House Bill 347 Committee Activity
Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | October 6, 2015 | 1st hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rep. Robert McColley | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Rep. Tom Brinkman | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | October 13, 2015 | 2nd hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee McGrath | Institute for Justice | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Hough | Faith & Freedom Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| Mike Brickner | ACLU of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Noah Wall | FreedomWorks | Proponent | Download |
| Norman Reimer | National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | November 10, 2015 | 3rd hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association | Opponent | Download |
| David Phillips | Union County - Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Paul Dobson | Wood County - Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Mark Tierney | Hamilton County - OH | Opponent | Download |
| Joe Dangelo | Summit County - Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Tom Matuszak | Wood County - Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Bruce Pijanowski | City of Delaware, OH | Opponent | Download |
| Greg Lawson | The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions | Interested Party | Download |
| Kevin Schmidt | on behalf of U.S. Justice Action Network | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | November 17, 2015 | 4th hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Mark Schweikert | Ohio Judicial Conference | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Weinman | Ohio Fraternal Order of Police | Proponent | Download |
| Derek Siegle | Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program | Interested Party | Download |
| Derek Coehn | Center for Effective Justice - Texas Public Policy Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Supporting Document Derek Coehn | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | December 1, 2015 | 5th hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Allen | Michael K. Allen & Associates | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | December 8, 2015 | 6th hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Synenberg | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | February 23, 2016 | 7th hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | May 17, 2016 | 7th Hearing | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | November 16, 2016 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Robert McColley and Representative Tom Brinkman | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | November 29, 2016 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Schmidt | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | November 30, 2016 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association | Opponent | Download |
| John Gilchrist | Opponent | Download | |
| Gary Daniels | ACLU of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Robert Alt | The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | December 6, 2016 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | December 7, 2016 | 5th Hearing | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Robert McColley
Thomas E. Brinkman, Jr.
Cosponsors
Senators
Troy Balderson
Bill Beagle
Edna Brown
Dave Burke
William P. Coley, II
John Eklund
Keith Faber
Bob D. Hackett
Jay Hottinger
Shannon Jones
Kris Jordan
Frank LaRose
Peggy Lehner
Larry Obhof
Bob Peterson
William Seitz
Charleta B. Tavares
Cecil Thomas
Joe Uecker
Representatives
Ron Amstutz
Niraj J. Antani
John Becker
Andrew Brenner
Jonathan Dever
Mike Duffey
Stephen D. Hambley
Michael Henne
Ron Hood
J. Kyle Koehler
Sarah LaTourette
Wes Retherford
Jeffery S. Rezabek
Kristina Roegner
Mark J. Romanchuk
Kirk Schuring
Lou Terhar
Andy Thompson
A. Nino Vitale
Ron Young
Paul Zeltwanger
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