Jamie Callender News

COLUMBUS–The House Insurance Committee yesterday held sponsor testimony on House Bill 400, announced bill sponsors, State Representatives Jamie Callender (R-Concord) and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake). House Bill 400 aims to extend Medigap coverage to patients in Ohio diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). While ESRD and ALS patients are federally eligible to receive Medicare Part B Coverage, Ohio does not allow them to purchase Medigap coverage. 

COLUMBUS – The House Transportation Committee yesterday unanimously passed House Bill 350, which will dedicate a portion of State Route 44 between Mentor Avenue and Prouty Road as Lance Corporal Austin B. Schwenk Memorial Highway, announced State Representatives Jamie Callender (R-Concord) and Daniel Troy (D-Wickliffe). 

COLUMBUS- The House Aviation and Aerospace Committee today began hearings on House Bill 185, legislation that will reform Ohio’s classification and regulation framework around airports, heliports, vertiports, and spaceports. The bill is sponsored by State Representatives Jamie Callender (R-Concord) and Sarah Fowler Arthur (R-Ashtabula).

COLUMBUS—The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Watercraft recently awarded the Lake County Sherriff’s Office a Marine Patrol Assistance Grant, announced State Representative Jamie Callender (R-Concord).

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Jamie Callender (R-Concord) recently participated in the Great Lakes Commission’s semi-annual meeting held in Washington, D.C., which focused on expanding cooperative efforts between the member states and provinces of the Great Lakes Commission. One of these efforts being a historic compact between the Great Lakes Commission, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and the International Joint Commission.

COLUMBUS—State Representatives Jamie Callender (R-Concord) and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) recently introduced legislation to address a critical shortcoming in Ohio’s Medigap insurance market for patients suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or end stage renal disease (ESRD). HB 400 aims to expand access to Medigap plans to all patients, regardless of age, who have been diagnosed with either ALS or ESRD and are eligible for Medicare Part B coverage

COLUMBUS—Rabbit Run Community Arts Association (RRCAA) will be among the recipients of the third round of Ohio Arts Economic Relief Grant, announced State Rep. Jamie Callender (R-Concord). Passed as part of HB 45 (134th General Assembly), this grant program is funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. 

COLUMBUS—House Bill 61, which will designate November 19th as “James A. Garfield Day” in Ohio, yesterday passed the Ohio Senate 31-0. Bill sponsors, State Reps. Callender (R-Concord) and Troy (D-Willowick), were pleased to see unanimous passage in both the Ohio House and Senate.

COLUMBUS – With the deadline for all state agencies to submit their rule reduction reports having passed, all but four agencies have or are on track to hit their target of a 10% reduction in regulatory restrictions, announced Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) Chair, State Rep. Jamie Callender (R-Concord). 

COLUMBUS—The Center for Legislative Accountability recently awarded State Representative Jamie Callender (R-Concord) the Award for Conservative Excellence based on his conservative voting record.