Batchelder Names House Committees for 129th General Assembly

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COLUMBUS—Ohio House Speaker-elect William G. Batchelder (R-Medina) today announced the standing committees for the 129th General Assembly. In total, there will be 17 committees starting when the new session commences in January.

“It is important that we have committees that meet regularly and frequently in order to ensure that the public has every opportunity to participate in the legislative process,” Batchelder said. “With a smaller number of committees, it will allow each member of the House to concentrate on each piece of legislation put before them, which will promote higher efficiency in the drafting and amending the bills.”
The committees for next year’s session are:
v Agriculture and Natural Resources
v Commerce and Labor
v Criminal Justice
v Economic and Small Business Development
v Education
v Finance and Appropriations
o Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee
o Higher Education Subcommittee
o Transportation Subcommittee
o Health and Human Services Subcommittee
o Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
v Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development
v Health and Aging
v Insurance
v Judiciary and Ethics
v Local Government
v Public Utilities
v Rules and Reference
v State Government and Elections
v Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security
v Veteran’s Affairs
v Ways and Means

Batchelder has asked for members to return their committee preferences by Tuesday, November 30th. He further indicated that several committees would meet at night to accommodate Ohioans who would like to participate in the committee process without having to miss work to attend. Committee announcements will be made official on January 4th.