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Senate Committees

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Judiciary	Date February 12, 2020	Status 1st Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Senator Nathan Manning	Organization Ohio Senate	Testifying As Sponsor	Document Download
Witness Senator Peggy Lehner	Organization Ohio Senate	Testifying As Sponsor	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Judiciary	Date February 19, 2020	Status 2nd Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Justice Paul Pfeifer	Organization Executive Director, Ohio Judicial Conference	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Veronica DePould	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Preston Shipp	Organization Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Eric Alexander	Organization Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Kevin Werner	Organization Ohio Justice & Policy Center	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Tyra Patterson	Organization Ohio Justice & Policy Center	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Rukiye Z. Abdul-Mutakallim	Organization CEO, President, & Founder with The Musketeer Association	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Niki Clum	Organization Office of the Ohio Public Defender	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Lynette Grace	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Candace Hudson	Organization Understand Before You Judge	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Tammy Fornier-Alsaada	Organization Juvenile Justice Coalition	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Tamara Echols	Organization Understand Before You Judge	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Jacqueline Goodsite	Organization Understand Before You Judge	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Sandra Lane	Organization Understand Before You Judge	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Vincent Lane	Organization Understand Before You Judge	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Stefanie Tengler	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Judiciary	Date June 3, 2020	Status 3rd Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Lou Tobin, Executive Director	Organization Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Jacqueline Goodsite	Organization Understand Before You Judge	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Teresa L. Cody-Hannah	Organization Resident of Summit County	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Candance Hudson, Founder	Organization Understand Before You Judge	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Gabriella Celeste, Policy Director	Organization Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University	Testifying As Interested Party	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Judiciary	Date June 24, 2020	Status 4th Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Preston Shipp, Senior Policy Counsel	Organization The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Stefanie Tengler	Organization Resident of Hamilton County	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Robert Mounts	Organization Resident of Jefferson County	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Jeff Dillon, Legislative Liaison	Organization Americans for Prosperity of Ohio	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton	Organization Ohio Conservative Juvenile Justice Network	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Dr. Camille R. Quinn, and Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work	Organization The Ohio State University	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Chris Hubbard and Kendall Lamm with Cleveland Browns	Organization Players Coalition Advocacy Initiative	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Xavier McElrath-Bey, Senior Advisor and Co-Director of Movement Building	Organization The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Eric Alexander	Organization The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Judiciary	Date September 2, 2020	Status 5th Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Jessica Combs	Organization Resident of Montgomery County and member of the Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Juergen A. Waldick	Organization Prosecuting Attorney for Allen County and President of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness John Cutler, Director of State Policy and Shakyra Diaz, Ohio State Director	Organization Alliance for Safety and Justice	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Lara Gingerich	Organization The National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Latrisha Barnett	Organization Resident of Bauxite, Arkansas and member of the National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Judiciary	Date September 16, 2020	Status 6th Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Kenza Kamal, Policy Director	Organization Juvenile Justice Coalition	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Christopher Williams	Organization Resident of Shelby County, Kentucky	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Ronald Simpson-Bey	Organization Just Leadership USA and Resident of Genesee County, Michigan	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download

House Committees

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Criminal Justice	Date November 19, 2020	Status 1st Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Senator Nathan Manning	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Senator Peggy Lehner	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Criminal Justice	Date December 3, 2020	Status 2nd Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Camille Quinn	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Eric Alexander	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Jessica Koch	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Niki Clum	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Paul Pfeifer	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Preston Shipp	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Rukiye Abdul-Mutakallim	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Sandra Lane	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Stefanie Tengler	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Tyra Patterson	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Vincent Lane	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Xavier McElrath-Bey	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Adam Nelson	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Ashunte Smith	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Candace Husdon	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Charles Stimson	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Chris Hubbard, Kendall Lamm, Justin Morrow	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Christopher Williams	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Evelyn Stratton	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Gabriella Celeste	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Jackie Goodsite	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Jason Holmes	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Jeff Dillon	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Kenza Kamal	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Kevin Werner	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Nicole Swecker	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Sajad Shakoor	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Scott Swecker	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Tamara Fornier Alsaada	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Teresa Cody Hannah	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Criminal Justice	Date December 8, 2020	Status 3rd Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Bobbi Williams	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Charles Stimson	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Chris Ferrell	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Jennifer Bishop Jenkins	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Lara Gingerich	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Linda Tucci Teodosio	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Nicole Swecker	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Niki Clum	Organization Office of the Ohio Public Defender	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Rukiye Abdul Mutakallim	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Scott Swecker	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Stefanie Tengler	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Victoria Hurd	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Kevin Werner	Organization Ohio Justice and Policy Center	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Lou Tobin	Organization Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Criminal Justice	Date December 9, 2020	Status 4th Hearing	Bill Text Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Criminal Justice	Date December 16, 2020	Status 5th Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Darryl Green	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Eugenia Wade	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Frank Offenburger	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness John Ellem	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Katharine Beutner	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Niki Clum	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness William Tony Campbell	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download

Primary Sponsors

Nathan H. Manning

Peggy Lehner

Cosponsors

REPRESENTATIVES

Erica C. Crawley

Jeffrey Crossman

Al Cutrona

Tavia Galonski

Catherine D. Ingram

George F. Lang

David Leland

Mary Lightbody

Joe Miller

Allison Russo

William Seitz

Michael Sheehy

Kent Smith

Todd Smith

Lisa Sobecki

Bride Rose Sweeney

Emilia Strong Sykes

Thomas West

SENATORS

Nickie Antonio

Louis W. Blessing, III

Dave Burke

Hearcel Craig

Matt Dolan

John Eklund

Teresa Fedor

Bob D. Hackett

Jay Hottinger

Stephen A. Huffman

Stephanie Kunze

Tina Maharath

Vernon Sykes

Cecil Thomas

Sandra R. Williams

Steve Wilson

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