Schuring to chair criminal justice committee
By Robert Wang
Posted Apr 18, 2012 @ 11:56 AM
State Rep. Kirk Schuring, R-Jackson Township, has become the chairman of the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee, which could give him a major role in overseeing the crafting of bills related to crime and self-defense.
Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder appointed Schuring to the panel’s top position on Tuesday. Schuring succeeds the former chairman, Lynn Slaby of Copley Township, who resigned as state representative April 10 to become a commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
The Criminal Justice Committee could consider any bills that address the right to use force or deadly force in self-defense, which is the subject of a national debate sparked by the Trayvon Martin case in Florida.
Schuring will keep his other committee assignments. He’s the chairman of the Subcommittee on Retirement and Pensions and a member of the Health and Aging Committee, the Insurance Committee and Local Government Committee.
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House Passes Jobs-Related Bills, JCARR Legislation, Seats Two New Legislators
Hannah Report 4/18/12
The House welcomed two new members on Wednesday and passed a number of bills related to job creation, as well as a bill that makes changes to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR).
Republicans selected attorney Matt Lynch to fill the 98th House District and financial planner Ryan Smith to fill the vacant 87th House District seats, solving two of the caucus' four vacancies. Both were selected after winning Republican primaries for the seat. The other two vacancies, the 41st and 85th, are expected to be filled next week, and Democrats continue the process of filling the 27th House District seat.
The schedule of bills on the agenda passed with little opposition. The chamber adopted Senate amendments to HB18 (Baker), which gives tax credits to businesses that expand into vacant facilities. Eight Democrats voted against accepting the amendments, including Rep. John Carney (D-Columbus), who said it is well intentioned but allows communities to cannibalize businesses from neighboring jurisdictions.
Gongwer 4/18/12
The House passed measures on business tax breaks and DNA testing Wednesday while welcoming to the chamber two Republicans who won their recent primary elections and were appointed to vacant seats.
Headed to Gov. John Kasich's desk for his signature by virtue of an 81-8 vote of concurrence with Senate amendments is a bill sponsored by Rep. Nan Baker (R-Westlake) that provides grants to businesses that relocate to vacant facilities and increase payroll (HB 18
Rep. Baker said the bill, which took months to process, has been "very well vetted by all interested parties" and would serve to help revitalize communities while bolstering the state's economy.
The sponsor noted the Senate, which funded the grants by earmarking $2 million in unencumbered Department of Development funds, passed the bill unanimously.
Battle Over Abortion, Contraception Policies Flare Again At Statehouse With Budget Amendment, ‘Heartbeat' Push
Gongwer 4/18/12
A GOP budget bill amendment to cut funding for Planned Parenthood triggered outrage among Democrats Wednesday in the latest example of the wide partisan divide at the Statehouse.
The protest came a day after another salvo was fired in the ongoing abortion debate, as supporters of the so-called "heartbeat" measure to severely restrict the procedure took out a full-page advertisement and launched a series of "robocalls" to force the hand of Senate Republicans who have sat on the bill for months.
Tuesday was also marked by partisan dustups over an election lawsuit and proposed workers compensation system changes, as majority Republicans returned from spring recess with a bang while looking to pushing more conservative policies through the legislature in the relatively short time remaining before the summer break.
The latest controversy stems from the insertion of a controversial plan to "de-fund" Planned Parenthood (HB 298 ) into Gov. John Kasich's main mid-biennium review budget bill (HB 487 ). The provision, which aims to "reprioritize" how the state distributes family planning funds to organizations (See Gongwer Ohio Report, February 28, 2012), was among 46 amendments included in a substitute version of the bill adopted in committee on Tuesday.
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