Ohio state legislators’ decision continues their trend of passing legislation that increases energy bills and gives more of hardworking Ohioans’ paychecks to the fossil fuel industry and investor-owned utilities for private investments. Yet again, legislators have put fossil fuel industry profits above the needs of Ohioans already struggling to pay their energy bills this holiday season.
OEC Action Fund condemns Governor DeWine’s signature of HB 458 and HB 507
Today, Governor Mike DeWine signed both House Bill 458 and House Bill 507 into law. The OEC Action Fund condemns the passage of these two bills pushed through in the waning hours of the 134th General Assembly. House Bill 458 was originally focused on August special elections, but it was amended into a sweeping anti-voter bill that massively changes how elections are administered and how Ohioans can access their most fundamental American right. House Bill 507, originally intended to govern the sale of poultry, removes critical public oversight and locks-in polluters’ control over what public lands in Ohio are leased and when.
OEC Action Fund opposes HB 507's last-minute greenwashing, public lands giveaway
Today, the Ohio Senate advanced House Bill 507, originally focused on poultry regulations and food safety. This legislation features two amendments that significantly overreach on the intended scope of the original legislation, and serve as significant concessions to fossil fuel interests at the expense of everyday Ohioans.