Finance Committee
May 27, 2025, 9:00 AM
Meetings Meeting Notice and Agenda Upload Testimony ? Testimony will be accepted until 24 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the meeting.If you plan to testify in person for Finance committee between 5/27 and 5/30, you must submit your testimony before Friday, 5/23 at 5PM. Any testimony submitted after this will be considered written only.
| Document | Description | Download |
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| minutes from 2025-04-09 | Download |
| Agenda Item | Status | Fiscal Notes | Analysis | |
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| S. B. No. 12 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Steve Wilson | Sponsor | Download |
| Agenda Item | Status | Fiscal Notes | Analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am. Sub. H. B. No. 96 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Burke | Ohio Pharmacists Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Brittany Boulton | Groundwork Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Elizabeth Muckley | Ohio Optometric Association | Proponent | Download |
| Emily Whitehead | Westerville City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| John Esterly | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen | Interested Party | Download |
| Susan Lewis Kaylor | President and CEO of St. Vincent Family Services | Interested Party | Download |
| Tony Rett | Interested Party | Download | |
| John Espy and Mike Broadwater | Loveland City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Evan Callicoat | Ohio Farm Bureau Federation | Interested Party | Download |
| Jordan Hoewischer | Ohio Farm Bureau Federation | Interested Party | Download |
| Billie Jo Belcher | Lorain County Prosecutor's Office | Interested Party | Download |
| Claudia | Minford Local School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Joshua L. Wasson | Bellefontaine City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Jason Warner | Greater Ohio Policy Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Aaron Clapper | Greater Ohio Policy Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Michael Broadwater | Loveland City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Beth Wilson-Fish | OAGC, Orange City Schools, Shaker heights City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Chad Aldis | Thomas B. Fordham Institute | Interested Party | Download |
| John Rose | Union Scioto Local School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Jane McFeely | Westerville City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| PHILIP RICHTER | OHIO ELECTIONS COMMISSION | Interested Party | Download |
| Brody french | Westerville city schools | Opponent | Download |
| Christine Pitcock | Bedforc City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Marian Armstrong | Bedford City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Richard Smith | S.U.C.C.E.S.S for Autism | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Lynette Scotese-Wojtilla | S.U.C.C.E.S.S for Autism | Interested Party | Download |
| Lisa Welsh | S.U.C.C.E.S.S for Autism | Interested Party | Download |
| Jay Smith & Michelle Francis | Ohio Library Council | Interested Party | Download |
| Martha Sweterlitsch | Westerville Education Foundation | Interested Party | Download |
| Jordan Michael | Eastern Local School District (Brown County, Ohio) | Opponent | Download |
| Matt Fisher | Lake Erie Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Austin Hill | The Refuge | Proponent | Download |
| Elizabeth Muether | MERCER COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY | Interested Party | Download |
| Jessica Parks | Necco | Interested Party | Download |
| Julie Erwin | New Philadelphia City School District | Opponent | Download |
| Maryam Kiefer | United Way of Greater Cleveland | Interested Party | Download |
| Chris May | Mansfield/Richland County Public Library | Interested Party | Download |
| Anna Goure | Opponent | Download | |
| Denise Reading | Future Plans | Interested Party | Download |
| Terri Bennett | Future Plans | Interested Party | Download |
| Haley Thompson | Ashtabula Career Tech | Interested Party | Download |
| Matthew Louanglath | Electrical Training Academy | Interested Party | Download |
| Brock Brewster | Western Local School District | Interested Party | Download |
| julio valladares | Newark City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Chris Winslow | Ohio State University (Ohio Sea Grant/Stone Lab) | Proponent | Download |
| Joree Novotny | Ohio Association of Foodbanks | Interested Party | Download |
| Brewster Rhoads | Ohio River Way | Interested Party | Download |
| Luke Russell | NAMI Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| J. Scott Gooding II | Big Walnut Local School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Deborah Cooper | N/A | Interested Party | Download |
| Branden Meyer | Ohio Clerk of Courts Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Bryan Stubbs | Cleveland Water Alliance | Interested Party | Download |
| Joel Kurzman | National Community Pharmacists Association | Proponent | Download |
| Shari A Anderson | Marysville Exempted Village School | Proponent | Download |
| Beth Freeman | New Carlisle Public Library | Interested Party | Download |
| Lesa Deter | HILLSDALE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Opponent | Download |
| Maria Foschia and Ashley Davis | Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry | Interested Party | Download |
| Andy Swaim | Ohio Chemistry Technology Council | Interested Party | Download |
| Kelly Frindt | Rocky River City School District | Opponent | Download |
| Julianne Hensel | Opponent | Download | |
| Lauren Hagan | Columbus Metropolitan Library | Interested Party | Download |
| Leah Werner | CSH | Interested Party | Download |
| Katie Kelly | PRE4CLE | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. William Kuehnle | Catholic Conference of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Tom Goodney | ESC of Central Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Jordan Ballinger | Disability Rights Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Paula Brehm-Heeger | Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library | Interested Party | Download |
| Adrienne Fernandez | Lupus Foundation of America, Greater Ohio Chapter | Interested Party | Download |
| Suzanne Tierney | Lupus Foundation of America, Greater Ohio Chapter | Interested Party | Download |
| Ryan Miller | Habitat for Humanity of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Crystal Keaton | Workforce Board- Area 1 | Interested Party | Download |
| Anastasia Diamond-Ortiz | Lorain Public Library System | Interested Party | Download |
| Evan Erickson | Ducks Unlimited | Interested Party | Download |
| Tracy Strobel | Cuyahoga County Public Library | Interested Party | Download |
| Daniel Donoghue | Columbiana and Mahoning County Federation of Sportsmans Clubs | Interested Party | Download |
| Dave Hofer | Springfield Local Schools (Summit) | Interested Party | Download |
| Tania Menesse | Cleveland Neighborhood Progress | Interested Party | Download |
| Seth Bower | Groveport Madison Local School Board | Opponent | Download |
| Woody Woodward | Ohio Parks and Recreation Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Anne Miano | Opponent | Download | |
| Travis Gulling | Simon Kenton Council | Proponent | Download |
| Angela May Mergenthaler | Interested Party | Download | |
| Dara Adkison | TransOhio | Opponent | Download |
| Phil Cole | Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies | Proponent | Download |
| Julia Wise | Highland County Community Action Organization | Proponent | Download |
| Geraldine Donna-Evangeline Hartman | Trans Unity Coalition | Opponent | Download |
| Natalie Leek | Providence House | Proponent | Download |
| Jack Everson | County Commissioners Association of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Angela Sausser | Public Children Services Association of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Jeremy Ratcliff | Highland County Job and Family Services | Interested Party | Download |
| Maureen Willis | Ohio Consumers' Counsel | Proponent | Download |
| Carole Beaty | The Centers | Interested Party | Download |
| Brian Bailys | Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers | Interested Party | Download |
| John Schwartz | CLI Incorporated | Interested Party | Download |
| Ryan Pendleton | FSFP WorkGroup | Interested Party | Download |
| Michael Hanlon | FSFP WorkGroup | Interested Party | Download |
| Scott DiMauro | Ohio Education Association (OEA) | Interested Party | Download |
| Sarah Priestle | Hart Pharmacy | Proponent | Download |
| Jaleshia Brown | Hamilton County Youth Advisory Board | Proponent | Download |
| Elizabeth | Brown | Interested Party | Download |
| Kristyn Butler, Ph.D. | Ability Matters | Proponent | Download |
| Matt McClellan | CorJus, Inc. | Proponent | Download |
| Amy Wachob | Goodwill of Northwest Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Willie Knighten | Interested Party | Download | |
| Paul J. Soprano | United Cerebral Palsy Assoc. (UCP) of Greater Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Rickell Howard Smith | YWCA Greater Cincinnati | Interested Party | Download |
| Rev. Sarah Beach | Cincinnati Public School Parent | Opponent | Download |
| Wendy Waters-Connell | YWCA Hamilton | Interested Party | Download |
| Marie Krulewitch-Browne | Interested Party | Download | |
| Eric Morse | The Centers | Interested Party | Download |
| Dennis Grant | United Rehabilitation Services | Proponent | Download |
| Megan Wood | Ohio History Connection | Interested Party | Download |
| Junius Smith | Parents | Opponent | Download |
| Ryan Arnold | Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio, Student | Proponent | Download |
| Imani Sparks | Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio, Student | Proponent | Download |
| Aaron Ockerman | Interested Party | Download | |
| Aubrey Edens | Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio, Student | Proponent | Download |
| Anthony Podojil | Alliance for High Quality Education | Interested Party | Download |
| Scott Lomas | ReUp Education | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Angela Chapman, Ryan Cook | Columbus City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Jarrod Hartzler | Ohio Alliance for Arts Education | Interested Party | Download |
| Matt Habash | Mid-Ohio Food Collective | Interested Party | Download |
| Melissa Ferchill | Downtown Cleveland Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Abigail Drennen | Parent | Interested Party | Download |
| Rick Carfagna | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Interested Party | Download |
| Abigail Drennen | Parent | Interested Party | Download |
| David Painter | County Commissioners Association of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Teresa Fedor | Opponent | Download | |
| Sabrina Estevez | Interested Party | Download | |
| Roy J Cherry | Epilepsy Center of Northwest Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Gabriella Celeste | Ohio Lead Free Kids Coalition and Schubert Center for Child Studies | Interested Party | Download |
| Anna Stevenson | Interested Party | Download | |
| Catlin Skufca | Best Buddies in Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Matt Nolan | County Auditors Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Linda Janes | Ohio Community Corrections Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Julie DiRossi-King | Ohio Association of Community Health Centers | Interested Party | Download |
| Jonathan Lee | Signature Health | Interested Party | Download |
| Dan Atkinson | Muskingum Valley Health Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Abby Buckerfield | Parent, Delaware City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Mark Knapp | Wheelersburg Local School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Leah Evans | Homeport | Interested Party | Download |
| Shawn Lenney | GRADS Coalition | Interested Party | Download |
| Ryan Gleason | Ohio Housing Council | Interested Party | Download |
| Rachael Collyer-Rogers | Interested Party | Download | |
| Deb Bogen | Interested Party | Download | |
| Joe Charles | JLC Services | Proponent | Download |
| Molly Snodgrass | Parent in Big Walnut Local Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Christa Gould | Opponent | Download | |
| Kristen Baker | LISC | Interested Party | Download |
| Marcia A Futel | Chuck Futel & Associates | Interested Party | Download |
| Nathan Minerd | NeighborWorks Collaborative of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Susan Koller | Interested Party | Download | |
| Lisa McDuffie | YWCA of Northwest Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Amy Cissell | Interested Party | Download | |
| Jennell Vick | Cleveland Hearing and Speech | Interested Party | Download |
| Amber Holcomb | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Neal Whitman | Reynoldsburg City Schools Board of Education | Interested Party | Download |
| Daniel Yaussy | Governor's Forest Advisory Council | Proponent | Download |
| Kim Eckhart | Proponent | Download | |
| Caidyn Bearfield | Ohio Youth Advisory Board | Proponent | Download |
| Renee Murphy | Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Regis Sherry | Ohio Ethanol Producers Association | Proponent | Download |
| Monica Burks | Center for Responsible Lending | Opponent | Download |
| Connor Kaeb | GROWMARK, Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Tom Roberts | Ohio Conference of Branches of NAACP | Interested Party | Download |
| Mark Mecum | Ohio Children's Alliance | Interested Party | Download |
| Julia E Marino | Ohio State University | Proponent | Download |
| Yonnae Hobbs | Foster Action Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Josh | Jennings | Interested Party | Download |
| Tadd Nicholson | Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association | Proponent | Download |
| Bobbyjon Bauman | Ohio Valley Youth Network (Sycamore Youth Center) | Proponent | Download |
| Elizabeth Black | Interested Party | Download | |
| Barry Klein | Klein's Pharmacy | Opponent | Download |
| Ron Gorley | Friends of the Little Miami State Park | Interested Party | Download |
| Chauncey Montgomery | Community Library (Sunbury) | Interested Party | Download |
| Katherine Hunt Thomas | The Ability Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Cynthia Porter | Interested Party | Download |