Testimony



Testimony on Proposed Amended Rule 4112-5-05
August 1, 2007 – Presented by:
Jan Hensel, Employment and Workers' Compensation Practices Group Chair; Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs.

Interested Party Testimony on SB 160
Wednesday, May 23, 2007, presented by Daniel Navin; Assistant Vice President, Tax and Economic Policy, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Interested Party Testimony on HB 165
Wednesday, May 23, 2007, presented by Daniel Navin; Assistant Vice President, Tax and Economic Policy, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Interested Party Testimony on HB 24
Wednesday, May 16, 2007, presented by Daniel Navin; Assistant Vice President, Tax and Economic Policy, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Testimony On the Estate Tax Bill
April 18, 2007 – Presented by:
Thomas Pitrone, Principal of the Integrity Group
Charles Conner, CEO of Alcon Toll Company

Testimony On the Next Step In Tax Reform
August 2, 2006 – Presented by:
Daniel Navin, Assistant Vice President, Tax & Economic Policy, Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Kathleen Hughes, Partner, Taylor Applegate Hughes & Associates LTD
George Schueller, Tax Manager, CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory Services


March 1, 2006, presented by Kristin Clingan; Director of Environmental Policy, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Opponent Testimony On HB 299
November 17, 2005, presented by Daniel Navin; Director of Legislative Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Proponent Testimony on HB 222 - Repeal of Ohio’s Prevailing Wage
October 25, 2005, presented by Tony Fiore, ESQ.; Director of Labor & Human Resources, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Availability Act of 2001, SB 97-
October 25, 2005, Proponent Testimony given Tony Fiore

Ohio Chamber of Commerce Tax Reform Testimony on HB1

Proponent Testimony on SB 31
Presented by William Fitzgibbon, Director, Ohio Small Business Council

Proponent Testimony on HB 498
September 7, 2004, Preston J. Garvin

Opponent Testimony On Am. Sub. HB 58
June 29, 2004, presented by Kathleen Hughes, Partner, Taylor, Applegate, Hughes & Associates, Ltd.

Opponent Testimony On Am. Sub. HB 58
June 29, 2004, presented by Jeffery A. Walters, CPA, JD, MT, President, CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory of Northeast Ohio, Inc.

Opponent Testimony On Sub.HB 58
May 27, 2004, presented by Daniel Navin; Director of Legislative Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Proponent Testimony On HB 439
May 4, 2004, presented by Daniel Navin; Director of Legislative Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Proponent Testimony on SB 206
April 27, 2004, presented by Daniel Navin; Director of Legislative Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Interested Party Testimony on HB 407
April 22, 2004, presented by Daniel Navin; Director of Legislative Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Interested Party Testimony on SB 217
April 21, 2004, presented by Daniel Navin; Director of Legislative Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Proponent Testimony on HB 427
April 21, 2004, presented by Daniel Navin; Director of Legislative Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Opponent Testimony on HB 356
March 25, 2004, presented by Daniel Navin; Director of Legislative Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Proponent Testimony on HB 278
March 10, 2004, presented by Kristin Clingan; Director of Environmental Policy, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Opponent Testimony on HB 341
December 10, 2003, given by Daniel Navin; Managing Director of Legislative Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Opponent Testimony To HB 33
May 20, 2003 Testimony given by Jenny Baader, Vice-President, Baader Brown Manufacturing Company

Proponent Testimony on S.J.R. 7

May 14, 2003 Testimony given by Charles T. McConville, Managing Director of Political Affairs
Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Testimony of Christopher Jones, Director Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

February 19. 2003, before the House Finance Committee

Corporate Accountability Reform Bill

Sponsor Testimony on SB 7-
February 5, 2003, Testimony given by Senator Kevin Coughlin
Proponent Testimony on SB 7-
February 5, 2003, Testimony given by Thomas E. Geyer, Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Commerce

Before the House Select Committee on Tax Reform
September 24, 2002 Interested Party Testimony-
Daniel Navin; director of taxation & public finance for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Parker; Assistant General Tax Counsel, General Motors Corporation
Kevin M. Czerwonka; Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Ohio Chamber Health Care Initiative -
September 24, 2002 Interested Party Testimony -
William M. Todd; Partner - Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
Kelly McGivern; President and CEO of the Ohio Association of Health Plans
Karl Valentine, MD; Medical Director Ambulatory Care Affiliates, Ltd.
Tim Teynor; Vice President of Public Policy for the Aultman Health Foundation
David Packo, M.D., FACEP
Sharron M. DiMario; Executive Director Employer Health Care Alliance

Electronic Government Services Act, Proponent Testimony on HB 482
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May 23, 2002 Testimony given by Linda Woggon

Proponent Testimony on SB 120
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February 27, 2002 Testimony given by Andy Doehrel, President and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Ohio Trade Association Leaders Participating in Testimony on SB 120

Opponent Testimony on HB 325-
February 12, 2002 Testimony given by Susan Montgomery

Opponent Testimony on HB 325-
January 29, 2002 Testimony given by William M. Todd

Environmental Statute of Limitations, Proponent Testimony on Sub. SB 5 -
January 24, 2002 Testimony given by World Kitchen

Environmental Statute of Limitations, Proponent Testimony on Sub. SB 105 -
January 24, 2002 Testimony given by John C. Jensen, Manager of Environmental Operations, The Belden Brick Company

Interested Party Testimony On HB 405
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November 28, 2001 Testimony given by Dan Navin

Opponent Testimony on Sub. HB 405 -
November 7, 2001 Testimony given by Dan Navin

Opponent Testimony on Sub. HB 405
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October 30, 2001, Testimony given by Dan Navin

Proponent Testimony on Sub. SB 143 -
October 25, 2001, Testimony given by Dan Navin

Diabetes Mandate, HB 100 -

October 17, 2001, Opponent Testimony Presented by Kelly McGivern, President of the Ohio Association of Health Plans

Diabetes Mandate, HB 100 -

October 17, 2001, Opponent Testimony Presented by Jenny Baader, Vice-President Baader Brown Manufacturing Company

Proponent Testimony on SB 110 –Before the House, Before the Senate
By Linda Woggon, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Ohio Chamber

Mental Health Mandate, HB 33
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October 2, 2001, Opponent Testimony presented by J. Luke McCormick, Senior Vice President The Frank Gates Companies

Business Tax Incentives, Sub. HB 6 -
September 18, 2001, Proponent Testimony given by Dan Navin

Diabetes Mandate Bill, HB 100
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September 19, 2001, Opponent Testimony given by Rep. Greg Jolivette

Diabetes Mandate Bill, HB 100 -
September 19, 2001, Opponent Testimony given by Sharron M. DiMario

Statute of Limitations for Environmental Laws, SB 105 -
June 6, 2001, Testimony given by World Kitchen

Proponent Testimony on HB 222 -
May 31, 2001 Testimony given by Dan Navin

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Availability Act of 2001, SB 97-
May 15, 2001, Proponent Testimony given Jeff Arnold, Vice President-Risk Management for Baker Concrete Construction

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Availability Act of 2001, SB 97-
May 15, 2001, Proponent Testimony given Tony Fiore

Flexible Family Workplace Act of 2001, HB 138-

May 15, 2001, Proponent Testimony given Tony Fiore

Clean Ohio Fund, Sub. HB 3 -
May 10, 2001 Sponsor Testimony of Rep. Chuck Blasdel

Mental Health Mandate, HB 33
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March 27, 2001, Testimony presented by Thomas Pitrone, Ohio Chamber Member

Mental Health Mandate, HB 33 -
March 20, 2001 Testimony presented by Jenny Baader, Ohio Chamber Member

The Clean Ohio Fund, HB 3 -
March 15, 2001, Testimony given by Susan Montgomery

Closed Panel Health Plans, HB 584 -
May 23, 2000, Testimony given by Linda Woggon

Health Plan Contracts, HCR 65 -
May 16, 2000, Testimony given by Linda Woggon

Technology Business Committee, Sub. HB 574 -
May 16, 2000 Testimony given by BJ Wiberg

Municipal Income Tax Revision Bill, HB 477 -
February 8, 2000 Testimony given by Dan Navin

Electric Utility Municipal Taxation Bill, HB 483 -
April 11, 2000, Testimony given by Dan Navin

Tax Appeals Bill, HB 589 -
April 12, 2000, Testimony given by Dan Navin

Taxpayer Services Bill, HB 612 -
March 29, 2000, Testimony given by Dan Navin

Technology Business Committee, HB 574 -
April 4, 2000, Testimony given by BJ Wiberg

Task Force on Provider Access -
January 25, 2000, Testimony given by Dan Navin

Small Business, HB 13 -
November 9, 1999, Testimony given by BJ Wiberg

Postal Service, Sub. SCR 17 -
October 12, 1999, Testimony given by Linda Woggon

OBES-ODHS Merger, HB 470 and HB 471 -
Testimony given by Tony Fiore

Health Benefit Mandate Bills, HB 53, HB 173, and HB 272 -
October 5, 1999, Testimony given by Kelly McGivern

Infant Formula Mandate, Sub. HB 218 -
June 10, 1999, Testimony given by Kelly McGivern

Postal Service Competition, HCR 27 -
June 8, 1999, Testimony given by Linda Woggon

Open Contracting Bill, HB 101 -
June 8, 1999, Testimony given by Linda Woggon

Electronic Proxy Bill, HB 6 -
May 3, 1999, Letter by Linda Woggon