OH HB276 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 66-33)
Status: Passed on June 4 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-06-04 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

To amend sections 1.61, 303.01, 303.21, 519.01, 519.21, 901.511, 903.10, 929.01, 1309.102, 1311.55, 1729.01, 3781.06, 5501.50, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code to include algaculture in the laws governing agriculture, in the definition of "agriculture" for purposes of the laws governing county and township zoning, and in the laws governing current agricultural use valuation; to exclude from zoning restrictions the production from certain feedstocks of biodiesel, biomass energy, electric or heat energy, and biologically derived methane gas; to include that production in the laws governing current agricultural use valuation; to provide for the establishment of best management practices for that production under the Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities Law; to establish the Legislative Task Force to Study Anaerobic Digesters for Agricultural Use and Application in the State; and to declare an emergency.

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Title

To include algaculture in the laws governing agriculture, in the definition of "agriculture" for purposes of the laws governing county and township zoning, and in the laws governing current agricultural use valuation; to exclude from zoning restrictions the production from certain feedstocks of biodiesel, biomass energy, electric or heat energy, and biologically derived methane gas; to include that production in the laws governing current agricultural use valuation; to provide for the establishment of best management practices for that production under the Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities Law; to establish the Legislative Task Force to Study Anaerobic Digesters for Agricultural Use and Application in the State; and to declare an emergency.

Sponsors

Rep. Richard Adams [R]Rep. Ron Amstutz [R]Rep. Marlene Anielski [R]Sen. Nickie Antonio [D]
Sen. Kevin Bacon [R]Rep. Nan Baker [R]Sen. Troy Balderson [R]Sen. Troy Balderson [R]
Rep. John Barnes [D]Rep. William Batchelder [R]Sen. Bill Beagle [R]Rep. Terry Blair [R]
Rep. Terry Boose [R]Rep. Danny Bubp [R]Rep. Jim Buchy [R]Sen. Dave Burke [R]
Rep. James Butler [R]Sen. Capri Cafaro [D]Rep. John Carey [R]Rep. John Carney [D]
Rep. Ted Celeste [D]Sen. William Coley [R]Rep. Courtney Combs [R]Rep. Rex Damschroder [R]
Rep. Timothy DeGeeter [D]Rep. Timothy Derickson [R]Rep. Mike Dovilla [R]Rep. Denise Driehaus [D]
Rep. Mike Duffey [R]Sen. John Eklund [R]Rep. Keith Faber [R]Sen. Teresa Fedor [D]
Rep. Lorraine Fende [D]Rep. Mike Foley [D]Rep. Nancy Garland [D]Sen. Lou Gentile [D]
Sen. Lou Gentile [D]Rep. Anne Gonzales [R]Rep. Bruce Goodwin [R]Rep. Jay Goyal [D]
Rep. Cheryl Grossman [R]Sen. Robert Hackett [R]Rep. Christina Hagan [R]Rep. David Hall [R]
Rep. Bill Hayes [R]Rep. Tracy Heard [D]Rep. Michael Henne [R]Sen. Brian Hill [R]
Sen. Cliff Hite [R]Sen. Jay Hottinger [R]Sen. Matt Huffman [R]Sen. Jim Hughes [R]
Sen. Terry Johnson [R]Sen. Shannon Jones [R]Sen. Eric Kearney [D]Rep. Casey Kozlowski [R]
Sen. Al Landis [R]Sen. Frank LaRose [R]Sen. Peggy Lehner [R]Rep. Thomas Letson [D]
Rep. Clayton Luckie [D]Rep. Matt Lundy [D]Rep. Ron Maag [R]Rep. Dale Mallory [D]
Rep. Gayle Manning [R]Rep. Jeffrey McClain [R]Rep. Zack Milkovich [D]Rep. Dennis Murray [D]
Rep. Craig Newbold [R]Sen. Tom Niehaus [R]Sen. Sean O'Brien [D]Sen. Larry Obhof [R]
Rep. Bill Patmon [D]Rep. Thomas Patton [R]Rep. Dorothy Pelanda [R]Rep. Jon Peterson [R]
Rep. Debbie Phillips [D]Rep. Daniel Ramos [D]Sen. Kristina Roegner [R]Rep. Margaret Ruhl [R]
Sen. Thomas Sawyer [D]Sen. Timothy Schaffer [R]Sen. Joseph Schiavoni [D]Sen. Kirk Schuring [R]
Rep. Barbara Sears [R]Rep. William Seitz [R]Rep. Lynn Slaby [R]Rep. Stephen Slesnick [D]
Rep. Robert Sprague [R]Rep. Gerald Stebelton [R]Rep. Matthew Szollosi [D]Sen. Charleta Tavares [D]
Rep. Andy Thompson [R]Rep. Lynn Wachtmann [R]Sen. Mark Wagoner [R]Sen. Christopher Widener [R]
Rep. Roland Winburn [D]Rep. Ron Young [R]Sen. Kenny Yuko [D]

Roll Calls

2012-02-15 - House - House - Senate Amendments (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-15 - House - House - Senate Amendments - Emergency Clause (Y: 89 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-14 - Senate - Senate - Third Consideration (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-14 - Senate - Senate - Third Consideration - Emergency Clause (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-12-13 - House - House - Third Consideration (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-06-04 Effective Date
2012-03-02 Governor' Action
2012-03-06 End of 10-day period
2012-02-23 Sent to Governor
2012-02-15 Concurrence
2012-02-14 Passed 3rd Consideration Senate
2012-02-14 Committee Report - S
2011-12-14 To Agriculture, Environment & Natural Resources
2011-12-14 Introduced to Senate
2011-12-13 Passed 3rd Consideration House
2011-12-07 Committee Report - S
2011-06-21 To Agriculture & Natural Resources
2011-06-21 Introduced to House

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