House Bill 49 Committee Activity
Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | March 1, 2023 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ferguson | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Tim Barhorst | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | March 15, 2023 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Overton, M.D., Ph.D. | America First Policy Institute | Proponent | Download |
| Daneya Esgar | Colorado House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Ilaria Santangelo | PatientRightsAdvocate.org | Proponent | Download |
| Drew White | Proponent | Download | |
| Christin E. Deacon | NJ State & School Employee Health Benefit Program | Proponent | Download |
| Charlotte Rudolph | Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Holly Pendel | Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage | Proponent | Download |
| Hadley Heath Manning | Independent Women's Voice | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | March 22, 2023 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | March 29, 2023 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH Hospital Association & OH Children's Hospital Association | Opponent | Download | |
| Dan Kutchel | Capio Partners | Interested Party | Download |
| Lora Miller | OH Receivables Management Association | Interested Party | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business and Economic Opportunity | September 20, 2023 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Ron Ferguson | Ohio Senate | Sponsor | Download |
| Representative Tim Barhorst | Ohio Senate | Sponsor | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business and Economic Opportunity | September 26, 2023 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Neville | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Cameron Garczyk | Nation Federation of Independent Businesses | Proponent | Download |
| Ilaria Santangelo | PatientRightsAdvocate.org | Proponent | Download |
| Kevin Morra | Power to the Patients | Proponent | Download |
| Christin Deacon | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business and Economic Opportunity | April 9, 2024 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business and Economic Opportunity | June 12, 2024 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Dougherty | American Diabetes Association | Proponent | Download |
| Ohio Hospital Association and Ohio Children's Hospital Association | Ohio Hosptial Assocation and Ohio Children's Hosptial Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Wesley Wolfe | Cleveland Clinic | Interested Party | Download |
| Meredith Craig | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Interested Party | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Ron Ferguson
Tim Barhorst
Cosponsors
Senators
Jerry C. Cirino
Matt Dolan
Stephen A. Huffman
Terry Johnson
George F. Lang
Bill Reineke
Kirk Schuring
Representatives
Munira Abdullahi
Adam C. Bird
Sean P. Brennan
Juanita O. Brent
Darnell T. Brewer
Richard D. Brown
Jamie Callender
Sara P. Carruthers
Thaddeus J. Claggett
Gary Click
Rodney Creech
Bill Dean
Richard Dell'Aquila
Steve Demetriou
Sedrick Denson
Dave Dobos
Elliot Forhan
Sarah Fowler Arthur
Jennifer Gross
Thomas Hall
Adam Holmes
Dani Isaacsohn
Dontavius L. Jarrells
Marilyn John
Mark Johnson
Don Jones
Kris Jordan
Darrell Kick
Angela N. King
Roy Klopfenstein
Brian Lampton
Beth Lear
Brian Lorenz
Adam Mathews
Riordan T. McClain
Derek Merrin
Adam C. Miller
Joseph A. Miller, III
Melanie Miller
Jessica E. Miranda
Bob Peterson
Phil Plummer
Jena Powell
Elgin Rogers, Jr.
Dick Stein
Brian Stewart
Reggie Stoltzfus
Bride Rose Sweeney
Terrence Upchurch
Scott Wiggam
Josh Williams
Bernard Willis
Tom Young
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