Sean P. Brennan News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today urged Governor Mike DeWine and state agencies to take every lawful step available to protect Ohioans—especially children and teenagers—from unregulated natural kratom products while the Ohio General Assembly continues to deliberate long-term legislation.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today celebrated the enactment of the bipartisan HALO Act, legislation he proudly supported to provide additional protections for Ohio’s emergency service responders and probation officers while they perform their official duties.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 961, the Veterans Empowerment Through Ethical Representative and Navigation (V.E.T.E.R.A.N.) Benefits Protection Act, legislation designed to protect Ohio veterans from unaccredited individuals and companies that charge excessive fees and make misleading promises while assisting veterans with benefits claims.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today welcomed new guidance issued by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) that aligns Ohio’s implementation of SNAP work requirements with updated federal guidance protecting vulnerable Ohioans ages 60 to 64.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today announced the passage of Sub. Senate Bill (SB) 52, a bipartisan road naming omnibus bill that includes House Bill (HB) 360, legislation he jointly sponsored with State Rep. Ty Mathews (R-Findlay). The measure designates the interchange of Interstate 480 and West 150th Street in Cleveland as the “Louis P. Shuster Memorial Interchange” in honor of the late Louis Paul Shuster.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today announced his support for House Bill (HB) 479, legislation approved by the Ohio General Assembly that invests Ohio’s budget surplus in property tax relief, healthcare services, community projects, and other priorities that will benefit families and communities across the state.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) has joined lawmakers from across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic in calling on PJM Interconnection, the regional electric grid operator that manages the flow of electricity for approximately 65 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia, to protect consumers from bearing the costs of rapidly expanding data center development.

COLUMBUS – Reps. Tristan Rader (D – Cleveland) and Sean Brennan (D – Parma) sent a letter urging Governor DeWine to veto Substitute House Bill 173. This letter cites concerns regarding the conflicting regulatory frameworks between HB 173 and the one laid out in the recent Ohio Supreme Court Ruling In re Complaint of Ohio Power Co. v. Nationwide Energy Partners, L.L.C.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today celebrated the passage of the provision added to Sub. H.B. 479, informally, Kandice Straub First Responder PTSI Support Act, establishing the First Responder Post-Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) Fund Commission and transferring $40 million into the state’s PTSI Fund, marking a major step forward in Ohio’s effort to support firefighters, police officers, EMTs, paramedics, and dispatchers suffering from trauma sustained in the line of duty.