Gail K. Pavliga News

State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) announces the Ohio State Controlling Board recently approved measures for local Portage County funding for Kent State University projects. Pavliga applauded the initiative.

State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) and the General Assembly passed House Bill 110, known as the two-year state operating budget for Fiscal Years 2022-2023. The legislation highlights include a new school funding reform plan, tax relief, jobs and economic support, and several other initiatives.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) announces Sub. House Bill 291, that includes several road-naming bills, passed within the Ohio House. The bill includes Pavliga’s House Bill 25 to designate a portion of Interstate Route 76 in Portage County as the "CPL Benjamin C. Dillon Memorial Highway."

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) announces that her bipartisan legislation providing a solution in addressing the opioid crisis passed within the Ohio House. The legislation, under House Bill 193, requires Schedule II prescriptions to be done electronically except under certain circumstances. Pavliga is a sponsor of the bill.

State Rep. Gail Pavliga’s (R-Portage County) House Resolution 56, which calls for the elimination of the E-Check program under the Federal Clean Air Act, passed in the Ohio House earlier today. Pavliga spoke to the resolution on the House floor.

State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) gave her first testimony during a committee hearing for House Resolution 56, which calls for the elimination of the E-Check program under the Federal Clean Air Act. The program requires Ohio citizens living within Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit Counties to get their vehicles tested every two years to pass regulatory emissions requirements.

State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) gave her first testimony on House Bill 226, which increases legal protections for Guardian ad Litems (GALs) and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs). This bill makes it a first degree misdemeanor for someone to abuse, threaten, or harass a GAL or CASA in carrying out their court mandated duties for the protection of children across the state.

State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) announces today that the Ohio Legislative Service Commission is accepting applications for its 13-month Legislative and Media Production Fellowship Program. The Commission will hire 24 fellows to work with members of the Ohio General Assembly during 2022.

Today, State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) and the Ohio House approved House Bill 215. The legislation allows any business that complies with safety standards from government orders or regulations to stay open.