House Bill 251 Committee Activity
Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Justice | June 4, 2019 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representatives Lang and Hillyer | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Justice | June 11, 2019 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ferruso | Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Justice | June 18, 2019 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audra T. Funk, Esq. | Ohio Creditors Attorneys Assn | Opponent | Download |
| Audra T. Funk, Esq. | Ohio Creditors Attorneys Assn | Opponent | Download |
| Doug Plummer | Ohio Receivables Management Assn | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Appel | Receivables Management Assn International | Opponent | Download |
| Doug Plummer | Ohio Receivables Management Assn | Opponent | Download |
| Andy Madden | ACA International | Opponent | Download |
| John Van Doorn | Ohio Association for Justice | Interested Party | Download |
| Mark Abromowitz | Ohio Association for Justice | Interested Party | Download |
| Don Boyd | Ohio Bankers League | Interested Party | Download |
| Yale Levy | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Justice | October 8, 2019 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Murphy | Ohio Receivables Management Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Yale R. Levy | National Creditors Bar Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Kimberly Klemenok | Encore Capital and its subsidiary Midland Credit Management | Opponent | Download |
| Susan D. Appel | Receivables Management Association International | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Justice | October 29, 2019 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Beirne and Lora Miller | Ohio Receivables Management Association | Proponent | Download |
| Trudy Weiss Craig | Unifund CCR, LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Susan D. Appel | Receivables Management Association International | Proponent | Download |
| Encore Capital, RMA International, Unifund CCR, LLC | Encore Capital, RMA International, Unifund CCR, LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association | Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association | Proponent | Download |
| Franci Wayland | PRA Group, Inc | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Justice | November 12, 2019 | 6th Hearing | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | January 29, 2020 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representatives George Lang & Brett Hillyer | Ohio House of Representatives | Sponsor | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | February 5, 2020 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Murphy | Ohio Receivables Management Association | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Slodov | Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association | Proponent | Download |
| Anne Marie Sferra | Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice | Proponent | Download |
| Kimberly Klemenok | Encore Managing Attorney | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | February 12, 2020 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Appel and Trudy Weiss Craig | RMAI and Unifund | Proponent | Download |
| Don Boyd | Ohio Bankers League | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | May 20, 2020 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Jones, Esq. | Chair of the Senior Lawyers Section of the Ohio State Bar Association | Proponent | Download |
| Joe Cannon, Vice President of Government Relations | Ohio Automobile Dealers Association | Proponent | Download |
| Lori Herf | The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association | Proponent | Download |
| Troy Doucet, Esq. | Ohio Lawyers of Doucet/Gerling Co., L.P.A. | Opponent | Download |
| Brian D. Flick, Esq., Ohio State Chair | National Association of Consumer Advocates | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | May 27, 2020 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale R. Levy, Legislative Liaison | Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association | Proponent | Download |
| Lora Miller, Executive Director | Ohio Receivables Management Association | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | June 10, 2020 | 6th Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | June 24, 2020 | 7th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lora Miller, Executive Director | Ohio Receivables Management Association | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | November 18, 2020 | 8th Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | December 2, 2020 | 9th Hearing | Download |
Primary Sponsors
George F. Lang
Brett Hudson Hillyer
Cosponsors
Senators
John Eklund
Representatives
John Becker
Richard D. Brown
Jim Butler
Jeffrey A. Crossman
Sedrick Denson
Mark Fraizer
Timothy E. Ginter
Doug Green
Dave Greenspan
Stephen D. Hambley
Adam Holmes
James M. Hoops
Darrell Kick
Laura Lanese
David Leland
P. Scott Lipps
Gayle Manning
Derek Merrin
Jessica E. Miranda
Scott Oelslager
Thomas F. Patton
Rick Perales
Bill Reineke
Craig S. Riedel
Bill Roemer
John M. Rogers
Mark J. Romanchuk
Gary Scherer
Bill Seitz
Michael Sheehy
J. Todd Smith
Lisa A. Sobecki
D. J. Swearingen
Scott Wiggam
Shane Wilkin
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