Senate Bill 224 - 134th General Assembly

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
General Government Budget Committee	September 22, 2021	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for General Government Budget Committee 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Senator Jerry Cirino	Ohio Senate District 18	Sponsor	Download witness testimony document for Senator Jerry Cirino

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
General Government Budget Committee	September 28, 2021	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for General Government Budget Committee 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Scott Gilligan	Ohio Funeral Directors Association	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Scott Gilligan

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
General Government Budget Committee	October 19, 2021	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for General Government Budget Committee 3rd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Dan Applegate	Ohio Cemetery Association	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Dan Applegate
Kirk Roberts	Ohio Cemetery Association	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Kirk Roberts
Caressa Hughes	SCI Shared Resources, LLC	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Caressa Hughes

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
General Government Budget Committee	November 9, 2021	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for General Government Budget Committee 4th Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Larry Keough	Catholic Conference of Ohio	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Larry Keough
Rick Meade	Catholic Cemeteries of Ohio	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Rick Meade

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
General Government Budget Committee	November 30, 2021	5th Hearing	Download Bill Text for General Government Budget Committee 5th Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Gary Freytag	Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum	Interested Party	Download witness testimony document for Gary Freytag
Timothy Long	The Ohio Cemetery Association	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Timothy Long

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
General Government Budget Committee	December 7, 2021	6th Hearing	Download Bill Text for General Government Budget Committee 6th Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Caressa Hughes	SCI Ohio Funeral Services, Inc.	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Caressa Hughes

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
General Government Budget Committee	March 1, 2022	7th Hearing	Download Bill Text for General Government Budget Committee 7th Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Randel Rogers	Green Lawn Cemetery Association	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Randel Rogers
Dan Applegate	The Ohio Cemetery Association	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Dan Applegate
Michael T. Smith	Ohio Funeral Directors Association	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Michael T. Smith
Kirk Roberts	The Ohio Cemetery Association	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Kirk Roberts
Caressa Hughes	SCI	Interested Party	Download witness testimony document for Caressa Hughes

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
General Government Budget Committee	March 15, 2022	8th Hearing	Download Bill Text for General Government Budget Committee 8th Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Michael T. Smith	Ohio Funeral Directors Association	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Michael T. Smith

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Civil Justice	April 5, 2022	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Civil Justice 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Senator Cirino	Ohio Senate	Proponent	Download Testimony for Senator Cirino

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Civil Justice	May 3, 2022	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Civil Justice 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Chip Billow	Billow's Celebrations, Cremations, and Funerals	Proponent	Download Testimony for Chip Billow
Kirk Roberts	The Ohio Cemetery Association, Inc.	Proponent	Download Testimony for Kirk Roberts
Michael Schoedinger	Ohio Funeral Directors Association/ Shoedinger Funeral and Cremation Services	Proponent	Download Testimony for Michael Schoedinger
T. Scott Gilligan	Ohio Funeral Directors Association	Proponent	Download Testimony for T. Scott Gilligan

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Civil Justice	May 10, 2022	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Civil Justice 3rd Hearing

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Civil Justice	May 24, 2022	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Civil Justice 4th Hearing

Primary Sponsors

Jerry C. Cirino

REPRESENTATIVES

Brian Baldridge Sara P. Carruthers Jeffrey A. Crossman Sarah Fowler Arthur Tavia Galonski Timothy E. Ginter Diane V. Grendell

Paula Hicks-Hudson

Brett Hudson Hillyer Latyna M. Humphrey Catherine D. Ingram Don Jones David Leland Michele Lepore-Hagan Beth Liston Mike Loychik Adam C. Miller Joseph A. Miller III Gail K. Pavliga Bill Seitz Michael Sheehy Lisa A. Sobecki Emilia Strong Sykes Thomas West Tom Young

SENATORS

Louis W. Blessing, III Bob D. Hackett George F. Lang Bob Peterson Michael A. Rulli Tim Schaffer Cecil Thomas Kenny Yuko