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Ohio: HB 79 has moved to committee

9 Responses

1. James, on April 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am Said:

   Where is the hearing on the 29th to be held?
2. stopbslcom, on April 8th, 2009 at 8:15 am Said:

   Hearings are held at the state capitol (statehouse). The House Committee schedule identifies the room to be used. You can find the schedule here: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/house_committee_schedule.cfm
   However, we are too far away from the date at this time, so I am not yet sure which room the hearing will be held in.
3. James, on April 29th, 2009 at 8:23 am Said:

   I just returned from the first Committee meeting on HB 79. I actually sat next to Rep. Sears and her aid before she got up to speak. Basically Rep. Sears just got up and introduced the bill and took a couple questions from the committee members. I thought Sears did a good job and she had some good facts against BSL which she presented to the committee. I was however a bit disappointed that about 1/3 of the committee members left the room while Rep. Sears was speaking. Over all the members that were there seemed like they were open and supportive of the bill.

   Till the next meeting,
   James L
4. Valerie, on September 10th, 2009 at 9:51 am Said:

   Any updates on HB 79? Thanks!
5. StopBSL, on September 10th, 2009 at 2:07 pm Said:

   Valerie–I’ll make a note to check on this when I have a minute. The last time I talked to Rep. Sears (a couple months ago), she advised me that the bill was still alive, but that it took lower priority than the state budget discussions. She expected the bill to be revisited once the budget was taken care of. If anyone else has a minute to contact Rep. Sears and inquire about the current status, please let me know what you hear. Thanks!
6. Jeff Theman, on October 20th, 2009 at 9:13 pm Said:

   I’ve been producing a documentary about breed discrimination for the last two+ years. I am also a resident of Ohio and a responsible pit bull owner and have tried to write all the state reps about this bill and have received little reply back from any of them. I’d also like to know what is going on if anyone can help.
7. stopbslcom, on October 21st, 2009 at 8:40 am Said:

   On 9/22 I received a reply from Rep. Sears regarding this bill. The bill is still alive, but sitting in committee. Sears is trying to get it back up for discussion. There’s nothing we can really do until then.
8. Mike, on October 31st, 2009 at 10:53 pm Said:

   Please guys, lets keep calling all the reps and telling them how important it is to have this bill heard! I live in Ohio and have never been harassed so much in my life. I am also a repeonsible, law abiding citizen who is under fire and had to get one of my dogs out og the city based on his looks, not behavior. This must stop, and soon
9. Toledo, OH: Dog advocate says ‘pit bulls’ are unfairly demonized « Stop BSL, on November 7th, 2009 at 8:42 am Said:

   [...] defines vicious dogs to include “pit bulls,” regardless of their temperament. House Bill 79 sponsored by State Rep. Barbara Sears (R., Sylvania), who attended the presentation, would remove [...]