Janice Lanier JD RN
Liaison Public Policy Committee

The Making of a Christmas Tree

HB 315 as introduced

In a marathon final legislative session of the 135th General Assembly, a 400-page amendment was added to HB 315 by a conference committee. The original bill dealing with various aspects of township law was introduced in November 2023, passed the house in late June during an earlier marathon session that preceded the lengthy pre-election summer recess. The bill was approximately 122 pages long.

HB 315 as enacted

The bill eventually passed the senate on December 11th, but the house refused to concur with the senate changes. A conference committee was named consisting of six legislators: senators Rob McColley (R-Napoleon), Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville), Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) and representatives DJ Swearingen R-Huron, Chair), Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati), and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake). Early in the morning of December 19th the committee produced its lengthy report.