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HEARINGS AND MEETINGS, Week of January 30, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
OHIO SENATE AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
10:45 AM, North Hearing Room
Chair: Sen. Hite: 614-466-8150
HB389 WILD ANIMAL HUNTING PRESERVE LAW (HALL D, OKEY M) To establish requirements and procedures governing propagating and hunting captive deer and to revise the law governing wild animal hunting preserves.
-Second Hearing, Opponent/Interested Party Testimony, POSSIBLE VOTE
HB276 DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURE FOR ZONING (BUCHY J, GENTILE L) To include the production from certain feedstocks of biodiesel, biomass energy, electric or heat energy, and biologically derived methane gas in the definition of "agriculture" for purposes of laws governing zoning/agricultural use valuation.
-Second Hearing, All Testimony, POSSIBLE VOTE
SB130 DOG LICENSING/DOG BREEDING KENNELS (HUGHES J, CATES G) To establish licensing requirements and standards of care for certain dog breeding kennels, dog retailers, and animal rescues for dogs.
-Fifth Hearing, All Testimony, POSSIBLE VOTE
OHIO SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
3:15 PM, North Hearing Room
Chair: Sen. Wagoner: 614-466-8060
HB20 OFFENSE OF INTIMIDATION (BURKE D) To specify that the offense of intimidation of an attorney, victim, or witness in a criminal case also applies to delinquency cases and to any attempt to influence, intimidate or hinder a witness to a criminal or delinquent act.
-Fourth Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
SB202 PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY-TRESPASSER (SEITZ B) To specify the responsibility of a possessor of real property to a trespasser.
-Fourth Hearing, All Testimony, AMENDMENTS/POSSIBLE VOTE
SSB109 ABANDONED PARCEL TRESPASSING (SCHIAVONI J) To provide that a person is not criminally or civilly liable for trespassing on certain abandoned land, blighted parcels, or similar places of public amusement if the person enters or remains on the land or parcel to beautify it.
-Fifth Hearing, All Testimony
OHIO SENATE INSURANCE, COMMERCE & LABOR COMMITTEE
4:00 PM, South Hearing Room
Chair: Sen. Bacon: 614-466-8064
HB207 OHIO COAL MINERS WEEK (BALDERSON T, LETSON T) To designate the week in which Labor Day occurs each year as "Ohio Coal Miners Week."
-Second Hearing, All Testimony, POSSIBLE VOTE
SB273 MOTOR VEHICLE SALVAGE DEALER LAW (FABER K) To permit salvage motor vehicle auctions and pools to auction and sell salvage motor vehicles to persons other than motor vehicle salvage dealers.
-First Hearing, Sponsor Testimony
HB275 RIGHT TO CURE AGREEMENT (YOUNG R, SLABY L) To allow suppliers and consumers to enter into a Right to Cure agreement.
-Second Hearing, Proponent Testimony
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