House Bill 197 - 135th General Assembly
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| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities | June 21, 2023 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hoops | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Sharon Ray | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities | September 20, 2023 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Elias | Clean Capital | Proponent | Download |
| Matthew Hargarten | Coalition for Community Solar Access | Proponent | Download |
| Tom Bullock | Citizens Utility Board of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Alex Chapman | Ridge Creek Global | Proponent | Download |
| Tristan Rader | Solar United Neighbors | Proponent | Download |
| Todd Fryatt | ECA Solar | Proponent | Download |
| Dan Cook | Solarstone Limited | Proponent | Download |
| Jessica Collingsworth | Nexamp | Proponent | Download |
| Lian Niu | Eitri Foundry LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Tom Forman | MTM Project Development Company LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Rebecca Mellino | The Nature Conservancy | Proponent | Download |
| Sarah Spence | Ohio Conservative Energy Forum | Proponent | Download |
| Azam Kazmi | YellowLite | Proponent | Download |
| Erica McConnell | Enviromental Law & Policy Center | Proponent | Download |
| Daniel Shirey | IBEW Local Union 575 | Proponent | Download |
| Greg Bambenek | IBEW Local 540 | Proponent | Download |
| Ron Berard | IBEW Local 540 | Proponent | Download |
| Aaron Brown | IBEW | Proponent | Download |
| Glen Giffin | IBEW Local 141 | Proponent | Download |
| Ashley Labaki | IBEW Local 1105 | Proponent | Download |
| Sarah Iammarino | Proponent | Download | |
| Kurt Princic | CEP Renewables LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Joseph Pero | Pero Power Innovations, LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Greg Pace | Proponent | Download | |
| Linda New | Proponent | Download | |
| Randi Pokladnik | Proponent | Download | |
| Michal Sittek | Proponent | Download | |
| Joseph Winner | Proponent | Download | |
| Lorraine Cathala | Starlight Gardners, LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Craig Ickler | Proponent | Download | |
| Nolan Rutchilling | Ohio Enviromental Council Action Fund | Proponent | Download |
| Phil and Nicole House | Proponent | Download | |
| Roger Sikes | Solar United Neighbors | Proponent | Download |
| Nicholas Minekime | Sunrise Mountain Partners LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Dr. Paul Scheiwiller | Proponent | Download | |
| William Heck | Cenergy | Proponent | Download |
| Glann Campbell | Proponent | Download | |
| James Ketchaver | Proponent | Download | |
| Adrian Marti | Proponent | Download | |
| Allen Funk | Blue Planet | Proponent | Download |
| Ariel Miller | Proponent | Download | |
| Stephen Bagstad | Proponent | Download | |
| Bill Heck | AFI Solar | Proponent | Download |
| Zebulon Wallace | BNRG Renewables | Proponent | Download |
| Tyler Duvelius | Community Solar Freedom Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| Dean Greene | Proponent | Download | |
| Donna Jones | Melink Solar Development | Proponent | Download |
| Geoff Miller | Proponent | Download | |
| Jane Harf | Green Energy Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Granger Souder | Solscient Energy | Proponent | Download |
| Terry Donelon | Greater Cleveland Partnership | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Haught | IBEW Local 972 | Proponent | Download |
| Jeff Nofzinger | Haas Door Company | Proponent | Download |
| Jonathan Welle | Proponent | Download | |
| Kevin Adler | AFI Solar Capital Solutions | Proponent | Download |
| Martha Grevatt | Proponent | Download | |
| Janette McDonald | Capital University | Proponent | Download |
| Dion Mensah | Black Environmental Leaders Action Fund | Proponent | Download |
| Kevin Gunn | NextEra Energy Resources | Proponent | Download |
| Rachael Belz | Ohio Citizen Action | Proponent | Download |
| Patrick Ziemnik | Proponent | Download | |
| Scott Satterlee | IBEW Local 64 | Proponent | Download |
| Ericka Copeland | Sierra Club Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Kyle Blocher | Solar Stone Partners | Proponent | Download |
| Joe Rosenberg | Turning Point Energy | Proponent | Download |
| Ronald Ross | Proponent | Download | |
| Timothy Dewald | Proponent | Download | |
| Will Cuneo | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities | December 13, 2023 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities | January 24, 2024 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen Willis | Ohio Consumer's Counsel | Opponent | Download |
| Jon Williams | AEP Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities | April 24, 2024 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Cavallaro | Coalition for Community Solar Access | Proponent | Download |
| Karl Rabago | Rabago Energy | Proponent | Download |
| Scott Elias | Clean Capital | Proponent | Download |
| John Henri | Dimension Renewable Energy | Proponent | Download |
| Tristan Rader | Solar United Neighbors | Proponent | Download |
| Tom Bullock | Citizens Utility Board of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Molly Bryden | Policy Matters Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Cathy Cowan Becker | Ohio Sustainable Business Council | Proponent | Download |
| Janette McDonald | Proponent | Download | |
| Aaron Brown | IBEW | Proponent | Download |
| Greg Bambenek | IBEW | Proponent | Download |
| Nolan Rutschilling | Ohio Enviromental Council Action Fund | Proponent | Download |
| William Kuehnle | Catholic Conference of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Robert Kelter | Enviromental Law and Policy Center | Proponent | Download |
| Brianna Fiorillo | Lightstar Renewables, LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Alex Fay | Proponent | Download | |
| Ayat Amin | Proponent | Download | |
| Justin Biltz | Cypress Creek Renewables | Proponent | Download |
| Colleen Boyd | Proponent | Download | |
| Eric Yarham | Proponent | Download | |
| Terry Donelon | Greater Cleveland Partnership | Proponent | Download |
| James Bergman | Proponent | Download | |
| P. Kennard Wright | Faith Communities Go Green & Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Sid Shah | Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC | Proponent | Download |
| Nolan Rutschilling | Ohio Enviromental Council Action Fund | Proponent | Download |
| Pearl Chen | Proponent | Download | |
| Ronald Ross | Proponent | Download | |
| Sakinah Bryant | Proponent | Download | |
| Steve Mondak | Proponent | Download | |
| Jonathan Welle | Cleveland Owns | Proponent | Download |
| Glenn Campbell | Proponent | Download | |
| Allison Grant | Proponent | Download | |
| Howard Bergman | Proponent | Download | |
| Brian Dicken | Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Craig Ickler | Cleveland Owns | Proponent | Download |
| Eda Daniel | Proponent | Download | |
| Marnie Urson | Audubon Great Lakes | Proponent | Download |
| Hannah Bent | ENGIE | Proponent | Download |
| Juanita Stevens | Proponent | Download | |
| Mryia Williams | Solar United Neighbors | Proponent | Download |
| Jessica Collingsworth | Nexamp | Proponent | Download |
| Paul Scheiwiller | Proponent | Download | |
| Kelsey Repitone | Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy | Proponent | Download |
| Rachel Cannon | Proponent | Download | |
| Tracy Sabetta | Momms Clean Air Force in Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Sherri Green | Proponent | Download | |
| Stephanie Thomas | Proponent | Download | |
| Tim DeWald | Proponent | Download | |
| Will Cuneo | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities | May 8, 2024 | 6th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Nourse | American Electric Power | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities | May 22, 2024 | 7th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Serak | The Ohio Manufacturers' Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Chuck Keiper | Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council | Proponent | Download |
| Christian Kock | Ceres | Proponent | Download |
| Chris Ventura | Consumer Energy Alliance | Opponent | Download |
| Doug Kellogg | Americans for Tax Reform | Opponent | Download |
| Philip Moeller | Edison Electric Institute | Opponent | Download |