Representative Jamie Callender - District 57

(COLUMBUS)—Following nearly two months of negotiations, HB 959 (Stewart), the state’s capital appropriations budget, has been introduced with the successful inclusion of 17 projects in Lake County, announced State Representative Jamie Callender (R-Concord). 

(COLUMBUS)—State Representatives Jamie Callender (R-Concord) and Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) recently introduced legislation to scale back the discretionary rulemaking authority that has been given to state agencies. House Bill 775 would claw back the authority of state agencies to promulgate rules under vague authority, often called ‘catch all’ provisions, while creating a procedure to establish stronger oversight regarding agencies’ ability to expand their authority in the future. 

COLUMBUS – Today, State Representatives Jamie Callender (R-Concord) provided sponsor testimony on House Bill 611 (Callender/Stewart) in the House Judiciary Committee, marking the General Assembly’s first hearing on a bill addressing the adult use industry since the passage of Senate Bill 56 (S. Huffman, 136th General Assembly). House Bill 611 would provide a cultivation license as well as dispensary licenses to Ohio’s stand-alone cannabis processors, often referred to as orphaned processors, aligning them with the majority of the cannabis processors in the state. 

COLUMBUS – The OneOhio Recovery Foundation has launched a new statewide round of opioid settlement grant funding, awarding up to $45.7 million to support prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts across Ohio, announced State Representative Jamie Callender (R-Concord).