Dontavius L. Jarrells News

The House was successful in passing several pieces of legislation last week to prohibit predatory towing and modernize self-storage laws.

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House Finance Committee today approved a major package of tax relief, record investments in education and support for at-risk kids in its version of the two-year state budget.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Scott Oelslager (R – North Canton) unveiled the proposed two-year state budget from the Ohio House.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Scott Oelslager (R – North Canton) announced today that the Ohio Controlling Board has approved funds to resurface a parking lot at Stark State College in North Canton, Ohio.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Scott Oelslager (R – North Canton) announced yesterday that the Ohio Controlling Board has approved funds to make improvements at Heartland Behavioral Healthcare in Massillon, Ohio.

COLUMBUS— Speaker of the House Larry Householder (R-Glenford) has announced that State Representative Scott Oelslager (R-N. Canton) was appointed Friday to serve as Chairman of the Ohio House Finance Committee for the 133^rd General Assembly.

COLUMBUS - Ohio House Finance Committee Chairman Scott Oelslager (R-N. Canton) today announced that the transportation budget will be heard in the House Finance Committee on Wednesday, February 13, 2019.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Scott Oelslager (R–North Canton) was sworn in to his first term as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives during this week’s session. He has previously served multiple terms in both the House and Senate. He represents the 48th District, which includes portions of Stark County.

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today issued a statement after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down Roe v. Wade, which established the right to access safe and legal abortion care in the United States.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) voted to approve over $60 million across several state departments to help Ohioans recover from the devastating impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic

COLUMBUS- Today, State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) issued a statement as Senate Bill (SB) 215, Republican legislation that allows Ohioans to carry hidden, loaded handguns in public without a permit, takes effect. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) announced the passage of the capital budget, House Bill (HB) 687, by the Ohio House of Representatives. The capital budget appropriates resources to state owned infrastructure, colleges, universities, and school districts as well as other community projects.

COLUMBUS – Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) voted in opposition to a bill opponents say would make schools and communities less safe and fails to address gun violence in Ohio. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jarrells (D-Columbus) announced the Ohio House’s passage of House Bill (HB) 578 yesterday, which creates the Recovery is Beautiful License Plate as well as multiple memorial highways and other specialty license plates. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) yesterday received the Small Business Advocate of the Year Award from the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE). 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today voted in favor of House Bill (HB) 377, bipartisan legislation to release the second, $442 million batch of local government funding from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to Ohio’s cities, villages and townships serving 50,000 people or less. 

COLUMBUS – Today, House and Senate Democrats issued a joint response to Gov. DeWine’s State of the State speech. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today expressed extreme disappointment after Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 215, extreme permitless concealed carry legislation that puts all Ohioans and law enforcement in danger.