Terry Johnson News

COLUMBUS-State Senators Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) and Michael Rulli (R-Salem) today testified before the Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee on legislation to loosen Ohio firework restrictions, while ensuring Ohioans have the necessary information and tools to safely discharge them.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) this week provided sponsor testimony in the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee on Senate Bill 22, which provides additional legislative oversight for public health orders in response to executive actions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) today applauded the decision by American Trailer World (ATW) to invest $18 million in a new trailer manufacturing facility in Batavia Township. The facility will create 249 new jobs, generating $9.8 million in new annual payroll and will be the largest and most technologically advanced of its kind. This is in addition to ATW retaining $5.8 million in existing payroll from their location in the Village of Mount Orab.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) today announced the Senate passage of Senate Bill 22, his legislation which provides additional legislative oversight for public health orders in response to executive actions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) this week introduced and provided sponsorship testimony for Senate Bill 22, which provides legislative oversight of a Governor's public health orders.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) applauded the recent decision by Southern Ohio Communications Services, Inc. to invest $3.8 million to provide a 1 Gig optical fiber-to-the-home high-speed Internet service to over 1,300 residential and business customers covering 64 miles across southern Ohio.

COLUMBUS- Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) this week appointed Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) to serve as Chair of the Workforce and Higher Education committee. Senator Johnson was also appointed Vice Chair of the Veterans and Public Safety committee.

COLUMBUS- The Honorable Mary Katherine Huffman of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas this week administered the oath of office to State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), marking the beginning of the 134th General Assembly.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) today applauded the decision by Patter Fam Sauces to invest in new machinery and equipment in its Wheelersburg facility. The investment will help Patter Fam Sauces meet increased demand for its homemade products.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) last week was announced as the recipient of the University of Rio Grande's Jim Marshall Veteran of the Year Award. This is the fifth year of the award, which celebrates veterans who have gone above and beyond the call of duty.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) today applauded the decision by Nestl Purina PetCare Company to select Williamsburg Township as the location for its first new pet food manufacturing facility in 45 years.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) had the honor of cutting the ribbon this weekend at the grand reopening of Gahm's Market in Lucasville.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) today announced the approval of $425 million in additional CARES Act relief funds to be used for low-income Ohioans facing evictions and foreclosures, as well as for Ohio's small businesses, restaurants and bars, hospitals and non-profits, higher education institutions and arts organizations.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) announced today the signing of House Bill 272 into law by Governor Mike DeWine. House Bill 272 includes an amendment offered by Johnson prohibiting any public official from universally closing places of worship in the state of Ohio. The amendment was adopted as part of the bill without objection.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) announced the passage of House Bill 8 by the Senate yesterday, which creates greater flexibility for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) to establish foster caregiver training requirements. This would extend greater flexibility to Ohio's foster families by reducing statutory training mandates and permitting them to take up to 20% of preplacement hours online.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) today announced the Senate's unanimous passage of Senate Bill 357, providing an additional $650 million of federal CARES Act funding to local communities across Ohio for COVID-19 pandemic-related expenses.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) today announced the state's approval of over $87 million in additional funding for COVID-19-related expenses. These funds will be distributed to the Georgetown veterans home in Brown county, as well as to K-12 schools, libraries and crisis support centers across the state.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) announced today the Senate unanimously passed House Bill 164, which would require public schools to give students the same access to school facilities for the purpose of religious expression as they do to secular student groups. In addition, H.B. 164 would increase flexibility for Ohio schools in the wake of COVID-19 as they approach the 2020-21 school year.