Senate Bill 56 Committee Activity
Committee
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health, Human Services and Medicaid | February 21, 2017 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Peggy Lehner | The Ohio Senate | Proponent | Download |
| Senator Charleta Tavares | The Ohio Senate | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health, Human Services and Medicaid | March 7, 2017 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Sams | Ohio Academy of Family Physicians | Proponent | Download |
| Megan Testa | Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association | Proponent | Download |
| Rachel Lichten | The National Psoriasis Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Kenton Beachy | Mental Health American of Franklin County | Proponent | Download |
| Holly Pendell | National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Ohio Chapters | Proponent | Download |
| Gregory DeLorenzo (Written Only) | Proponent | Download | |
| Pam Fields (Written Only) | Arthritis Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Randy Beranek (Written Only) | National Psoriasis Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Sarah Buchanan (Written Only) | Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America | Proponent | Download |
| Brianne McFarland (Written Testimony) | Crohn's and Colitis Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Gary Dougherty (Written Testimony) | American Diabetes Association | Proponent | Download |
| Ken Fletcher (Written Testimony) | American Lung Association | Proponent | Download |
| Lisa Albany (Written Testimony) | American Academy of Dermatology Assocation | Proponent | Download |
| Jeff Stephens (Written Only) | American Cancer Society-Cancer Action Network | Proponent | Download |
| Terry Russell (Written Only) | National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Lisa Raterman (Written Only) | Ohio Bleeding Disorders Council | Proponent | Download |
| Melissa Williams (Written Only) | National Patient Advocate Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Timothy Chang (Written Only) | Ohio Dermatological Association and Ohio State Medical Association | Proponent | Download |
| Elayne Biddlestone (Written Testimony) | The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health, Human Services and Medicaid | March 13, 2018 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health, Human Services and Medicaid | May 22, 2018 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Olbricht, MD, FAAD | American Academy of Dermatology Association | Proponent | Download |
| Kenneth Fletcher | American Lung Association in Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Tim Boyd, Charlene York | National Organization for Rare Disorders | Proponent | Download |
| Kevin Daley | Ohio Association of Rheumatology | Proponent | Download |
| Gary Dougherty | American Diabetes Association | Proponent | Download |
| Jennifer Ridge, MD | Ohio Dermatological Association | Proponent | Download |
| Scott Bruun | Chronic Disease Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| Donna Guinn | National Patient Advocate Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Brian Kennedy | Alliance for Patient Access | Proponent | Download |
| Shaina Smith | U.S. Pain Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| M. Razi Rafeeq, M.D. | Toledo Allergy Society | Proponent | Download |
| Corey Greenblatt | Global Healthy Living Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health, Human Services and Medicaid | November 27, 2018 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health, Human Services and Medicaid | December 4, 2018 | 6th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Lake | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Interested Party | Download |
| Ohioans for Step Therapy Reform | 60 Advocacy Associations | Proponent | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Peggy Lehner
Charleta B. Tavares
Cosponsors
Senators
Bill Beagle
Edna Brown
Dave Burke
John Eklund
Randy Gardner
Bob D. Hackett
Frank Hoagland
Jay Hottinger
Stephanie Kunze
Frank LaRose
Gayle Manning
Sean O'Brien
Joseph Schiavoni
Michael J. Skindell
Vernon Sykes
Lou Terhar
Cecil Thomas
Joe Uecker
Sandra Williams
Steve Wilson
Kenny Yuko
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