Thaddeus J. Claggett News

State Representative David Thomas (R–Jefferson) provided sponsor testimony in House Committees this week on House Bills 389, 230, 473, and 476, each offering targeted reforms with the potential for statewide impact. He also testified for H.B. 124 in the Senate’s Local Government Committee.

COLUMBUS- State Rep. Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) met with the Boston Heights Council to discuss the $75,000 awarded to Matthews Thomas Park through Substitute House Bill 2, in conjunction with State Senator Roegner, the state's two-year construction budget for capital projects across Ohio.

COLUMBUS—State Representatives Adam Holmes (R-Nashport) and Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) are pleased to announce the Ohio House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to designate a portion of State Route 13 in Athens County as Marshal Teddy Ray Holcomb Memorial Highway.

COLUMBUS – All state agencies required to submit reports on their regulatory reduction activity per Senate Bill 9 (134th General Assembly, McColley/Roegner,) have submitted their reports to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR), announced JCARR Co-Chairs State Senator Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and State Representative Jamie Callender (R-Concord).

State Representative Gary Click (R-Vickery) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 162 – the My Child-My Chart Act – legislation that works to allow parents to access their child’s medical charts. 

COLUMBUS—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine yesterday declared a state of emergency in Scioto County, announced State Rep. Justin Pizzulli (R-Scioto County). 

State Representative Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) today announced that Pickaway County is one of the first counties in the state to adopt the Local Option Homestead Tax Exemption, a provision included in House Bill 96 – Ohio’s State Operating Budget. 

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House of Representatives today passed House Bill 380, legislation that will name twenty-nine roads and bridges throughout Ohio, announced State Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville).