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Senate Judiciary Committee adopts amendments and advances appointments; roll calls recorded for several items
Summary
The committee approved a slate of procedural actions including recommending three governor appointments to rules and reference, adopting several amendments and favorably reporting bills 61 and 35 to the Committee on Rules and Reference; roll calls were held for recorded recommendations.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved multiple procedural motions and recorded roll-call recommendations on several items.
The committee recommended the governor's appointments of Valerie Lehi to the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and Theodore Fraser and Jane Hanlon to the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission to the Committee on Rules and Reference. Vice Chair Reynolds moved the recommendation; the clerk called the roll and the committee recorded sufficient votes to forward the appointments.
Senator Gavarone moved to adopt Amendment 0947 to Senate Bill 61, which removed provisions relating to grand-jury reporting and testimony; the amendment was adopted without objection. Senator Gavarone then moved that SB61 be favorably reported to the Committee on Rules and Reference; the clerk called the roll and the bill was favorably reported.
Vice Chair Reynolds moved to adopt Amendment 9906-1 to Senate Bill 35 clarifying supported decision-making consent requirements; the amendment was adopted without objection. Vice Chair Reynolds subsequently moved that SB35 be favorably reported to the Committee on Rules and Reference; the clerk called the roll and the roll was kept open until 11:30 a.m.; the committee recorded sufficient votes and the bill was favorably reported.
Several votes and roll calls were recorded on the record during the session. Committee leadership announced that the roll would be kept open when appropriate and that recorded votes had sufficient support to send the items to rules and reference.
The meeting adjourned after the day's business.
