May 19, 2026 · Arts, Athletics and Tourism Committee · 462 words · 10 speakers · 13 segments
Good afternoon. I now call this meeting of Arts, Athletics, and Tourism Committee to order. Would you please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance?
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
With the quorum being present, we will proceed today as a full committee, and I'd like to have the clerk please call the roll.
Chair Miller? Here. Vice Chair Heiner? Here. Ranking Member Jarrells? Here. Representative Dieter? Here. Representative Gambari? Representative Grimm? Checked in. Representative Leray? Here.
Representative Matthews Here
Representative McNally Here
Representative Rob Laysdale Here
Representative Swearengin Here
Representative Thomas Here
Representative Upchurch
All right. All right. We're all here. We're good to go. Okay. We're good to go. Here we go. All right. Committee members, the minutes from the previous meeting, which was held on March 24th, 2026, are on your iPads for review. Are there any objections to the minutes? Without objection, the minutes are approved. I will now bring forward House Bill 732 for its fourth hearing, and I'd like to recognize Vice Chair Heiner for a motion.
I move to favorably report House Bill 732 and recommend its passage.
Will the clerk please call the roll Chair Miller Yes Vice Chair Heiner Yes Ranking Member Jarrell Yes Representative Dieter Yes. Representative Gambari. Representative Grimm. Representative Leray. Yes. Representative Matthews. Representative McNally. Yes. Representative Rob Laysdale. Yes. Representative Swearingen. Representative Thomas. Yes. Representative of church. You can only vote once, but that was an enthusiastic yes. Okay. We have 11 yeses and zero no votes. Okay. The bill is favorably reported out of committee. Members, I'd like to invite you to please sign the roll call sheet as it is passed around and indicate next to your name if you'd like to add your name as a co-sponsor. You can do that with a star. This is a very exciting committee, so we are on our way to having our first of its kind, the Ohio Heart of It All Tourism Pass, so thank you for making this possible. This concludes the fourth hearing for House Bill 732. I would now like to bring forward House Bill 687 for its third hearing. No testimony was submitted to my office prior to committee. Is there anybody here in the room today that would like to offer testimony? Seeing none, this will conclude the third hearing for House Bill 687. Now I'd like to address House Bill 255. It was on the agenda for today, but we're going to hold off for a future committee for its fourth hearing. Seeing no other business, this concludes the Arts, Athletics, and Tourism Committee, We are adjourned.