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Buchy says first 100 Days Successful,
Recognizes Additional Work that Lies Ahead
COLUMBUS—Tuesday, April 12th marks the 100th day that the House
Republicans have presided over the Ohio House. Today, State
Representative Jim Buchy (R-Greenville) applauded the accomplishments
of the House thus far during the 129th General Assembly, recognizing
that still more work needs to be done.
“I have been impressed by the leadership of the House and our
Governor,” said Buchy. “On the campaign trail, my colleagues talked
about less government, less spending, and hard work to bring jobs back
to Ohio. They are living up to their promises, and I am humbled to join
them in their efforts as an appointed member of the Ohio House of
Representatives.”
Under GOP control, the Ohio House has hit the ground running and
introduced 200 bills during the first 100 days of this Legislature. As
a caucus, Speaker Batchelder and House Republicans have expeditiously
considered and passed legislation that will improve Ohio’s business
climate, protect vital local services, preserve jobs and small
businesses, restore accountability to elections and government
spending, improve community safety, and reduce damaging mandates on
school districts—with more pragmatic solutions continuously being
drafted and introduced.
The creation of the agile economic development entity JobsOhio and the
establishment of a regulatory reform program through the Common Sense
Initiative illustrate the House Republicans’ commitment to creating
jobs and assisting small business development. The House also
introduced and passed House Bill 58 to offer tax relief to families and
retain businesses that have received offers to relocate to other states.
The House Republicans have also passed the following bills, among
others:
H.B. 2 to improve transparency by auditing certain state agencies
H.B. 20 to prohibit intimidation of victims of a crime
H.B. 21 to bring Teach For America to Ohio, improve schools and attract
young, educated people to the state
H.B. 30 to repeal costly unfunded school mandates that were included in
the Democrats’ “evidence-based” model
H.B. 36 to restore school calamity days from three days back to five
days
H.B. 63 to amend judicial consent to an abortion and ensure that minors
comprehend possible physical and emotional complications
H.B. 64 to add K2/Spice, a synthetic marijuana, to the list of
controlled substances in Ohio
H.B. 66 to create a fraud-reporting system in an effort to save tax
dollars and make state spending more accountable
H.B. 93 to crack down on “pill mills” that have led to rampant
prescription drug abuse in Ohio
H.B. 114 is a fiscally responsible transportation budget that
eliminates millions of dollars in fee increases and embraces
consolidation of services
H.B. 159 to strengthen voter identification laws and ensure that
elections are as fair and accurate as possible
S.B. 5 to retain middle-class jobs, reduce costs on local governments
and help hold down local tax burdens through collective bargaining
reform
S.B. 73 to amend liquor permitting for businesses that use liquor as an
ingredient in food, which will lighten the costs on small businesses
Over the next 21 months, House Republicans will continue the work of
the people of Ohio and pursue initiatives to create jobs, improve the
business climate and address the many issues Ohioans face today.
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