Sean P. Brennan News

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) and Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) on Tuesday provided sponsor testimony on House Bill 318 – a bill that would revise Medicaid estate recovery program law and bring much-needed balance and fairness to the Medicaid Estate Recovery process here in Ohio.  The sponsors were inspired to collaborate on this idea after Rep. Brennan’s advocacy for stronger notification requirements to those applying for Medicaid and are at risk of being subject to their assets or estates being recovered for the cost of services provided.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) Tuesday announced that the public comment period on the proposal to change the State Implementation Plan for the E-Check Ease Act, incorporated into the state’s transportation budget, is now open.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) and Kevin Miller (Newark) Tuesday provided sponsor testimony in the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee on House Bill (HB) 75. If enacted, the bipartisan legislation would allow for the Thin Blue Line Flag to be displayed in any rental property, mobile home park or homeowners’ associations to honor and stand in solidarity with the brave men and women that risk their lives to ensure our safety every day.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) today released the following statement following the recent Ballot Board meeting that advanced the Citizens for Property Tax Reform’s proposed constitutional amendment to abolish property taxes in Ohio:

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) today announced that he has issued a proclamation recognizing the third anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Darnell T. Brewer (D-Cleveland) and Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) today called on their House and Senate colleagues to fulfill Ohio’s constitutional mandate and fully fund public schools. The failure of school levies in Garfield Heights and Parma demonstrate the need for the fair school funding formula. By scrapping this funding plan, the Ohio House has pitted homeowners against school children, forcing voters to choose between public education and property taxes. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) today announced that he has been assigned to the following House Committees for the 136th General Assembly:

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) today released the following statement concerning Issue 2’s resounding passage by Ohio’s voters:

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) today submitted a letter to Governor DeWine urging him to refrain from appealing the recent decision by Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Michael Holbrook. The court’s ruling mandates that Ohio reinstate its participation in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program and secure the nearly $900M in federal relief funds owed to Ohioans.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) and Jeff LaRe (R-Violet Twp) today announced the bipartisan passage of House Bill (HB) 130 out of the Ohio House of Representatives. The bill will require the Department of Medicaid to take a consumer-focused approach and notify Ohioans in layman’s terms about the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program at the time of application and when they are an approved Medicaid recipient.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) and Levi Dean (R-Xenia) today announced that they have introduced House Bill (HB) 66. HB 66 is identical to HB 120 from the 135th General Assembly, calling for a full repeal and refunding of subsidies being paid by Ohioans to bail out two unprofitable Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) coal-fired power plants – one of which is located in Indiana. The subsidies were established in HB 6 of the 133rd General Assembly. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) proudly announces the passage of Substitute House Bill (HB) 15 out of the Ohio legislature. This bill includes a number of beneficial provisions for Ohioans such as the elimination of hidden charges on their electric bills as a result of HB 6 and millions of dollars in funding to assist schools in paying for the installation of solar projects. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) Tuesday announced that he has been appointed ranking member of the House Public Insurance and Pensions Committee for the 136th General Assembly.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma), as an early critic of the inclusion of a $600M bond proposal in the state operating budget to subsidize a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns in Brookpark, today feels obligated as a public servant to make sure the citizens of Ohio are fully aware of a new report done by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM) detailing the financial analysis of the “risky” proposal. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean P. Brennan (Parma) today announced an update on the implementation of the Federal Social Security Fairness Act. Specifically, that many spouses and/or surviving spouses of Social Security beneficiaries may need to apply for the benefit to which they are entitled due to the elimination of the federal Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) today announced his student and educator of the month program. Residents of Ohio House District 14 are encouraged to nominate deserving K-12 students or educators who reside, learn, or teach within the district, which includes Parma, Parma Heights, and Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn, Brooklyn Centre, Clark-Fulton, and South Hills neighborhoods.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) today announced he will soon reintroduce House Bill (HB) 120 from the 135th General Assembly which would fully repeal and refund subsidies being paid by Ohioans to bail out two unprofitable Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) coal-fired power plants – one of which is located in Indiana. The subsidies were established in HB 6 of the 133rd General Assembly. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) this week voted “NO” on the state operating budget, House Bill (HB) 96, because it arbitrarily and recklessly slashes critical state funding areas while failing to benefit hard-working Ohioans. Rather than provide real and meaningful support to Ohio’s citizens, this budget dismantles the constitutional and bipartisan fair school funding formula and authorizes a $600 million handout to billionaires to build a new Browns stadium outside of Cleveland amidst opposition by local leaders.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) today announced he will soon reintroduce House Bill (HB) 562 from the 135th General Assembly which would require horizontal oil and gas well owners that drill in state parks to disclose the chemical components of the materials used in their drilling operations and requires this information to be made public on the Division of Oil and Gas Resource Management’s website.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) today celebrated the passage of House Bill (HB) 360  from the 135th General Assembly, which would designate August 24th as “Ukrainian Independence Day” in Ohio. This bill was a bipartisan collaboration with his former colleague State Rep. Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati).