Jason Stephens News

COLUMBUS –State Representative Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) is pleased to announce that fire departments across Gallia, Jackson, and Lawrence Counties have been awarded more than $685,000 through the newly created Small County Volunteer Fire Department (SCVFD) Grant Program, established in the state budget championed by House Republicans.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) testified on Wednesday, February 25th, before the House Ways and Means Committee in support of House Bill 673, legislation to expand the owner-occupancy credit to include all property tax levies. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) is pleased to announce that fire departments across Gallia, Jackson and Lawrence Counties were recently awarded funding through the Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grant program, totaling more than $70,915 in support.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) is pleased to announce that the Ohio House of Representatives today passed House Bill 58, legislation to address Ohio’s unregulated recovery housing industry, closing loopholes and strengthening accountability within the industry. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) recently introduced House Bill 673 to expand the owner-occupancy property tax credit to all levies. 

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and Kellie Deeter (R-Norwalk) recently introduced the Healthier Rural Hospitals Act. This legislation will establish a two-year program under which hospitals in small counties will receive increased Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) reimbursement payments. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) is pleased to announce that numerous local school districts in Gallia, Jackson, and Lawrence Counties were recently awarded funding from the Ohio School Bus Safety Grant Program—totaling more than $335,800. 

(COLUMBUS, OHIO)—State Representative Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) today voted to concur on Senate amendments to House Bills 129, 309, 186, and 335 – four initiatives championed by House Republicans that work to curb spikes and provide direct property tax relief to Ohioans, totaling more than $2.4 billion in savings. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) today announced the Ohio House of Representatives has passed House Bill 148, legislation to establish the Companion Animal Fund in the state treasury. 

COLUMBUS – Invited on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel and the Consulate General of Israel in New York, State Representatives Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill), Melanie Miller (R- Ashland), Ty Mathews (R-Findlay), and Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) recently participated in 50 States One Israel, a historic bipartisan delegation uniting state legislators from across the United States.