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Representative Beth Lear - District 61

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Beth Lear
District 61
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House District 61

 
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Hometown
Galena
 
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-1431
Fax: (614) 719-6990
 

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COLUMBUS—State Representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) yesterday voted in support of the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act, legislation that protects Ohio’s children, preserves family values, and updates Ohio’s outdated obscenity laws. The bill establishes important measures to protect children from being exposed to cabaret performances that are marketed to adults with adult themes, imagery, and performances, while also preserving the free speech rights of performers.

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Thu, Mar 26, 2026

State Representatives Beth Lear (R-Galena) and Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) provided sponsor testimony before the House Local Government Committee for House Bill 466 – legislation that would require specific local government subdivisions to obtain approval from their legislative authority before imposing new property taxes. 

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Thu, Mar 5, 2026

COLUMBUS, OHIO – State Representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) this week announced her support for the passage of three significant pieces of legislation aimed at expanding Ohioans’ personal freedoms, protecting vulnerable children, and modernizing state law to reflect advances in technology and air mobility.

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Fri, Nov 14, 2025

COLUMBUS – State Representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) today voted in support of two initiatives that continue the Ohio House Majority Caucus’s leadership on delivering property tax relief to Ohioans with more than $2.4 billion in savings. 

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Wed, Oct 22, 2025
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