Beth Lear News

COLUMBUS, OH – State Representatives Beth Lear (R-Galena) and David Thomas (R-Jefferson) today announced the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 762, legislation to provide clarity and consistency in Ohio’s tax code by explicitly exempting food purchased from vending machines and micro-markets from state and local sales and use taxes, this week.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Lear (R-Galena) today voted in support of a legislative effort that will temporarily suspend Ohio’s State Gas Tax for 90 days, providing real relief to Ohioans as fuel costs continue to rise. 

State Representatives Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) and Beth Lear (R-Galena) yesterday introduced the Save Ohio Sports Act, legislation that proposes reforms to separate fair competition from high-stakes wagering by banning manipulative betting formats, eliminating all collegiate sports betting, and restricting predatory industry practices.

COLUMBUS – State Representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) today announced the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution 35, legislation urging Congress to reform federal permitting and environmental review processes to speed up the development of energy infrastructure nationwide.

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Exposure Modernization Act, legislation that protects Ohio’s children, preserves family values, and updates Ohio’s outdated obscenity laws.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.

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. 

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.

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. 

COLUMBUS –State Representatives Beth Lear (R-Galena) and Meredith Craig (R-Smithville) this week introduced House Bill 513, legislation designed to give local governments the freedom to decide for themselves whether to apply prevailing wage standards on public projects.

State Representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) today voted in support of House Bill 162 – the My Child-My Chart Act – legislation that works to allow parents to access their child’s medical charts.