COMMITTEE: Community and Family Advancement

Committee Minutes

COMMITTEE: Community and Family Advancement

CHAIRPERSON: Representative Tim Ginter,

DATE: March14, 2018

TIME: 3:00 p.m.

ROOM: 114

Chairman Ginter called the meeting of the Community and Family Advancement Committee to order at 3:05 p.m.

The roll was taken; a quorum was present.

-Chairman Ginter asked the committee to review the minutes from the previous hearing. Hearing no objections, the minutes stood approved.

Chairman Ginter called HB 427 for its fifth hearing

-The Chair recognized Representative Young

-Rep. Young moved to accept Am 1549X2 to HB 427

-Representatives Antani and Vitale objected.

-With 9 affirmative votes and 2 negative votes, the amendment was accepted.

-Rep. Young moved to accept Am 1550 to HB 427

-Representative Antani objected.

-With 10 affirmative votes and 2 negative votes, the amendment was accepted.

-That concluded the fifth hearing on HB 427.

Chairman Ginter called HB 533 for its first hearing

-The Chair recognized Representative Pelanda.

-The Chair entertained questions from the committee (Boyd, Kent, Brenner, Ginter, Lang, Sheehy).

-That concluded the first hearing for HB 533

Chairman Ginter called HB 515 for it second hearing

-The Chair directed the committee’s attention to written testimony from Attorney General DeWine.

-With no questions from the committee, that concluded the second hearing for HB 515

Chairman Ginter called HB 535 for its second hearing

-David Corey was called to present testimony on behalf of Nancy Orel

-No questions from the committee

-Tom Clemons was called to testify

-The Chair entertained questions from the committee (Ginter, Kent, Young, Sheehy)

-The Chair called the committee’s attention to written testimony from Mellissa Arnold, Monica Hueckel, and Dennis Hetzel.

-That concluded the second hearing on HB 535

Chairman Ginter called HB 523 for its second hearing

-Sharon Harvey was called to testify

-The Chair entertained questions from the committee (Ginter, Kent)

-Corey Roscoe was called to testify

-The Chair entertained questions from the committee (Ginter)

-Vicki Deisner was called to testify

-The Chair entertained questions from the committee ( Kent)

-Colleen Dempsey was called to testify

-No questions from the committee

-The Chair called the committee’s attention to written testimony from Nicole Forsyth, Beth Sheehan, Mark Bamberger, Kyle Silvers, Jeffery Holland, and Barbara Boat.

-That concluded the second hearing on HB 523

Seeing no new business committee adjourned at 4:36 p.m.