Daniel P. Troy News

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) this week was pleased to see his House Bill (HB) 17, legislation designating May as Older Ohioans Month, unanimously pass the Ohio House of Representatives as part of an amendment to Senate Bill (SB) 62. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) provided sponsor testimony this week to the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee on House Bill 528, a measure that would increase the criminal penalty for intimidating an election officer from a first-degree misdemeanor to a fifth-degree felony.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) and Jamie Callender (R-Concord) this week thanked Governor DeWine for declaring a state of emergency in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lake Counties in response to significant lake-effect snow accumulations and predictions of more severe weather later this week.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) and Scott Oelslager (R-North Canton) this week thanked their colleagues in the Ohio House of Representatives for favorable passage of legislation they introduced November 12th. House Joint Resolution 8 (HJR) proposes a constitutional amendment to be voted upon on May 6, 2025 to continue the State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP), under the Ohio Public Works Commission, with the issuance of an additional $2.5B of general obligation bonds to fund local infrastructure capital improvements.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) today announced $488,540 in a new round of grant funding for brownfield remediation and cleanup in his district. This funding builds on the more than $4.4M in brownfield remediation and development in Rep. Troy’s district that was announced last September. As the ranking member of the Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources, Rep. Troy strongly advocated for the addition of $500M in brownfield remediation and demolition funds to the current state operating budget, which had no appropriation for this purpose when it was introduced.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) today announced that three community-based providers in his district will receive funding totaling $1,071,316.95 and that the Lake County Addiction & Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board will receive an additional $179,205. The federal grant funding will support ongoing initiatives to combat opioid use disorder and prevent overdose fatalities.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) today announced that Laketran will receive $800K for the Shoregate Transfer Center Improvement Project in the City of Willowick. This funding enables Laketran to begin building stronger infrastructure at a key economic job transit exchange. The site currently sees more than 4,000 monthly transfers between GCRTA and Laketran, with a large share of these trips being work-related.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) and Scott Oelslager (R-North Canton) Wednesday hosted a press conference detailing bipartisan legislation necessary to continue funding vital Public Works projects.