| HB105 | OIL AND GAS FUNDING LIMIT (CERA J, HILL B) To limit the amount of revenue that may be credited to the Oil and Gas Well Fund and to allocate funds in excess of that amount to local governments, fire departments, and a grant program to encourage compressed natural gas as a motor vehicle fuel. |
| | Current Status: | 5/16/2017 - House Ways and Means, (Second Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/22/2017 - House Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
3/14/2017 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means
3/2/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-105 |
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| HB114 | RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS (BLESSING III L) To modify requirements for renewable energy and energy efficiency, to permit mercantile customers to opt out of utility plans for energy efficiency and peak demand reduction, and to modify requirements for wind projects and wind farms. |
| | Current Status: | 6/27/2018 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Eighth Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 6/20/2018 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Seventh Hearing)
6/6/2018 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Sixth Hearing)
5/16/2018 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Fifth Hearing)
1/10/2018 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)
10/18/2017 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)
6/14/2017 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)
6/7/2017 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
4/26/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Natural Resources
3/30/2017 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 65-31
3/30/2017 - Bills for Third Consideration
3/29/2017 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, House Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
3/21/2017 - House Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)
3/14/2017 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
3/14/2017 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
3/7/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-114 |
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| HB143 | ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DEFINITION (SPRAGUE R) To clarify the definition of "electric distribution company" for kilowatt-hour tax purposes. |
| | Current Status: | 5/22/2018 - House Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/20/2018 - House Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
2/13/2018 - House Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
1/23/2018 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
3/29/2017 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
3/21/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-143 |
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| HB178 | ZERO-EMISSIONS NUCLEAR PROGRAM (DEVITIS A) Regarding the zero-emissions nuclear resource program. |
| | Current Status: | 5/16/2017 - House Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 5/9/2017 - House Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)
5/1/2017 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
4/25/2017 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
4/10/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-178 |
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| HB225 | ABANDONED WELL REGULATION (THOMPSON A) To allow a landowner to report an idle and orphaned well or abandoned well, to require the Chief of the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management to inspect and classify such a well, to require the Chief to begin plugging a well classified as distressed-high priority within a specified time period, and to authorize an income tax deduction for reimbursements paid by the state to a landowner for costs incurred to plug an idle or orphaned well. |
| | Current Status: | 6/29/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; Appropriation eff. 6/29/18, bill eff. 9/28/18
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| | All Bill Status: | 6/28/2018 - Sent to Governor for Signature
6/7/2018 - Consideration of Senate Amendments; House Does Concur, Vote 58-30
5/23/2018 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 32-0
5/23/2018 - Bills for Third Consideration
5/23/2018 - Bills for Third Consideration
5/16/2018 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED & REPORTED OUT, Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)
4/10/2018 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)
3/21/2018 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)
2/28/2018 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)
2/20/2018 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
2/6/2018 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Natural Resources
1/17/2018 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 96-0
1/17/2018 - Bills for Third Consideration
1/16/2018 - REPORTED OUT, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fifth Hearing)
12/5/2017 - BILL AMENDED, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)
11/28/2017 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)
6/20/2017 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)
6/6/2017 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
5/23/2017 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources
5/16/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-225 |
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| HB239 | ELECTRIC UTILITIES-NATIONAL SECURITY RESOURCE (SMITH R, CARFAGNA R) To allow electric distribution utilities to recover costs for a national security generation resource. |
| | Current Status: | 10/3/2017 - House Public Utilities, (Sixth Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 9/19/2017 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Public Utilities, (Fifth Hearing)
6/20/2017 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)
6/6/2017 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
6/6/2017 - House Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
5/31/2017 - House Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)
5/23/2017 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
5/23/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-239 |
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| HB247 | ELECTRIC UTILITY CONSUMER PROTECTION (ROMANCHUK M) To require refunds to utility customers who have been improperly charged, to eliminate electric security plans and require all electric standard service offers to be delivered through market-rate offers, and to strengthen corporate separation requirements. |
| | Current Status: | 1/23/2018 - House Public Utilities, (Sixth Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/16/2018 - House Public Utilities, (Fifth Hearing)
12/12/2017 - House Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)
12/5/2017 - House Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
11/28/2017 - House Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)
6/20/2017 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
6/6/2017 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
5/24/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-247 |
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| HB249 | RESIDENTIAL UTILITY RESELLING (DUFFEY M) To permit the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules governing residential utility reselling. |
| | Current Status: | 5/22/2018 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Public Utilities, (Sixth Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/20/2018 - House Public Utilities, (Fifth Hearing)
2/13/2018 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)
1/30/2018 - House Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
10/17/2017 - House Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)
9/12/2017 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
6/6/2017 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
5/31/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-249 |
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| HB381 | ZERO-EMISSIONS NUCLEAR RESOURCE (DEVITIS A) Regarding the zero-emissions nuclear resource program. |
| | Current Status: | 12/12/2017 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 10/17/2017 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
10/11/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-381 |
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| HB393 | OIL AND GAS BRINE SALES (DEVITIS A) To establish conditions and requirements for the sale of brine from certain oil or gas operations as a commodity and to exempt such a commodity from requirements otherwise applicable to brine. |
| | Current Status: | 12/6/2018 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 54-33
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| | All Bill Status: | 12/6/2018 - Bills for Third Consideration
5/15/2018 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fifth Hearing)
1/30/2018 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)
1/23/2018 - BILL AMENDED, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)
1/16/2018 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)
11/28/2017 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
10/31/2017 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources
10/26/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-393 |
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| HB473 | CREDIT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND-POWER PLANTS (YOUNG R) To credit additional amounts to the Local Government Fund to provide for payment to fire districts that experienced a 30% or more decrease in the taxable value of power plants located in the districts between 2016 and 2017 and to increase the appropriation to the Local Government Fund. |
| | Current Status: | 1/30/2018 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/23/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-473 |
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| HB562 | HORIZONTAL DRILLING-PARKS (LELAND D) To prohibit the drilling of a horizontal well in various state and local parks |
| | Current Status: | 11/27/2018 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/10/2018 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources
3/19/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-562 |
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| HB578 | INJECTION WELL SETBACKS/FEES (HOLMES G, O'BRIEN M) To establish new setback requirements applicable to new Class II injection wells and to require thirty-seven and one-half per cent of the out-of-district injection well fee to be paid directly to the municipal corporation or township in which the injection well is located. |
| | Current Status: | 11/27/2018 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 4/10/2018 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources
3/28/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-578 |
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| HB604 | WIND FARM SETBACKS (STRAHORN F) To alter the minimum setback requirement for wind farms of five or more megawatts and to make the authorization of qualified energy project property tax exemptions permanent. |
| | Current Status: | 5/22/2018 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 5/15/2018 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
4/17/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-604 |
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| HCR14 | PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT COMMITMENT (LEPORE-HAGAN M, LELAND D) To affirm the commitment of the members of the General Assembly, in accordance with the aims of the Paris Agreement, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by the year 2025. |
| | Current Status: | 9/19/2017 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 9/12/2017 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources
9/12/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HCR-14 |
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| HCR22 | SUPPORT ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE (HILL B) To express support for the importance of Ohio's energy resources and energy infrastructure in furthering Ohio's economic development. |
| | Current Status: | 4/10/2018 - REPORTED OUT, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/20/2018 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
1/16/2018 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources
1/16/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HCR-22 |
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| HR277 | ENERGY GRID RULEMAKING (ARNDT S) To express support for the proposed rulemaking by United States Secretary of Energy Rick Perry for the preservation of a secure, resilient and reliable electric grid. |
| | Current Status: | 10/17/2017 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities
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| | All Bill Status: | 10/17/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HR-277 |
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| HR518 | NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTATION (STEIN D) To petition the United States Department of Energy to promulgate rules and establish programs allowing states, in collaboration with the Department, to develop new nuclear technologies and laboratories and construct nuclear experimentation containment facility testing platforms. |
| | Current Status: | 12/13/2018 - ADOPTED BY HOUSE; Vote 84-2
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| | All Bill Status: | 12/13/2018 - Bills for Third Consideration
12/12/2018 - REPORTED OUT, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)
11/27/2018 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
11/13/2018 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources
11/13/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HR-518 |
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| SB50 | WELL INJECTION-PROHIBITION (SKINDELL M) To prohibit land application and deep well injection of brine, to prohibit the conversion of wells, and to eliminate the injection fee that is levied under the Oil and Gas Law. |
| | Current Status: | 2/22/2017 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/15/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2/14/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-50 |
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| SB53 | NATURAL GAS RESTRICTION (SKINDELL M) To ban the taking or removal of oil or natural gas from and under the bed of Lake Erie. |
| | Current Status: | 2/22/2017 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/15/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2/14/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-53 |
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| SB65 | ENERGY STAR TAX HOLIDAY (BROWN E) To provide a three-day sales tax "holiday" each April during which sales of qualifying Energy Star products are exempt from sales and use taxes. |
| | Current Status: | 3/22/2017 - Senate Ways and Means, (Second Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 3/1/2017 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
2/22/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Ways and Means
2/21/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-65 |
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| SB128 | ZERO-EMISSION NUCLEAR PROGRAM (EKLUND J, LAROSE F) Regarding the zero-emissions nuclear resource program. |
| | Current Status: | 1/25/2018 - Senate Public Utilities, (Sixth Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 10/24/2017 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)
6/8/2017 - Senate Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)
6/1/2017 - Senate Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
5/18/2017 - Senate Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)
5/4/2017 - Senate Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
4/26/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Public Utilities
4/6/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-128 |
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| SB155 | ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COST RECOVERY (TERHAR L, PETERSON B) To allow electric distribution utilities to recover costs for a national security generation resource. |
| | Current Status: | 1/10/2018 - Senate Public Utilities, (Seventh Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 10/12/2017 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Public Utilities, (Sixth Hearing)
6/28/2017 - Senate Public Utilities, (Fifth Hearing)
6/22/2017 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)
6/15/2017 - Senate Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
6/8/2017 - Senate Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)
6/1/2017 - Senate Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
5/24/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Public Utilities
5/23/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-155 |
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| SB157 | PUBLIC UTILITY RESELLING REGULATION (BACON K) To regulate the reselling of public utility service. |
| | Current Status: | 6/26/2018 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Public Utilities, (Fifth Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/18/2018 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)
6/28/2017 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)
6/27/2017 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)
6/22/2017 - Senate Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)
6/15/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Public Utilities
6/15/2017 - Senate Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
5/25/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-157 |
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| SB188 | WIND TURBINE SETBACK REVISIONS (HITE C) To revise wind turbine setback provisions for economically significant wind farms. |
| | Current Status: | 10/11/2017 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 9/27/2017 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
9/20/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Natural Resources
9/14/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-188 |
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| SB238 | WIND TURBINE SETBACKS (DOLAN M) Regarding wind turbine setbacks for wind farms of at least five megawatts. |
| | Current Status: | 1/10/2018 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
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| | All Bill Status: | 12/13/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Natural Resources
12/5/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-238 |
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| SCR14 | COUNTER OPEC MARKET MANIPULATION (HOAGLAND F, COLEY W) To urge the Congress of the United States and the President of the United States to take certain actions to counter manipulation of the oil market by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). |
| | Current Status: | 12/4/2017 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources
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| | All Bill Status: | 11/29/2017 - ADOPTED BY SENATE; Vote 31-0
11/29/2017 - Bills for Third Consideration
11/15/2017 - REPORTED OUT, Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)
10/18/2017 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)
10/11/2017 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)
9/27/2017 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
9/20/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Natural Resources
9/14/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Rules and Reference Committee
9/14/2017 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SCR-14 |
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| SCR21 | APPALACHIAN STORAGE HUB DEVELOPMENT (BALDERSON T) To urge the Congress of the United States to enact various bills advancing the development of an Appalachian storage hub. |
| | Current Status: | 12/13/2018 - ADOPTED BY HOUSE; Vote 85-6
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| | All Bill Status: | 12/13/2018 - Bills for Third Consideration
12/12/2018 - REPORTED OUT, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)
11/27/2018 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)
11/13/2018 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources
6/27/2018 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 31-1
6/27/2018 - Bills for Third Consideration
6/7/2018 - REPORTED OUT, Senate Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)
5/24/2018 - Senate Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
4/11/2018 - Referred to Committee Senate Public Utilities
3/21/2018 - Introduced
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| | State Bill Page: | https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SCR-21 |
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