Chris Glassburn News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced that the North Olmsted Police Department will receive $76.5K in state funding to support community policing and violent crime reduction strategies. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D–North Olmsted) Wednesday spoke on the House floor in opposition to House Bill (HB) 730, the state capital reappropriations bill, after Republicans adopted a provision in committee that would disproportionately allocate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative costs, diverging from the traditional need-based model. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the official introduction of legislation that would allow campaign committees the authority to refund political contributions for any reason. The bill prioritizes transparency for voters and creates clear guidance for candidates.  

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D–North Olmsted) today warned that a new provision in House Bill (HB) 730 underfunding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative costs is short-sighted and creates a dangerous precedent of allocating state resources based on political affiliation rather than need.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Tristan Rader (D–Lakewood) and Chris Glassburn (D–North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of legislation to formalize plug-in or  “balcony solar” systems in Ohio, a simple technology that allows residents to generate clean electricity using small solar panels that plug directly into a standard outlet.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced that he will be introducing a bill that would allow campaign committees to refund a political contribution for any reason. The proposed legislation would modernize Ohio campaign laws to provide greater flexibility for candidates and transparency for voters. 

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today spoke on the House floor to address concerns regarding Senate Bill 9, Ohio’s annual federal tax conformity bill. Rep. Glassburn sought to introduce an amendment that would have stopped an increase to the acceptable threshold for individuals to receive a tax reduction for selling stock in a corporation worth more than $50M to $75M. According to the Ohio Department of Taxation, expanding this threshold would cost Ohio $22M in forgone revenue over the next 10 years and would impact fewer than 1,000 taxpayers.   

COLUMBUS –State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today has announced that the Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund has named him its Ohio Energy Champion. This award recognizes Rep. Glassburn’s leadership as the former ranking member of the House Energy Committee and his instrumental role in passing House Bill (HB) 15. This legislation is Ohio’s most transformative energy bill in decades, representing a sweeping reform of the state’s energy landscape, designed to increase grid capacity and transparency between utility providers and consumers.

State Representatives Melanie Miller (R-Ashland) and Angie King (R-Celina) provided sponsor testimony in House Finance Committee on House Bill 106, the Save Our Schools (SOS) Act (formerly known as Alyssa’s Law) – legislation that works to enhance safety in Ohio school districts and communities by creating a pilot grant program that will allow schools the opportunity to purchase a variety of panic alert systems as well as artificial intelligence firearm detection software. These panic alert systems work to help accelerate law enforcement response time when life-threatening emergencies occur on school campuses. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today urged the Public Utilities Commission (PUCO), alongside fellow House Energy Committee members, to reject FirstEnergy’s request to increase the allowable frequency and duration of annual power outages for its subsidiaries: Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Ohio Edison, and Toledo Edison.

State Representative Melanie Miller (R-Ashland) held a press conference today introducing new legislation that works to provide a 180-day grace period on court-assessed fines and fees for formerly incarcerated Ohioans as they reenter society. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) Wednesday announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill (HB) 303, to a establish community energy pilot program in Ohio, and Senate Bill (SB) 103, to reform ratemaking and accountability for natural gas providers. Both bills received favorable bipartisan votes on the House floor and represent a continued effort to empower consumers and modernize Ohio’s energy landscape.