Adam C. Miller News

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Adam Miller (D-Columbus) issued a statement today after the Ohio House passed a bill that would let the Ohio Secretary of State shorten the federally required 45-day military and overseas voting period before Election Day by 16 days.

COLUMBUS - State Reps. Adam C. Miller (D-Columbus) and Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) today introduced legislation that would require the Secretary of State to create a system where U.S. service members, and other government employees, can vote electronically. Local boards of elections are required to mail uniformed services or overseas absentee ballots before the primary or general election. For people serving overseas, often in dangerous or remote areas, traditional mail or landlines are not feasible or practical.

COLUMBUS - State Reps. Adam C. Miller (D-Columbus) and Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) today introduced legislation that would name a portion of State Route 315 as the “Jesse Owens Memorial Highway.” The Jesse Owens Memorial Highway would run between King Avenue and Broad Street and illustrate the connection between the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on campus and his home on the west side of Columbus, where he lived while attending Ohio State.

COLUMBUS - State Reps. Adam C. Miller (D-Columbus) and Michael Sheehy (D-Oregon) today introduced a resolution calling on Ohio to invest in passenger rail across the state and take an active role in the federal “Amtrak Connects US” plan. 

COLUMBUS—Today, Rep. Adam Miller (D-Columbus) sent a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine urging him to veto Senate Bill (SB) 157, the latest Republican anti-abortion bill. Opponents say SB 157 would put patients in danger by interfering with the ability for doctors and patients to make appropriate and life-saving medical decisions if faced with a medical crisis during pregnancy.

Rep. Adam Miller (D-Columbus) today issued a statement on the passage of HB 29, which legalizes regulated sports betting in Ohio. Legalizing and taxing sports gaming will raise several tens of millions of dollars per year for education. Miller served as a member on the Select Committee on Gaming and was a key author of the legislation. 

Rep. Adam Miller (D-Columbus) today issued a statement as Republicans passed a partisan, four-year congressional district map that unduly favors GOP candidates 13-2. 

Rep. Adam Miller (D-Columbus) today voted in opposition to two bills opponents say would make schools and communities less safe and fail to address gun violence in Ohio. House Bill (HB) 99 would allow school districts to arm teachers in the classroom without adequate training or safe storage requirements, while HB 227 would eliminate concealed weapon training and safety standards, including penalties for failing to notify police of a concealed weapon during a stop. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Adam C. Miller (D-Columbus) today praised the House passage of Senate Bill (SB) 59, known as the Ohio Veterans’ Heritage Protection Act, that would protect cannons or other artillery, statues, monuments, memorials, or plaques that have been placed by the public to commemorate a war or service in a war. SB 59 is the companion legislation for Rep. Miller’s HB 190, which was passed by the House in June 2021. 

Today, Rep. Adam Miller (D-Columbus) applauded the unanimous House passage of legislation that would provide legal protections for Guardians ad litem (GAL) and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).  They are advocates appointed by a judge to determine what is in the best interest of a party (usually a minor or adult subject to guardianship) who do not have an attorney of their own.  Currently, they are not afforded the same protections as officers of the court like judges and attorneys.