Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
May 14, 2025, 2:30 PM
Meetings Meeting Notice and Agenda Upload Testimony ? Testimony will be accepted until 24 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the meeting.| Document | Description | Download |
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| minutes from 2025-05-13 | Download |
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| Am. Sub. H. B. No. 96 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Meloy | Ohio Deflection Association | Proponent | Download |
| Tom Fallon | Ohio Task Force Commanders Association/ODA | Proponent | Download |
| Scott Duff | Project FORT | Proponent | Download |
| Gary Winzenread | Cordata Healthcare Innovations, Inc. | Proponent | Download |
| Robert Sexton | Sportsmen's Alliance | Proponent | Download |
| Stephen Jacquemin | Grand Lake St Marys Restoration Commission | Proponent | Download |
| Theresa Dirksen | Mercer County | Proponent | Download |
| Bob Midden | Center for Great Lakes and Watershed Studies, Bowling Green State University | Proponent | Download |
| Jon Dagenbach | Ohio Deputy Registrars Association | Proponent | Download |
| Timothy Elliott | Ohio Deputy Registrar Association | Proponent | Download |
| Tadd Nicholson | Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association | Proponent | Download |
| Regis Sherry | Ohio Ethanol Producers Association | Proponent | Download |
| Eric McCrum | Sheetz | Proponent | Download |
| Hope Taft | Ohio Scenic Rivers Association | Proponent | Download |
| Mick Yinger | First Responder's Bridge | Proponent | Download |
| Garyn Angel | Farm-Ed | Proponent | Download |
| Sunny Cummings | Miami Trace Elementary School | Proponent | Download |
| Suzanne Boedeker | Miami Trace Elementary School | Proponent | Download |
| Mark Dilley | MAD Scientist Associates | Proponent | Download |
| Stephen Hightower II | Hightowers Petroleum | Proponent | Download |
| Tony Fiore | Ohio Aviation Association | Proponent | Download |
| Dr. Brianna Jordan Locaputo, DVM, MS | The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine - Farm Animal Medicine and Surgery | Proponent | Download |
| Sarah Hippensteel Hall | Miami Conservancy District | Opponent | Download |
| Eric Oberg | Rails to Trails Conservancy | Opponent | Download |
| Dara Adkison | TransOhio | Opponent | Download |
| Branden Meyer & Olivia Parkinson | Ohio Clerk of Courts Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Jim Samuel | Ohio Water Partnership | Interested Party | Download |
| Mike Pniewski, P.E., P.S. | Lucas County Engineer | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Floun'say Caver | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority | Interested Party | Download |
| Andrew Aeillo | Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority | Interested Party | Download |
| Dawn Distler | Akron METRO | Interested Party | Download |
| Jeff Duling | Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative | Interested Party | Download |
| Samantha Steiner | Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts | Interested Party | Download |
| Stephanie Kromer | Ohio Oil & Gas Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Scott Higgins | Ohio Dairy Producers Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Evan Callicoat | Ohio Farm Bureau Federation | Interested Party | Download |
| Jordan Hoewischer | Ohio Farm Bureau Federation | Interested Party | Download |
| Leigh Ann Miller | Grange Insurance Audubon Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Jason Wrather | Grange Insurance | Interested Party | Download |
| Chris McGovern | Environmental Remediation Contractor | Interested Party | Download |
| Evan Erickson | Ducks Unlimited | Interested Party | Download |
| Connor Kaeb | GROWMARK, Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Greg Kesterman | Association of Ohio Health Commissioners | Interested Party | Download |
| John Seryak | Ohio Manufacturers' Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Rick Hoffman | Nature Center Association of Caesar Creek | Interested Party | Download |
| Chuck DeJonckheere | Ohio Environmental Health Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Matt Misicka | Ohio Conservation Federation | Interested Party | Download |
| Paul Brooks | League of Ohio Sportsmen | Interested Party | Download |
| Jay Peterson | League of Ohio Sportsmen | Interested Party | Download |
| Kirsti Mouncey | Collaborative to End Human Trafficking | Interested Party | Download |
| Zach Querry | Critical Response Group | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Justin Benoit | OH CARES | Interested Party | Download |
| Tim Lewis | American Heart Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Woody Woodward | Ohio Parks and Recreation Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Gail Hesse | National Wildlife Federation | Interested Party | Download |
| Ron Gorley | Friends of the Little Miami State Park | Interested Party | Download |
| Dustin E. Lindley | Backcountry Hunters & Anglers | Interested Party | Download |
| Larry Fletcher | Shores & Islands Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Gordon Gatien | Ohio Public Employees Retirement System | Interested Party | Download |
| Mike Rex | Citizen of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Chris Winslow, Director | OSU CFAES Sea Grant and Stone Lab | Interested Party | Download |
| Matthew V. Fisher | Lake Erie Foundation | Interested Party | Download |
| Brian Miller | Pheasants Forever | Interested Party | Download |
| Jerry Weingart | Buckeye Big Buck Club | Interested Party | Download |
| Mary Turocy | The Nature Conservancy | Interested Party | Download |
| John Esterly | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen | Interested Party | Download |
| Lauren Kinsman-Costello | Kent State University | Interested Party | Download |
| John Sarver | Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy | Proponent | Download |
| Thomas R. Hays | Northwest Ohio Aggregation Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| Dr. Paul Mechling | Citizen of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Dustin Wickersham | Indian Lake Watershed Project | Proponent | Download |
| Catherine Knoop | Citizen of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Erin Finley | Citizen of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Barbara Andreas | Retired Professor, Kent State University | Proponent | Download |
| Jennifer L. Windus | Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves Association | Proponent | Download |
| Beth Kotwis Carmichael | Trumbull County Tourism Bureau | Proponent | Download |
| Keely Davidson-Bennett | Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. | Proponent | Download |
| hope taft | OSRA | Proponent | Download |
| Dallas Gerber | Growth Energy | Proponent | Download |
| Vince Messerly | Stream & Wetlands Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Mary Alice Kuhn, President | Ohio Horseman's Council | Proponent | Download |
| Daniel Donoghue | Columbiana and Mahoning County Federation of Sportsmans Clubs | Proponent | Download |
| Shawn Aiken | Verdantas | Proponent | Download |
| Kelly McClaskey | Miami Trace Elementary School | Proponent | Download |
| Jackie Trimble | Miami Trace Elementary School | Proponent | Download |
| Deidre R. Petrosky | City of Cortland | Proponent | Download |
| Jakob Boehler | Citizen of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Rachel Kubic | Community Volunteer | Opponent | Download |
| Monica Hurst | Community Volunteer | Opponent | Download |
| Mimi Feldmann-DeMello | Resource Environmental Solutions | Opponent | Download |
| Brewster Rhoads | Ohio River Way | Interested Party | Download |
| Karen Hesser | Five Rivers MetroParks | Interested Party | Download |
| Jason Warner | Greater Ohio Policy Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Karen Raymore | Hocking Hills Tourism Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Michael Fornataro | Buckeye Lake Region Corporation | Interested Party | Download |
| Marc Hanneman | Sam Wharram Nature Club | Interested Party | Download |
| Michelle Burke | Ohio Marine Trades Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Rich Cochran | Western Reserve Land Conservancy | Interested Party | Download |
| Terry Burton | Ohio Association of Election Officials | Interested Party | Download |
| Peter Bucher | Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund | Interested Party | Download |
| Beck Swab, PhD | Holden Forests and Gardens | Interested Party | Download |
| Cheryl Day | Ohio Pork Council | Interested Party | Download |
| Rich Milleson | STILLWATER WATERSHED PARTNERS | Interested Party | Download |
| Aaron Hood | State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Linda Allen | SATH Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Linda Allen | SATH's KAMP Dovetail | Interested Party | Download |
| Jonathan Hofstetter | County Commissioners Association of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Richard Bingham | Village of Whitehouse | Interested Party | Download |
| Stephen L. Walker | Ohio Trails Partnership | Interested Party | Download |
| Tom Butch | Ohio Scenic Rivers Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Andy Swaim | Ohio Chemistry Technology Council | Interested Party | Download |
| Kirt Conrad | SARTA | Interested Party | Download |
| Brandon Kern | Ohio Soybean Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Marnie Urso | Audubon Great Lakes | Interested Party | Download |
| Richard Stensrud | School Employees Retirement System of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Rob Krain | Black Swamp Conservancy | Interested Party | Download |