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Legislative Report April 26, 2024
Prepared by: The Ohio Manufacturers' Association
Environment Legislation
Bill Information
STATEWIDE WATERSHED PLANNING
(GHANBARI H, PATTERSON J)

To create the Statewide Watershed Planning and Management Program under the administration of the Director of Agriculture, to make changes to the law governing regional water and sewer districts, and to modify the CAUV eligibility requirements for land used to produce biofuels.

  ALL BILL STATUS

1/6/2021 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 90 days

12/17/2020 - Consideration of Senate Amendments; House Does Concur, Vote 86-3

12/17/2020 - Consideration of Senate Amendments

12/9/2020 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 30-0

12/9/2020 - Bills for Third Consideration

12/8/2020 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, Senate Finance, (Second Hearing)

10/22/2019 - Senate Finance, (First Hearing)

7/17/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance

6/20/2019 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 90-3, Bill Amended on Floor

6/20/2019 - Bills for Third Consideration

6/19/2019 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, House Finance, (Sixth Hearing)

6/18/2019 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED & AMENDED, House Finance, (Fifth Hearing)

6/4/2019 - House Finance, (Fourth Hearing)

5/29/2019 - House Finance, (Third Hearing)

5/23/2019 - House Finance, (Second Hearing)

5/16/2019 - House Finance, (First Hearing)

5/14/2019 - Referred to Committee House Finance

5/13/2019 - Introduced

LAKE ERIE DRILLING
(SKINDELL M)

To ban the taking or removal of oil or natural gas from and under the bed of Lake Erie.

  ALL BILL STATUS

9/17/2019 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)

3/5/2019 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources

2/21/2019 - Introduced

BRINE-CONVERSION OF WELLS
(SKINDELL M)

To alter the Oil and Gas Law with respect to brine and the conversion of wells.

  ALL BILL STATUS

9/17/2019 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)

3/5/2019 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources

2/21/2019 - Introduced

BAN PLASTIC BAG FEES
(LANG G, JONES D)

To specify the authority to use an auxiliary container, to temporarily prohibit the imposition of a tax or fee on those containers, and to apply existing anti-littering law to those containers.

  ALL BILL STATUS

10/13/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 90 days

9/23/2020 - Consideration of Senate Amendments; House Does Concur, Vote 58-35

9/23/2020 - Consideration of Senate Amendments

5/27/2020 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 23-9

5/27/2020 - Bills for Third Consideration

5/20/2020 - REPORTED OUT, Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs, (Second Hearing)

5/13/2020 - Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs, (First Hearing)

2/12/2020 - Referred to Committee Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs

12/11/2019 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 58-35

12/10/2019 - Bills for Third Consideration

6/26/2019 - REPORTED OUT, House State and Local Government, (Fourth Hearing)

6/12/2019 - House State and Local Government, (Third Hearing)

6/5/2019 - House State and Local Government, (Second Hearing)

5/29/2019 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing)

5/21/2019 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government

5/13/2019 - Introduced

DRAINAGE LAW
(CUPP B)

To revise the state's drainage laws.

  ALL BILL STATUS

12/17/2020 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 90 days

12/3/2020 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 32-0

12/3/2020 - Bills for Third Consideration

12/2/2020 - REPORTED OUT, Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)

9/22/2020 - Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)

9/1/2020 - Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)

7/21/2020 - Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)

6/30/2020 - Referred to Committee Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources

6/9/2020 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 91-0

6/9/2020 - Bills for Third Consideration

5/27/2020 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, House State and Local Government, (Sixth Hearing)

5/20/2020 - BILL AMENDED, House State and Local Government, (Fifth Hearing)

3/11/2020 - House State and Local Government, (Fourth Hearing)

2/26/2020 - House State and Local Government, (Third Hearing)

1/22/2020 - House State and Local Government, (Second Hearing)

11/6/2019 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing)

9/24/2019 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government

9/17/2019 - Introduced

PLASTIC POLLUTION AWARENESS DAY
(CRAWLEY E)

To designate the fifteenth day of February as "Plastic Pollution Awareness Day."

  ALL BILL STATUS

12/8/2020 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing)

2/11/2020 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government

2/4/2020 - Introduced

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
(LIGHTBODY M, RUSSO A)

To require the Director of Environmental Protection to adopt rules establishing maximum allowable contaminant levels in drinking water and water quality standards for certain contaminants.

  ALL BILL STATUS

2/11/2020 - Referred to Committee House Health

2/6/2020 - Introduced

WASTE DISPOSAL - CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS
(SOBECKI L, SWEARINGEN D)

To authorize conservancy districts to provide for the collection and disposal of solid waste.

  ALL BILL STATUS

12/8/2020 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing)

3/10/2020 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government

2/21/2020 - Introduced

REGARDING CLEAN OHIO PROGRAM
(HILLYER B, SWEARINGEN D)

Relating to the Clean Ohio Program and to make an appropriation.

  ALL BILL STATUS

5/27/2020 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government

5/26/2020 - Introduced

AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
(ROEMER B)

To respectfully urge Congress and President Donald Trump to amend the Federal Clean Air Act to eliminate the requirement to implement the E-Check Program and direct the Administrator of USEPA to begin new rule-making procedures under the Administrative Procedures Act to repeal and replace the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards; to respectfully urge Congress and President Donald Trump to pass legislation to achieve improvements in air quality more efficiently while allowing companies to innovate and help the economy grow; to urge the Administrator of USEPA to alleviate burdensome requirements of the E-Check Program and the Clean Air Act if Congress and the President fail to act; and to encourage OEPA to explore alternatives to E-Check in Ohio.

  ALL BILL STATUS

2/20/2020 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 62-29

2/19/2020 - Bills for Third Consideration

1/28/2020 - REPORTED OUT, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fifth Hearing)

1/22/2020 - BILL AMENDED, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)

12/3/2019 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)

11/19/2019 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)

10/30/2019 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)

10/22/2019 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources Energy Generation Subcommittee

10/22/2019 - Introduced

PLASTIC POLLUTION AWARENESS DAY
(CRAWLEY E)

Designating Plastic Pollution Awareness Day in Ohio, February 15, 2020.

  ALL BILL STATUS

2/4/2020 - Introduced

STATEWIDE WATERSHED PLANNING
(PETERSON B, DOLAN M)

To create a statewide watershed planning structure for watershed programs to be implemented by local soil and water conservation districts.

  ALL BILL STATUS

2/19/2020 - BILL AMENDED, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fifth Hearing)

1/28/2020 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)

1/22/2020 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)

12/3/2019 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)

10/16/2019 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)

6/19/2019 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources

6/12/2019 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 32-0

6/12/2019 - Bills for Third Consideration

6/12/2019 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)

5/29/2019 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)

5/22/2019 - Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)

5/15/2019 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)

2/20/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources

2/12/2019 - Introduced

INCREASE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FEE
(EKLUND J)

To increase state solid waste disposal fee that is deposited into the Soil and Water Conservation District Assistance Fund, and to make an appropriation.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/2/2019 - Senate Finance, (Second Hearing)

3/12/2019 - Senate Finance, (First Hearing)

2/20/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance

2/12/2019 - Introduced

BROWNFIELDS
(WILLIAMS S)

To require the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study to determine where brownfield sites are located in this state and to make an appropriation.

  ALL BILL STATUS

9/1/2020 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance

8/27/2020 - Introduced

CLEAN OHIO REVITALIZATION GRANTS
(WILLIAMS S)

To make an appropriation to the Development Services Agency to award Clean Ohio Revitalization Grants.

  ALL BILL STATUS

9/1/2020 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance

8/27/2020 - Introduced