Finance Committee
May 30, 2025, 1:30 PM
Meetings Meeting Notice and Agenda Upload Testimony ? Testimony will be accepted until 24 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the meeting.If you plan to testify in person for Finance committee between 5/27 and 5/30, you must submit your testimony before Friday, 5/23 at 5PM. Any testimony submitted after this will be considered written only.
| Document | Description | Download |
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| minutes from 2025-05-29 | Download |
| Agenda Item | Status | Fiscal Notes | Analysis | |
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| Am. Sub. H. B. No. 96 | 8th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
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| Bob Midden | Bowling Green State University and Ohio Department of Natural Resources | Proponent | Download |
| Patrick Kovacs | Cheffy Drugs LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Janeece Keyes | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Ernest Sparks | Ernie's Pharmacy | Proponent | Download |
| Bob Ivory | Murtis Taylor Human Services System - Students of Promise | Proponent | Download |
| Jay Peterson | League of Ohio Sportsmen | Proponent | Download |
| Braxton Miller | Empower Enrichment & Wellness | Proponent | Download |
| Robin Craft | Proponent | Download | |
| DeVier Posey | Empower Enrichment & Wellness | Proponent | Download |
| Stephen Mabe | Ashville Apothecary | Proponent | Download |
| Joe Craft | Ohio Apothecaries | Proponent | Download |
| Jordan Rofkar, Ph.D. | Verdantas | Proponent | Download |
| Gabriella Craft | Foster ACTION Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Jessica Camarga | Foster Action Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Sarah Hippensteel Hall | Miami Conservancy District | Opponent | Download |
| Sean Stephenson | PCMA | Opponent | Download |
| Kay Anderson | Northwest Ohio Innocence Clinic | Opponent | Download |
| James David Mace | Liberty-Benton Schools 3205 | Opponent | Download |
| Sena Mourad Friedman | Opponent | Download | |
| Derek Burtch | Erase the Space | Opponent | Download |
| Stacie Baker | Reynoldsburg City Council | Opponent | Download |
| Matt Young (Superintendent)/Matt Muccio (Treasurer) | Cuyahoga Heights Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Nikki Mayhew | Mayhew Creative | Opponent | Download |
| Mersadise Aichele | Northwest Ohio Innocence Clinic | Opponent | Download |
| Kacy Walko | Westerville City School District | Opponent | Download |
| Marha Gronas | Opponent | Download | |
| kawther Musa | Opponent | Download | |
| Michelle Arch | Berea Midpark Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Michael Deemer | Downtown Cleveland Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Monica Lloyd | Shoes and Clothes For Kids | Interested Party | Download |
| Sheri Sweeney | Lake County Prosecutor Victim Assistance Program | Interested Party | Download |
| Ryan Rex | Interested Party | Download | |
| Tim Hilk | YMCA of Greater Cleveland | Interested Party | Download |
| Beck Swab, PhD | Holden Forests and Gardens | Interested Party | Download |
| Melissa Cropper | Ohio Federation of Teachers | Interested Party | Download |
| Matt Misicka | Ohio Conservation Federation | Interested Party | Download |
| Deanna Jones | OYAB | Interested Party | Download |
| Ann Shroyer | n/a | Interested Party | Download |
| Sheeba Ibidunni | Sonara Health | Interested Party | Download |
| Kyle Brooks | Ohio Township Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Ellie Ewing & Michele Burns | Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts | Interested Party | Download |
| Emily Seibel | Yellow Springs Home, Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Deborah K Cooper | N/A | Interested Party | Download |
| Stephen Jacquemin | Grand Lake St Marys Restoration Commission | Proponent | Download |
| Theresa Dirksen | Mercer County | Proponent | Download |
| Elliot Smith | Ohio Society of American Foresters | Proponent | Download |
| Chris McGovern | Environmental Remediation Contractor | Proponent | Download |
| Rachel Garofolo | Berea City Schools | Proponent | Download |
| Eric Duffy | N/A | Proponent | Download |
| Leah Kaufman | Shatterproof | Proponent | Download |
| Peter Moore | Ohio Provider Resource Association | Proponent | Download |
| Jonathan Welty | Ohio Capital Finance Corporation | Proponent | Download |
| Dallas Gerber | Growth Energy | Proponent | Download |
| Andy Deloney | Distilled Spirits Council of the US | Proponent | Download |
| Jock Pitts | People Working Cooperatively | Proponent | Download |
| Art Arnold | The Ohio Railroad Association | Proponent | Download |
| Scott Sharp | Ohio Association of Agricultural Educators | Proponent | Download |
| Taylor Ryan | Indian Valley FFA Chapter | Proponent | Download |
| Staci Miller | Paulding Exempted Village Schools | Proponent | Download |
| Tom Balzer | Ohio Trucking Association | Proponent | Download |
| Jasmine Russell | Claymont City Schools | Proponent | Download |
| Jennifer Windus | Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves Association | Proponent | Download |
| Aimee H. Budnik | Community Action Akron Summit | Proponent | Download |
| Jessica Kinsey | Access Tusc: Bridges to Wellness Pathways HUB | Proponent | Download |
| Sarah Mills | Partnerships for Advancing Community Health | Proponent | Download |
| Maria York | Ohio Domestic Violence Network | Proponent | Download |
| Danielle Haydocy | Crestview High School | Proponent | Download |
| Holly Jennings | Felicity-Franklin FFA | Proponent | Download |
| Delcenia M Brown | Proponent | Download | |
| Jeremie Hittle | Piqua City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Molly Rampe Thomas | JustChoice | Opponent | Download |
| Thomas Jackson | Opponent | Download | |
| Aimee Fifarek | Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County | Opponent | Download |
| Kate Fleming | self | Opponent | Download |
| Elizabeth Neuschwanger | Northwest Ohio Innocence Clinic | Opponent | Download |
| Kerry Patrick Clark | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Kevin Decot | The Lead | Opponent | Download |
| Cathy Trevathan | Hillsdale Local School District | Opponent | Download |
| Sanford Lubin | Opponent | Download | |
| Mimi Feldmann-DeMello | Resource Environmental Solutions | Opponent | Download |
| Jamie Lee Finney | Special Education Teacher | Opponent | Download |
| The Business Community of Ohio | Ohio Employers Against Health Care Hikes | Opponent | Download |
| Mike Matis | Opponent | Download | |
| Shauna | Opponent | Download | |
| Anna Kuznicki | Opponent | Download | |
| Riley Grady | Northwest Ohio Innocence Project | Opponent | Download |
| Micah Macklin | Life After Healing | Opponent | Download |
| Krisite Reighard | Opponent | Download | |
| Bill Tucholski | Former Teacher | Opponent | Download |
| Liz Kocher | Opponent | Download | |
| Emma Nelsosn | Opponent | Download | |
| Rachel Salyers | Opponent | Download | |
| Dwayne Steward | Equality Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| James D Clinton | Opponent | Download | |
| Lisa Zeszotek | Berea City School District | Opponent | Download |
| christy wiggins | none | Opponent | Download |
| Marya Keeny | Opponent | Download | |
| Heather Cantino | Opponent | Download | |
| Victoria Konig | Opponent | Download | |
| Constance Hammond | Opponent | Download | |
| Danielle Latman | Opponent | Download | |
| Philip Arway | Opponent | Download | |
| Tara Ward | Opponent | Download | |
| Kathryn Hoffmeister | Crestwood Local Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Megan Balterman | Opponent | Download | |
| Grace Kim | NWOIC | Opponent | Download |
| Courtney Kenworthy | Opponent | Download | |
| Elizabeth Champlin | Opponent | Download | |
| Liz O'Donoghue | Opponent | Download | |
| Mercedes Stanek | NWOIC | Opponent | Download |
| Jake Avendano | NWOIC | Opponent | Download |
| Avleen Walia | NWOIC | Opponent | Download |
| Kadence Hahn | NWOIC | Opponent | Download |
| Estella Fox | NWOIC | Opponent | Download |
| Kathleen McConnell | Opponent | Download | |
| Kate Sheehan | NWOIC | Opponent | Download |
| Martin Yant | Ace Investigations | Opponent | Download |
| Dr. Robert Hunt | Upper Arlington Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Maya Dunson | Opponent | Download | |
| Mackenzie Doyle | Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati | Opponent | Download |
| Catherine Perry | Opponent | Download | |
| Robin Y Retzler | Opponent | Download | |
| Marcia Pecek | Opponent | Download | |
| Tracy Swartz | Opponent | Download | |
| Kathryn Barber | Opponent | Download | |
| Amy Virgilio | Opponent | Download | |
| Megan Sullivan Thomas | Opponent | Download | |
| Jeff Epstein, Chief of Integrated Development | City of Cleveland | Opponent | Download |
| Jerah Pettibone | Opponent | Download | |
| Lauren Williams | Myself | Opponent | Download |
| Lisa Nolan | Interested Party | Opponent | Download |
| Amanda Marissa Rowley | Public School Parent | Opponent | Download |
| Ria Megnin | Oak & Willow Counseling | Opponent | Download |
| Edward M Gumbleton | Opponent | Download | |
| Maya Grimley | NWOIC | Opponent | Download |
| Emily Kichler | Opponent | Download | |
| Erin Finley | Interested Party | Download | |
| Jordan Ballinger | Disability Rights Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Oluwatosin Martins | Center for Employment Opportunities | Interested Party | Download |
| Cody Grasser | Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever | Interested Party | Download |
| Rich Cochran | Western Reserve Land Conservancy | Interested Party | Download |
| Erica Baer-Woods | Midwest Regional ESC/ OAGC | Interested Party | Download |
| Jason Kucsma | Toledo Lucas County Public Library | Interested Party | Download |
| Mark Ingles | Jonathan Alder LSD | Interested Party | Download |
| Lindsey Wyckoff | North Canton City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Luke Blocher | Cincinnati Development Fund | Interested Party | Download |
| Deb Bogen | Park Heights Baptist Church | Interested Party | Download |
| Heather Elmer | Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Susan Koller | Interested Party | Download | |
| Vivek Bhatt | Quest Diagnostics | Interested Party | Download |
| Mary Turocy | The Nature Conservancy | Interested Party | Download |
| Brent Leonard | Ohio Alcohol Monitoring Systems (Ohio AMS) | Interested Party | Download |
| Steve Fireman | ECDI | Interested Party | Download |
| Ryan Waldschmidt | Interested Party | Download | |
| Carrie Arblaster | The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | Interested Party | Download |
| Melissa Meyer | Self- Ohio resident | Interested Party | Download |
| Jerry Weingart | Buckeye Big Buck Club | Interested Party | Download |
| Ray R. Lautenschlager | Ohio Family Rights | Interested Party | Download |
| Sandi Thompson | Puskarich Public Library | Interested Party | Download |
| Dan Kane | CityWide Development Corporation | Interested Party | Download |
| Monte Bainter | Muskingum Valley ESC | Interested Party | Download |
| Jan Nespor | NONE | Interested Party | Download |
| Mark D Stansbery | Interested Party | Download | |
| Tony Yankel | Ohio Lakefront Group | Interested Party | Download |
| Tim Walters | Interested Party | Download | |
| Emily Spinelli | Interested Party | Download | |
| Gail Cox | Interested Party | Download | |
| Shannon Cox | Montgomery County Educational Service Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Larry Rodriquez | Interested Party | Download | |
| Lauren Kinsman-Costello | Kent State University | Interested Party | Download |
| Ginger Clark | Great Miami Riverway | Interested Party | Download |
| Elizabeth Jones | ARC Industries | Interested Party | Download |
| Anthony Kukura | I Am Boundless | Interested Party | Download |
| Quiana Tolliver | I Am Boundless | Interested Party | Download |
| Renee Stein | I Am Boundless | Interested Party | Download |
| Karen Mayfield | Washington Local Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Liam Faulkner | Interested Party | Download | |
| Robert Butler | Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police | Interested Party | Download |
| Marnie Urso | Audubon Great Lakes | Interested Party | Download |
| Brittany Bates | Interested Party | Download | |
| Lauren Schenk | NOBLE | Interested Party | Download |
| Gail Long | NOBLE | Interested Party | Download |
| Richard Stensrud | School Employees Retirement System of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Pete Van Runkle | OHCA | Interested Party | Download |
| Megan Riddlebarger | Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development | Interested Party | Download |
| Abigail Drennen | Parent | Interested Party | Download |
| Carol Argiro | Huckleberry House | Interested Party | Download |
| Shandell L. Jamal | Huckleberry House | Interested Party | Download |
| Erica Schnitz | Huckleberry House | Interested Party | Download |
| Amanda Leclerc | Huckleberry House | Interested Party | Download |
| Molly Snodgrass | Parent in Big Walnut Local Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Kathleen Knight-Abowitz | Interested Party | Download | |
| EMAO Leadership | Economic Mobility Alliance Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| David Larson | Miami County ESC | Interested Party | Download |
| Barbara Wallin | Myself as a Parent of A Child Attending a Cincinnati Public School | Interested Party | Download |
| Michael Guastella | Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts | Interested Party | Download |
| James Miller, OD | Interested Party | Download | |
| Frank O'Linn | Catholic Diocese of Cleveland | Interested Party | Download |
| Daniel Hardesty | Interested Party | Download | |
| Susie Barragate | Vocational Guidance Services | Interested Party | Download |
| Laura Lamb | Vocational Guidance Services | Interested Party | Download |
| Chad Hilliker | Hamilton County Educational Service Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Tony Seegers | OhioPLANT | Interested Party | Download |
| Kathleen McGarvey | The Alliance of Ohio Legal Aids | Interested Party | Download |
| Sarah Hudacek | Advocates for Ohio's Future | Interested Party | Download |
| Chuck DeJonckheere | Hamilton County Public Health | Interested Party | Download |
| Ellyse Simpson | Interested Party | Download | |
| Josie Mayle | Interested Party | Download | |
| Chris Murray | The Academy of Senior Health Sciences, Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Mark Dilley | MAD Scientist Associates, LLC | Interested Party | Download |
| Sally S Green | Interested Party | Download | |
| David L Green | Interested Party | Download | |
| Emily Greenberg | Parent | Interested Party | Download |
| Deanna Brant | Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board | Interested Party | Download |
| Kari Jones | ElevateDD | Interested Party | Download |
| Kristin Warzocha | Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Interested Party | Download |
| Joan Spoerl | n/a | Interested Party | Download |
| Gary Dougherty | American Diabetes Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Betty Montgomery | self | Interested Party | Download |
| Lisa Broucker | Interested Party | Download | |
| Eric Weisburn | Interested Party | Download | |
| Ali Mock and Brian Dunaway | Interested Party | Download | |
| Judge James Walther | Ohio Association of Probate Judges | Interested Party | Download |
| Terry Streiter | Greene County ESC | Interested Party | Download |
| Scott Coleman, P.E., P.S. | County E | Interested Party | Download |
| John Olivieri | County Engineers Association of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Andrea Smith | North Point Educational Service Center | Interested Party | Download |
| Mike Vallee | Your Choice Health Group | Interested Party | Download |