R North Canton) Highways and Transportation - Sen. Tom Patton (R - Strongsville) Insurance, Commerce and Labor - Sen. Kevin Bacon (R Minerva Park) Judiciary - Civil Justice - Sen. Mark Wagoner (R - Toledo) Judiciary - Criminal Justice - Sen. Grendell (R - Chesterland) Rules and Reference Senate President Thomas E. Niehaus (R New Richmond) State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs - Sen. Kris Jordan (R - Powell) 1

2 Ways and Means and Economic Development - Sen. Tim Schaffer (R - Lancaster) For a complete roster of committee members, please see the attached document. HOUSE COMMITTEE TEES UP JOBSOHIO BILL FOR FLOOR VOTE As reported in Gongwer For the second day in a row, House committee members split along party lines over a bill to implement Gov. John Kasich's plan to privatize the Department of Development, with Republicans beating back Democrats' attempts to require greater public disclosure. A divided House Finance & Appropriations Committee on Thursday advanced the proposal (HB 1) to create JobsOhio, a private, non-profit corporation that would assist DOD with economic development efforts. Although the House State Government & Elections Committee reported the measure Wednesday, the Finance Committee also weighed in since the bill contains a $1 million appropriation to DOD. Office of Budget & Management Director Tim Keen said the spending would be offset by reductions to existing DOD appropriations. The measure was set for a House floor vote on Tuesday, Feb. 1. BILL INTRODUCTIONS HB 25 ANIMAL CRUELTY (Combs) To revise the penalties and sentencing provisions regarding violations of the cruelty to animals statutes, to include the protection of companion animals in temporary protection orders, domestic violence protection orders, anti-stalking protection orders, and related protection orders, and to remove pit bulls from the definition of "vicious dog" in state law. Am. & En , , , , , , , , and ; and HB 40 TURNPIKE COMMISSION (Damschroder) To make the Ohio Turnpike Commission responsible for major maintenance and repair and replacement of grade separations at intersections of any turnpike project with county and township roads. En HB 49 COURT FEES (Combs) To require that certain fees and costs paid by parties in a municipal court that is not a county-operated municipal court and that appoints counsel for indigent defendants in a manner other than that provided in section of the Revised Code be transmitted to the treasurer of the municipal corporation and used to pay the compensation of counsel appointed to represent indigent defendants. Am , 2937 COMMITTEE SCHEDULE Tuesday, February 1 House Session, (Chr. Batchelder, ), House Chamber, 11:00 am Senate Session, (Chr. Niehaus, ), Senate Chamber, 1:30 pm House Local Government, (Chr. Blair, ), Rm. 121, 1:30 pm 2

3 Testimony from Ohio Township Association, Ohio Municipal League, County Commissioners Association of Ohio and Ohio Society of CPAs House State Government & Elections, (Chr. Mecklenborg, ), Rm. 116, 1:30 pm HB 2 PERFORMANCE BUDGETING (Snitchler) To require performance budgeting by most state agencies and to require performance audits of those agencies --5th Hearing-All testimony- Possible amendments, substitute & vote House Judiciary & Ethics, (Chr. Bubp, ), Rm. 122, 4:00 pm HB 5 COURT FEES (Huffman) To provide consolidated references to Revised Code sections that establish cost and fees, other than attorney fees, in the courts of record of this state. --2nd Hearing-All testimony-possible amendments, substitute & vote HJR 1 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS (Huffman) To change the age at and after which a person may not be elected or appointed to a judicial office and to eliminate the authority of the General Assembly to establish courts of conciliation and to reappoint a Supreme Court commission. --2nd Hearing- Proponent HB 22 ANIMAL LIABILITY (Bubp) Regarding the liability of owners of certain animals that are running at large. --1st Hearing-Sponsor Wednesday, February 2 House Criminal Justice, (Chr. Slaby, ), Rm. 114, 9:00 am HB 14 VICIOUS DOG (Sears) To remove pits bulls from the definition of "vicious dog" in state law. --1st Hearing-Sponsor HB 25 ANIMAL CRUELTY (Combs) To revise the penalties and sentencing provisions regarding violations of the cruelty to animals statutes, to include the protection of companion animals in temporary protection orders, domestic violence protection orders, anti-stalking protection orders, and related protection orders, and to remove pit bulls from the definition of "vicious dog" in state law. --1st Hearing-Sponsor-Possible substitute Senate Session, (Chr. Niehaus, ), Senate Chamber, 1:30 pm House Session, (Chr. Batchelder, ), House Chamber, 1:30 pm House Ways & Means, (Chr. Stautberg, ), Rm. 114, 3:30 pm HB 3 ESTATE TAX (Grossman) To repeal the estate tax for the estates of individuals dying on or after January 1, nd Hearing-Proponent HB 18 BUSINESS TAX CREDIT (Baker) To authorize a nonrefundable tax credit for a business that increases payroll and expands into a vacant facility. --2nd Hearing-Proponent Thursday, February 3 House Economic & Small Business Development, (Chr. Baker, ), Rm. 121, 9:00 am) Continuation of stakeholder presentations 3

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