From The Statehouse 2005 No. 31
by Jennifer Garrison
Nov. 27, 2005
FROM THE STATEHOUSE – ARTICLE 31
The week prior to Thanksgiving the Ohio House voted out a number of bills, many of which I did not have the space to report on in my last article. Today, I am sharing the remainder of the bills on which I voted.
On December 1, 2005 it will be the 50th anniversary of Rosa Parks refusing to give her seat to a white man when he boarded the bus. This act of civil disobedience launched the civil rights movement that broke the back of segregation in the United States. Rosa Parks died this past month. The Ohio House of Representatives through House Resolution 120 voted to designate December 1, 2005 as Rosa Parks Day in Ohio. I voted in the affirmative. The Resolution passed.
The House also took up for consideration Senate Bill 144. Senate Bill 144 modifies the Ohio Real Estate Appraiser Law in regard to temporary registration of appraisers licensed or certified in another state. The Real Estate Appraiser Board is required to recognize a license issued in another state and shall temporarily register the appraiser if all of the following apply: 1) the temporary registration is to perform an appraisal assignment that is part of a federally related transaction; 2) the appraiser’s business is temporary in this state; and 3) the appraiser registers with the Board of Real Estate Appraisers. I voted “yes”. The bill passed.
House Bill 352 also was favorably voted out of the Ohio House. This bill establishes a 35 MPH speed limit for highways outside of municipal corporations within an island jurisdiction. This legislation applies to Middle Bass Island, North Bass Island and areas outside the Village of Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island. Since none of the roads effected are longer than 1.6 miles and golf carts, strollers, and bicycles frequent these roads it was necessary to accomplish the lower speed limit with legislation. The bill passed unanimously. I voted “yes”.
House Bill 82 changes the professional title of an Industrial Hygienist in Training to a “Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist”. These titles now conform with the language of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. The bill passed. I voted “yes”.
House Bill 336 changes the status of the Marysville Municipal Court Judge from part-time to full-time. The court had more than the requisite number of cases to be full-time. I voted “yes”. The bill passed.
The House concurred in the Senate Amendments to House Bill 100 which is the Solid Waste Construction and Demolition Landfill bill on which I previously reported. The bill passed. I voted “yes”.
The House passed House Bill 226 a number of weeks ago which was a court costs bill. In the Senate an Amendment was added eliminating the liquidation of the rare coins collection which was the subject of scandal at the Bureau of Workers Compensation. Previous legislation ordered the coins sold by April 1, 2006. However, officials involved in the investigation requested this date be eliminated. Dumping $50 million worth of coins on the market at one time, with a deadline by which they must be sold, puts the State in a bad bargaining position with prospective buyers. I voted “yes”. The bill passed.
House Bill 246 permits a surviving spouse to take a motorcycle as one of the two automobiles outside of the probate process. I voted “yes”. The bill passed.
The House refused to concur in the Senate Amendments to House Bill 79. and the bill was sent to a conference committee. I voted “no” to concur.
You can reach Jennifer Garrison at her Columbus office at 614-644-8728 or in the district at 740-373-2414 or by e-mail at jennifer@jennifergarrison.com. Her website is www.jennifergarrison.com