Sean P. Brennan News

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) and Tex Fischer (R-Boardman) have introduced House Bill (HB) 265 - bipartisan legislation to close a dangerous loophole in Ohio law by regulating submetering companies—unregulated entities that resell electricity, water, and gas to tenants in multi-unit housing.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) and D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) today introduced House Bill (HB) 312 – a bill to make the walleye the official fish of the state of Ohio. The sponsors previously introduced the bill in the 135th General Assembly, which passed the House floor by a vote of 94-4. However, the bill did not pass the Ohio Senate before the end of the general assembly.

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 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 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 released the following statement concerning Issue 2’s resounding passage by Ohio’s voters:

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 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), 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 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.