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The Ohio Senate continued to hear from state agencies about their budget requests. Much of the testimony only differed in how many dollars each agency would like the Senate to restore from House budget cuts.

It was clear that the Senate will be looking for additional dollars for primary and secondary education as its budget deliberations move forward. Whether those new dollars come from additional new revenues or at the expense of other line items, such as local government funds, is anyone’s guess at this point.

HB 114, the bill that attempts to overturn residency requirements voted on by the people through at least 125 charters throughout Ohio, was voted out of the House State Government Committee by a 14-2 tally. The bill would, if successful, also overturn ordinances, civil service rules and collective bargaining provisions related to employee residency requirements throughout the state.

The bill is now in the House Rules Committee, which could schedule a vote of the full House on the measure as early as next week. Now is the time to reiterate your strong opposition to this unconstitutional legislation.

HB 175 CONTRACTOR LICENSING (Buehrer) Am., En. & Rep. 307, 505, 715, 1312, 2703, 3722, 3781, 3791, 4703, 4733, 4740, 4929 & 4933. Requires statewide licensing of residential contractors, establishes a statewide uniform building code for residential buildings, establishes a process for granting variances from the statewide uniform residential building code, and makes other changes in the laws governing residential contractors and residential construction.

HB 176 ELECTED OFFICIAL RETIREMENT NOTICE (Hoops) Am. 145. Concerning the deadline for an elected official seeking re-election to file a notice of intent to retire and continue in public office.

HB 180 TOWNSHIPS FIREARM REGULATIONS (Wolpert) En. 505. Permits a township to prohibit the discharge of a firearm in designated districts in the unincorporated area of the township.

HB 181 ELECTED OFFICIAL SUSPENSIONS (Schaffer) En. 3 & 2961. Permits the Governor to suspend from office in accordance with a specified procedure any elected local official charged with a felony related to the official's administration of, or conduct in the performance of the duties of, the office and prohibits a person who is convicted of certain theft offenses, or any other felony or recent misdemeanor involving fraud, deceit, or theft, from holding a public office or position of public employment, or serving in certain unpaid volunteer positions, that involve substantial management or control of certain public or private property.

HB 182 GASOLINE THEFT (Wolpert) Am. 2913. Requires a suspension of the driver's license of a person who causes a motor vehicle to leave the premises of a retail gasoline establishment without full payment for gasoline dispensed into the motor vehicle's fuel tank or another container and declares that those sections in the Revised Code that regulate theft of gasoline in certain circumstances are general laws.

Senate/House Committee Meeting Schedule - Week of May 12, 2003

SENATE FINANCE & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, 9:30 a.m. & After session, Finance Hearing Rm., Chr. Harris, Phone: 466-8086.

HB 95 BIENNIAL BUDGET (Calvert) taxes and provides for implementation of those levies, makes operating appropriations for the biennium.

9:30 a.m.: Department of Taxation, Board of Tax Appeals, Secretary of State, Ohio Ballot Board, Elections Commission, and Inspector General.

After session: Joint Legislative Ethics Committee, Ohio EPA, Lake Erie Commission, Department of Agriculture, Ohio Agriculture Research & Development Center, and OSU Extension.

SENATE FINANCE & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, 9 a.m. & After 1:30 p.m. session, Finance Hearing Rm., Chr. Harris, Phone: 466-8086.

HB 95 BIENNIAL BUDGET (Calvert) taxes and provides for implementation of those levies, makes operating appropriations for the biennium.

9 a.m.: Department of Administrative Services and Governor’s office.

After session: Environmental Board of Review, Department of Natural Resources, Adjutant General, Ohio Veteran’s Home, veterans’ organizations, Ohio Air Quality Development Authority.

HOUSE CIVIL & COMMERCIAL LAW, 9:30 a.m., Rm. 114, Chr. Seitz, Phone: 466-8258.

HB 135 CONDOMINIUM LAW (Willamowski) Revises the Ohio Condominium Law. (3^rd Hearing - Proponent, opponent & interested party - Possible vote)

SENATE FINANCE & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, 9 a.m., Finance Hearing Rm., Chr. Harris, Phone: 466-8086.

HB 95 BIENNIAL BUDGET (Calvert) taxes and provides for implementation of those levies, makes operating appropriations for the biennium.

Budgets of the Ethics Commission and the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation.

PREDATORY LENDING STUDY COMMITTEE, 10 a.m., Rm. 018, Chr. Blasdel, Phone: 466-8022.