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Ohio Senate Approves Broad Oil and Gas Law Update After Debate, 25‑8
Summary
The Ohio Senate passed Substitute Senate Bill 219, a comprehensive update to state oil and gas laws that sponsors say protects the orphan well plugging fund and streamlines permits, while critics warned it could speed leasing of public lands and reduce public notice.
The Ohio Senate voted to pass Substitute Senate Bill 219, a wide‑ranging update to Ohio’s oil and gas laws, by a 25‑8 margin.
Senator Landis, the bill sponsor, described the measure as the first general update since 2012 and highlighted provisions he said would protect the orphan well plugging program and its fund (primarily supported by severance taxes), streamline landowner notice for plugging, allow expedited permits up to 10 times per year (absent emergencies), speed land‑transfer…
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