Children and Human Services Committee Meeting – March 18, 2026
General Submissions
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| minutes from 2026-03-11 |
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| Sub HB 649 |
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| Shayla Favor |
Franklin County Prosecutor's Office |
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| Chris Long |
Ohio Christian Alliance |
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| Heather Smith |
Policy Matters Ohio |
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| Qianna Tidmore |
Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children |
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| Nikki Fehrenback |
YMCA of Wayne County |
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| Brian Bogner |
Learn N Play of Wooster |
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| Louis Tobin |
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association |
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| Tamara Howard |
YWCA Columbus |
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| Anita Prempeh |
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| Tonia Akatobi |
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| Joyce Brewer |
Brewer Family Child Care LLC |
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| Cora Fryman |
Brewer Family Child Care |
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| Justin Marsh |
Joyce Brewer LLC |
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| Angel Capeta Knight |
Joyce Brewer LLC |
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| Carolyn Fernandes |
Joyce Brewer LLC |
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| Ashley Wittibslager |
Joyce Brewer LLC |
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| Ashley Valentine |
Joyce Brewer LLC |
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| Marianne Brown |
Brown Daycare |
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| Danielle Fox |
Joyce Brewer LLC |
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| Jessica Dixon |
Joyce Brewer LLC |
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| Debra James |
Debbie's Daycare |
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| Dr. Jasmine Moses |
Black Child Development Institute of Ohio |
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| Samantha Perry |
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| Tiffany Boyes |
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| S Bell |
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| Meghan Stone |
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| Yolanda Brown |
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| Camri Nelson |
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| Ke'Ajea Moore |
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| Jachari Stanton |
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| Simone A Gatewood |
Growing Constantly Educational Services |
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| Constance Johnson |
CEO |
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| Marquita McClendon |
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| Althea Luke |
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| Jireh De La Cruz |
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| Jenny Long |
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| Mackenzie Makowski |
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| Lola Leak |
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| Lucrecia Ross |
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| Jeffrey Molesky |
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| Kira Turner |
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| Jameisha Ress |
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| Mackenzie Makowski |
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| Zandra Phillips |
Pitter Patter Learning Center |
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| Tamara Burnett |
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| Jasmine Deberry |
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| Ja'Veonna Graves |
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| Kimberly Hall |
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| Anntionet Coppola |
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| Walter Williams |
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| Dante Ware |
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| Renee Bailey |
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| Micheal Turner |
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| Maree Coleman |
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| Sandra Washington |
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| Amy Wilson |
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| Angel Gonzalez |
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| Tyrone Taylor |
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| Khadijah Ruffin |
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| Desmond Walker |
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| Nate Tyler |
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| Nicci Washington |
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| Janelle Green |
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| Jacob Thompson |
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| Tyler Harris |
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| Benjamin Jameson |
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| Daysha Smith |
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| Ty-lecia Woodson |
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| Ariana Hays |
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Testimony
| Bill |
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| H. B. No. 537 |
2nd Hearing |
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Witnesses
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| Pamela Kolanz |
Community Midwives of Ohio |
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| Meghan Nowland |
Cincinnati Birth Center |
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| Jacquelyn Gruer |
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| Dr. Rebecca Keyes |
United Birth Coalition |
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| India Stringer |
Cincinnati Birth Center |
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| Tonya Dumas |
Safer Birth Foundation |
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| Bobbie Boyd |
Community Midwives of Ohio |
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| Lisa Gonzales |
Community Midwives of Ohio |
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| Hannah Butler |
Ohio Friends of Midwives |
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| Lucia Jenkusky, DNP, APRN-CNM, FACNM |
The Ohio Affiliate of American College of Nurse Midwives |
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| United Birth Center |
United Birth Coalition |
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| Kathyrn Maistros |
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| Anna Petron |
United Birth Coalition |
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| Samantha Buckholtz |
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| Barbara Lahey, CPM |
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| Ananda Buckingham |
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| Dr. Melissa Cheyney |
Oregon State University |
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| Dr. Dele Ogunleye |
Ohio Birth Center |
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| Trinisha Williams |
American Association of Birth Centers |
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| Rachel Mueller, CD(DONA), CLC, (M.A.P.), CPM, LM |
N.E.A.R. To You Midwifery & Doula Services Ltd |
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| Gary Dangel |
Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation |
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| Amy Kohl |
American College of Nurse-Midwives |
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| Urie Byler |
Creekside Care Center |
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| Zev Colsen |
National Association of Certified Professional Midwives |
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| Rhonda Yoder |
New Bedford Care Center |
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| Monica Honeycutt |
Ohio Midwives Alliance |
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| Sunday Tortelli |
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