Oelslager Highlights Recently Passed Legislation

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Scott Oelslager (R-North Canton) is pleased to announce the recent passage of multiple pieces of legislation. 

Each bill is highlighted below:

• Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder (79-18): Co-sponsored by Oelslager, House Bill 20 increases protections for first responders when responding to emergency situations in an official capacity. 
• Create the escaped convict alert program (97-0): Co-sponsored by Oelslager, House Bill 23 authorizes law enforcement to issue regional alerts providing information on escaped convicts. 
• Revise the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetists (96-1): Co-sponsored by Oelslager, House Bill 52 modernizes language in the Ohio Revised Code regarding Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists.
• Strengthen Ohio’s statute penalizing criminal child enticement (97-0): House Bill 168 addresses a long-standing legal loophole that has allowed several serious convictions to be overturned, putting children at risk and preventing justice from being served. 
• “Avery’s Law” (97-0): House Bill 247 makes changes to the laws regarding dangerous and vicious dogs.
• Investigate East Palestine train derailment and EPA response (97-0): Co-sponsored by Oelslager, House Resolution 147 urges Congress to establish a special committee to investigate the East Palestine train derailment and the United States Environmental Protection Agency's response to it. 
• Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations (96-0): Co-sponsored by Oelslager, Senate Bill 114 prohibits law enforcement agencies from using quotas for arrests and citations.

Oelslager welcomes your feedback and opinions at any time. He encourages you to contact his office by calling (614) 752-2438, emailing Rep48@OhioHouse.gov, or by writing at 77 South High St., Columbus, Ohio 43215.