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HEARINGS AND MEETINGS, Week of June 1, 2010
Tuesday, June 1
OHIO SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
9:00 AM, North Hearing Room
Governor's appointments:
- Timothy D. Clarke and Dawn R. Spurlock to the Recycling and Litter Prevention Advisory Council
- Thomas J. Denbow, Melissa G. Haney and Dana M. Oleskiewicz to the Ohio Water Advisory Council
- Dan Mullens to the Waterways Safety Council
- Gary Sims to the Solid Waste Management Advisory Council
- Kathy L. Smith to the Forestry Advisory Council
SCR27. GREENHOUSE GASES (GIBBS B) To urge the Congress of the United States to adopt legislation invalidating regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency related to greenhouse gases.
- Third Hearing, All Testimony, POSSIBLE VOTE
OHIO SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:00 PM, North Hearing Room
SB95. DOG CARE STANDARDS (HUGHES J) To establish licensing requirements and standards of care for certain dog breeding kennels, dog intermediaries, and animal rescues for dogs.
- Eighth Hearing, No Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
HB393. LANDOWNER DEBRIS REMOVAL (GERBERRY R) To revise the notice required to be provided by a board of township trustees to a landowner for the abatement, control, or removal of vegetation, garbage, refuse, or other debris from the owner's land.
- First Hearing, Sponsor Testimony
OHIO HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
2:00 PM, Hearing Room 116
HB464. WIND/SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES (WINBURN R) To exempt qualifying wind and solar energy facilities from property taxation for up to 20 years and to require payments in lieu of taxes on the basis of each megawatt if production capacity of such facilities.
- Sixth Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
SB232. RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES (WIDENER C) To exempt from taxation renewable energy facilities that are not financed through the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority and require a payment in lieu of taxes on the basis of each megawatt of production capacity in such facilities.
- Second Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
OHIO HOUSE FINANCE AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
3:00 PM, Hearing Room 313
HB528. VEHICLE REGISTRATION LATE FEES (PRYOR R) To exempt farm trucks and farm buses from the vehicle registration late fee, to establish a mandatory waiver of the registration late fee for vehicles used on a seasonal basis and approve course for remedial driving conducted by video.
- First Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
Wednesday, June 2
OHIO HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE
8:30 AM, Hearing Room 121
SB210. NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS (COUGHLIN K) To establish nutritional standards for certain foods and beverages sold in public and chartered nonpublic schools; to require public school students to have periodic body mass index measurements; require daily physical activity.
- Second Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
OHIO HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
9:30 AM, Hearing Room 018
HB503. OWNER LIABILITY/ANIMALS (BUBP D) Regarding the liability of owners of certain animals that are running at large.
- First Hearing, Sponsor Testimony
HB534. OHIO GRAPE INDUSTRIES COMMITTEE (NEWCOMB D) To revise the duties of the Ohio Grape Industries Committee.
- First Hearing, Sponsor Testimony
HB410. AGRICULTURAL DEER HUNTING (OKEY M) To establish an agricultural deer propagating license, an agricultural deer hunting preserve license, and corresponding requirements under the authority of the Director of Agriculture.
- Second Hearing, Proponent Testimony
OHIO HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
9:30 AM, Hearing Room 114
IF NEEDED
HB464. WIND/SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES (WINBURN R) To exempt qualifying wind and solar energy facilities from property taxation for up to 20 years and to require payments in lieu of taxes on the basis of each megawatt if production capacity of such facilities.
- Seventh Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
SB232. RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES (WIDENER C) To exempt from taxation renewable energy facilities that are not financed through the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority and require a payment in lieu of taxes on the basis of each megawatt of production capacity in such facilities.
- Third Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
OHIO HOUSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
10:00 AM, Hearing Room 116
HB521. SMALL BUSINESS WORKING CAPITAL (GOYAL J) To create the Small Business Capital Loan Program, and to declare an emergency.
- Third Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
OHIO HOUSE FINANCE AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
10:00 AM, Hearing Room 313
IF NEEDED
HB528. VEHICLE REGISTRATION LATE FEES (PRYOR R) To exempt farm trucks and farm buses from the vehicle registration late fee, to establish a mandatory waiver of the registration late fee for vehicles used on a seasonal basis and approve course for remedial driving conducted by video.
- Second Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
OHIO HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT / PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
10:00 AM, Hearing Room 115
HB531. HUNTING/SHOOTING GAME (WILLIAMS B) To eliminate the prohibition against hunting or shooting game within one-half mile of a township park.
- First Hearing, Sponsor Testimony
HB492. DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY TAX COLLECTORS (COLEY W) To remove the minimum population criterion governing which counties may employ delinquent real property tax collectors, thereby allowing counties with populations below 200,000 to employ collectors.
- Second Hearing, All Testimony
HB471. DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PROGRAM TRANSFERS (CHANDLER K) To permit townships, counties, and combinations of townships, counties, and municipal corporations to establish transfer of development rights programs.
- Second Hearing, All Testimony
OHIO SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
10:00 AM, North Hearing Room
HB393. LANDOWNER DEBRIS REMOVAL (GERBERRY R) To revise the notice required to be provided by a board of township trustees to a landowner for the abatement, control, or removal of vegetation, garbage, refuse, or other debris from the owner's land.
- Second Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
Thursday, June 3
OHIO HOUSE HOUSING AND URBAN REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
8:30 AM, Hearing Room 121
HB323. FORECLOSURE ACTIONS (MURRAY D) Relative to foreclosure actions and certain related nuisance abatement actions.
- Sixth Hearing, No Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
OHIO HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
9:30 AM, Hearing Room 116
IF NEEDED
HB464. WIND/SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES (WINBURN R) To exempt qualifying wind and solar energy facilities from property taxation for up to 20 years and to require payments in lieu of taxes on the basis of each megawatt if production capacity of such facilities.
- Eighth Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
SB232. RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES (WIDENER C) To exempt from taxation renewable energy facilities that are not financed through the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority and require a payment in lieu of taxes on the basis of each megawatt of production capacity in such facilities.
- Fourth Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
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