Ohio Legislation

Editorial: Hot-potato bills add drama to General Assembly's holiday crunch

10:14am Tuesday, December 02, 2003
by Lee Leonard Columbus Dispatch December 1, 2003 There’s something about December at the Statehouse, and it’s not just the holiday choirs performing each day in a main corridor or the lighting of the huge evergreen outside near Broad and High streets. It’s a sense of urgency to pass certain bills that have been lying around, in some instances, for months. Even in an odd-numbered year, when the...

Senator White announces conceptual agreement with Speaker on Taft's latest ploy

by Chad D. Baus
8:53am Friday, November 28, 2003
On October 23, just two days after 'Defense' Walkers paid a visit to his hometown of Manchester, Senate President Doug White reversed four months of refusals and appointed conferees to a House Bill 12 conference committee. White explained the months of obstruction to the Dayton Daily News at the time, saying he "delayed appointing conferees because he didn't want his Senate members harassed and...

AP: House speaker backs public records of concealed carry permits

2:41pm Tuesday, November 25, 2003
The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — House Speaker Larry Householder said Tuesday he agrees with Gov. Bob Taft's demand that the state disclose the names of people issued permits to carry concealed weapons. Householder reversed his position from last week when a spokesman dismissed the idea, saying it was contrary to the point of carrying a concealed weapon. Taft has threatened to veto...

NEW TAFT VETO THREAT MET WITH LEGISLATIVE DISBELIEF, DEFIANCE

11:53am Friday, November 21, 2003
November 20, 2003 GONGWER News Service A new threat from Governor Bob Taft to veto a carrying concealed weapons bill because of a permit privacy provision was met with a mixture of disbelief and defiance Thursday from supporters of the legislation who said Mr. Taft's demand was not one on which they could compromise. Mr. Taft's long-held position has been that he could not support a measure (HB...

House adds three more session days for December

11:37am Friday, November 21, 2003
November 18, 2003 GONGWER News Service House leaders announced Tuesday that three more session days have been added to the schedule for next month in anticipation of needing more than the four session days already scheduled to act on pending issues, including a prescription drug program and public employee pension fund governance and investment procedures. Commentary: They must also act on HB12...

DOUBLE-CROSS: TAFT RAISES THE BAR TO INVADE PRIVACY, REGISTER GUNS

by Chad D. Baus
10:03am Thursday, November 20, 2003
All in the name of Republican party solidarity? Both branches of the General Assembly passed HB12 with enough votes to override a veto last spring. Because there were differing versions, a conference committee was necessary to find a compromise. Senator Doug White avoided appointing HB12 conferees for months, stating that since the Senate had a bill the Governor would sign, he saw no reason for...

HB12 Conference Committee convenes for first time

2:44pm Tuesday, November 18, 2003
The Conference Committee on House Bill 12 met today for organizational purposes. OFCC PAC Chairman Jim Irvine was in attendance at the meeting. Representative Aslanides covered the rules for the committee, and specifically mentioned Rule 19, which governs the committee’s obligation to cover only the differences between the two versions of the bill. Aslanides asked if everyone was in agreement...

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