House Bill 476 Committee Activity
Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability and Oversight | April 19, 2016 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability and Oversight | April 26, 2016 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Biegelman | Ohio Jewish Communities | Proponent | Download |
| Barry Guttman | Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Jason Wuliger | Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Rev. Juan Rivera | Proponent | Download | |
| Shaul Weisband | Proponent | Download | |
| Maddi Jackson | Proponent | Download | |
| Ed Douglas | Christians United for Israel | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability and Oversight | May 3, 2016 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulette Schroeder | Opponent | Download | |
| Benjamin G. Davis | Opponent | Download | |
| Eleanor Gottesman | Opponent | Download | |
| Terry Lodge | Opponent | Download | |
| Gary Daniels | ACLU | Opponent | Download |
| Ted Steinberg | Opponent | Download | |
| John Quigley | Opponent | Download | |
| Eric Resnick | Opponent | Download | |
| Doug Kerr | Opponent | Download | |
| Catherine Oatis | Opponent | Download | |
| John Blickenstaff | Opponent | Download | |
| Laila Sartawi-Ball | Opponent | Download | |
| Don Bryant | Opponent | Download | |
| Mark Silverberg | Opponent | Download | |
| Kandice Kader | Opponent | Download | |
| Jani Pranav | Opponent | Download | |
| Ruth Tracy | Opponent | Download | |
| Josie Setzler | Opponent | Download | |
| Connie Hammond | Opponent | Download | |
| Joel Miller | Opponent | Download | |
| Mary Yoder | Opponent | Download | |
| Thomas Hill | Opponent | Download | |
| Dusty Tyukody | Opponent | Download | |
| Pamela Beck | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Mark Silverberg | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Debra Hirshberg | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Alvin Compaan | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Emily Schornstein | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Ribhi Daoud | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Tamar Ghabin | Oberlin Students for a Free Palestine | Opponent | Download |
| Written- Marium Husain | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Rahul Saksena | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability and Oversight | May 10, 2016 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Kerr | Opponent | Download | |
| Pranav Jani | Opponent | Download | |
| John Blickenstaff | Opponent | Download | |
| Ruth Tracy | Opponent | Download | |
| Connie Hammond | Opponent | Download | |
| Joel Miller | Opponent | Download | |
| Dusty Tyukody | Opponent | Download | |
| Pamela Beck | Opponent | Download | |
| Mark Silverberg | Opponent | Download | |
| Alvin Compaan | Opponent | Download | |
| Jeffrey Crowther | Opponent | Download | |
| Reem Subei | Opponent | Download | |
| Jo Hollingsworth | Opponent | Download | |
| Kandice Kader | Opponent | Download | |
| Linda Mansour | Opponent | Download | |
| Mahmoud El-Yousseph | Opponent | Download | |
| Richard Keller | Opponent | Download | |
| Sandy Bolzenius | Opponent | Download | |
| Michael Vinson | Opponent | Download | |
| Susie Kneedler | Opponent | Download | |
| Alex Read | Opponent | Download | |
| Tia Carley | Opponent | Download | |
| Eileen Hamilton | Opponent | Download | |
| Anna Ruiz | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Jan Nespor | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Molly Brudnick | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Lucia Kalinosky | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Al-Sharif Nassef | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Jennifer Blakeney | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Rita Smith | Opponent | Download | |
| Kenneth Marcus | Proponent | Download | |
| Hany Baransi | Proponent | Download | |
| Eric Fingerhut | Proponent | Download | |
| Written- Eugene Kontorovich | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability and Oversight | May 17, 2016 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability and Oversight | May 18, 2016 | 6th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Metcalf | Treasurer's Office | Proponent | Download |
| Al-Sharif Nassef | Opponent | Download | |
| Elizabeth Hoster | Opponent | Download | |
| Written- Shawn Baker | Proponent | Download | |
| Written- Jacob Millner | Proponent | Download | |
| Written- Austin Reid | Proponent | Download | |
| Written- Joel Marcovitch | Proponent | Download | |
| Written- Michael Goldstein | Proponent | Download | |
| Written- Rick Zwelling | Proponent | Download | |
| Written-Terry Conant | Christians United for Israel | Proponent | Download |
| Written- Dayton Region Leadership | Dayton Region Israel Trade Alliance, the Dayton Development Coalition the Montgomery County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Dayton | Proponent | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | December 6, 2016 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Kirk Schuring | Ohio House of Representative | Proponent | Download |
| Deputy Treasurer Seth Metcalf | State Treasurer of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Howie Beigelman | Ohio Jewish Communities | Proponent | Download |
| Shawn Baker | Proponent | Download | |
| Hany Baransi | Proponent | Download | |
| Tyler Duvelius | Christian Coalition of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| David Goldberg | Proponent | Download | |
| Terry Conant | Christians United for Israel | Proponent | Download |
| Jennifer Gross | The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law | Proponent | Download |
| Kenneth Marcus | The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law | Proponent | Download |
| Barry Guttman (written only) | Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Jason Wulliger (written only) | Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Dayton Region Israel Trade Alliance (written only) | Dayton Region Israel Trade Alliance | Proponent | Download |
| Dayton Development Corporation, Dayton Region Israel Trade Alliance, Montgomery County (written only) | Dayton Development Corporation, Dayton Region Israel Trade Alliance, Montgomery County | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Oversight and Reform | December 7, 2016 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reid | Stand With Us | Proponent | Download |
| Jan Nespor | Opponent | Download | |
| Gary Daniels | ACLU of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Sandy Bolzenius | Opponent | Download | |
| Richard Keller | Kellerfarm Software | Opponent | Download |
| Zerqa Abid | MY Project USA | Opponent | Download |
| Amina Barhuni | Opponent | Download | |
| Jiries Issa Atrash | Opponent | Download | |
| Bonnie Awan | MOPAC | Opponent | Download |
| Pamela H. Beck | United Church of Christ Palestine-Israel Network | Opponent | Download |
| Benjamin Golsky | Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Thomas Hill | Opponent | Download | |
| Farah Chohan | Opponent | Download | |
| Connie Hammond | United Methodists for Kairos Response | Opponent | Download |
| Jeffrey Alan Crowther | Opponent | Download | |
| Tom Hayes | Foglight Films | Opponent | Download |
| Jana Al-Akhras | Opponent | Download | |
| Kareem El-Hosseiny | The American Muslims for Palestine | Opponent | Download |
| Terry J. Lodge | Free Speech Coalition of Ohio and Northwest Ohio Free Speech Alliance | Opponent | Download |
| Aghlaba Sheikh | Opponent | Download | |
| Eric Resnick | Free Speech Coalition of Ohio and Jewish Voice for Peace | Opponent | Download |
| Josie Setzler | Tiffin Area Pax Christi and Project Peace | Opponent | Download |
| Amy L. Shuster | Jewish Voice for Peace, Central Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Mary Yoder | Opponent | Download | |
| Al-Sharif Nassef | Opponent | Download | |
| Susie Kneedler | Opponent | Download | |
| AJC Cincinnati and AJC Cleveland (written only) | AJC Cincinnati and AJC Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Eleanor Gottesman (written only) | Jewish Voice for Peace, Cleveland Chapter | Opponent | Download |
| Eric Fingerhut (written only) | Hillel International | Proponent | Download |
| Abdulrahim Atassi (written only) | Opponent | Download | |
| Sumaya Hamadmad (written only) | Opponent | Download | |
| Jennifer Nimer (written only) | CAIR-OHIO | Opponent | Download |
| Marium Husain (written only) | Jewish Voice for Peace | Opponent | Download |
| John Quigley (written only) | Opponent | Download | |
| Douglas Kerr (written testimony) | Interfaith Peace Builders-Ohio; JVP-Cleveland | Opponent | Download |
| Salma Alsibai (written only) | Opponent | Download | |
| Ted Steinberg (written only) | Cleveland Jewish Voice for Peace | Interested Party | Download |
| Al-Sharif Nassef | AAI, ADC, NAAP, NNAAC, CPSC | Opponent | Download |
| Jennifer Blakeney (written only) | Opponent | Download | |
| Palestine Legal; Center for Constitutional Rights (written only) | Palestine Legal; Center for Constitutional Rights | Opponent | Download |
| Jo Hollingsworth (written only) | Opponent | Download | |
| Palestine Legal, Center for Constitutional Rights, National Lawyers Guild of Ohio (written only) | Palestine Legal, Center for Constitutional Rights, National Lawyers Guild of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Kirk Schuring
Cosponsors
Senators
Kevin Bacon
William P. Coley, II
John Eklund
Keith Faber
Bob D. Hackett
Cliff Hite
Jay Hottinger
Jim Hughes
Shannon Jones
Frank LaRose
Larry Obhof
Thomas F. Patton
Bob Peterson
William Seitz
Cecil Thomas
Joe Uecker
Sandra Williams
Representatives
Ron Amstutz
Marlene Anielski
Niraj J. Antani
John Barnes, Jr.
Kevin Boyce
Janine R. Boyd
Andrew Brenner
Tim W. Brown
Jim Buchy
Nicholas Celebrezze
Jack Cera
Hearcel F. Craig
Timothy Derickson
Jonathan Dever
Michael D. Dovilla
Denise Driehaus
Timothy E. Ginter
Wesley A. Goodman
Bill Hayes
Terry Johnson
David Leland
Ronald Maag
Jeffrey A. McClain
Derek Merrin
Rick Perales
Kristina Roegner
Mark J. Romanchuk
Clifford A. Rosenberger
Stephen Slesnick
Ryan Smith
Robert Cole Sprague
Fred Strahorn
Martin J. Sweeney
Lou Terhar
Andy Thompson
Ron Young
Paul Zeltwanger
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