Volunteers serving on the League's State Lobby Corps follow legislation pertaining to our state and national public policy positions. Our volunteer lobbyists and specialists work in coalition with other advocacy organizations, meet with legislators, and present testimony before legislative committees.
Additional action on legislative issues can be found in statements and press releases in the Articles section, and under the Action Alert archives.
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Click here to read LWVO Testimony to the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission (OCMC).
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132nd General Assembly 2017-2018
State Budget
Government and Elections
| 10/26/17 | Congressional Redistricting Working Group | Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director and Peg Rosenfield, LWVO Elections Specialist |
| 10/11/17 | SB 21 - Poll Worker Reduction | Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director and Peg Rosenfield, LWVO Elections Specialist |
| 6/1/17 | HB 49 – State Budget | LWVO Executive Director and Peg Rosenfield, LWVO Elections Specialist |
| 3/13/17 | SJR 1 and HJR 2 - Constitutional Convention | Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director |
| 3/8/17 | SB 44 - Campaign Electronic Filing | Peg Rosenfield, LWVO Elections Specialist and Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Directo |
| 2/22/17 | HB 49 – State Budget | Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director and Peg Rosenfield, LWVO Elections Specialist |
Energy and Natural Resources
| SB 165 - Oil and Gas Brine Sales | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist, and Peggy Berry, LWVO Environmental Specialist |
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| HB 393 - Oil and Gas Brine Sales | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist, and Peggy Berry, LWVO Environmental Specialist | |
| 1/16/18 | SB 238 - Windmill Setbacks | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
| 10/12/17 | Sub SB 155 – Electric Distribution Cost Recovery | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
| 9/27/17 | SB 188 – Wind Turbine Setback Revisions | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
| 6/8/17 | SB 155 – Electric Distribution Cost Recovery | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
| 6/6/17 | SB 239 - Cost Recovery for a National Security Generation Resource | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
| 5/9/17 | HB 178 – Zero-Emission Nuclear Program | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
| 5/5/17 | HB 49 – State Budget | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist and Peggy Berry, LWVO Environmental Lobbyist |
| 3/29/17 | SB 51 – Lake Erie Improvement District | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist and Kristin Vessey, LWVO Land Use Lobbyist |
| 3/21/17 | HB 114 – Renewable Energy Standards | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
| 3/1/17 | SB 2 – Environmental Protection Laws | Alan Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
Education
| 10/10/17 | HB 200 - Opportunity Scholarship Voucher Program | Joan Platz, LWVO Education Specialist |
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131st General Assembly 2015-2016
Education
| 2/11/16 | Elected vs. Appointed School Board | Joan Platz, LWVO Education Specialist and Carrie L. Davis, LWVO Executive Director |
| 10/5/15 | Conference Committee on HB 2 | by Joan Platz, LWVO Education Specialist |
| 3/9/15 | HB 2 | LWVO education specialist Joan Platz with our coalition partners at the Coalition for Public Education |
Energy and Natural Resources
| 11/22/16 | SB 320 - Renewable Energy | Alan R. Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
| 11/16/16 | HB 554 - Renewable Energy Requirements | Alan R. Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
| 11/11/16 | Letter to Governor Kasich and Legislative leadership on Clean Energy Policy | Alan R. Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist, Mary Kirtz Van Nortwick and Alison Richter, co-presidents |
| 9/30/15 | Statement on Energy Mandates Study Committee Final Report | Alan R. Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
| 7/15 | Open Letter to Energy Mandates Study Committee | LWVO and coalition partners |
| 6/9/15 | HB 176 - Gas - Fuel Conversion Program | Alan R. Rosenfield, LWVO Energy Specialist |
Election Administration
| 5/24/16 | House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee regarding SB 296 | Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director |
| 5/11/16 | Ohio Voter Rights Coalition on SB 296 | Voter Rights Coalition |
| 5/10/16 | SB 296 | Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director |
| 5/4/16 | SB 296 - Polls Extended Hours | Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director |
| 6/10/15 | SB 63 - Online Voter Registration | Peg Rosenfield, LWVO Elections Specialist Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director |
| 6/9/15 | HB 64 - State Budget | Peg Rosenfield, LWVO Elections Specialist and Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director |
| 5/13/15 | HB 64 – State Budge | Peg Rosenfield, LWVO Elections Specialist and Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director |
| 3/26/15 | HB 64 - State Budget | Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director |
| 3/19/15 | HB 64 - State Budget | Peg Rosenfield, LWVO Elections Specialist and Carrie Davis, LWVO Executive Director |
Clean Water
| 4/28/16 | HB 512 - Water System Testing | Alan R. Rosenfield, LWVO environmental specialist |
| 2/10/15 | SB 1 - Great Lakes - Harmful Algae | Alan R. Rosenfield, LWVO environmental specialist |
| 2/25/15 | HB 61 - Lake Erie Fertilizer - Dredging | Alan R. Rosenfield and Kristin Vessey |
Fracking
| 6/9/15 | HB 163 – First Responders Appreciation Day | Alan R. Rosenfield, LWVO environmental specialist |
| 5/14/15 | HB 64 – Operating Budget | Alan R. Rosenfield, LWVO environmental specialist |
| 3/12/15 | HB 64 - Operating Budget | Alan R. Rosenfield, LWVO environmental specialist |
Reproductive Health Rights
| 3/10/15 | HB 69 - Heartbeat bill |
Anne Smead, LWVO reproductive choice specialist |
Tax Shift
| 3/12/15 | HB 64 - State Budget | Nancy Brown, LWVO President |
Juvenile Justice
| 3/18/15 | HB 64 - State Budget cuts in DYS should be reinvested in local community youth services | Jean Byrd, LWVO Juvenile Justice specialist |
Gun Control
| 6/10/15 | HB 48 - gun possession expansion | Rosie Craig, LWVO gun control specialist |