SEOEA e-Pad Senate Bill 5 Update 

(Vol 1, Issue 6)

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Senate Committee OKs Senate Bill 5 

News update from WBNS Channel 10 

From The Plain Dealer

The Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee approved the bill by the narrowest margin possible, a 7-5 vote, with Columbus Republican Sen. Jim Hughes voting with the four Democrats against the measure.

Before the hearing started, Senate President Tom Niehaus made certain Republicans would have the votes to move the bill by booting Cincinnati Republican Sen. Bill Seitz off of the committee. Both Hughes and Seitz were known to oppose the bill. Niehaus replaced Seitz with Sen. Cliff Hite, a Findlay Republican.

Fraternal Order of Police President Jay McDonald said the late switch was unfair. "That's flat-out gaming the system," he said.

After inserting 95 pages of changes on Tuesday, Senate Bill 5 was voted out of committee by a 7-5 vote.  It is anticipated that it will come up for a vote on the floor of the Senate this afternoon.

Senate Bill 5 Omnibus Amendment Summary