OCC’s Consumer Testimony on Legislation

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Date	View OCC's Testimony	Forum	Witness	View Bill
2022-12-13	Charging Natural Gas Consumers to Subsidize Infrastructure Development	House Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 685
2022-12-6	Charges to Consumers for Water Utility Ratemaking	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Mike Haugh	HB 364
2022-12-6	Allows Subsidies of Utilities for Electric Vehicle Charging, at Consumer Expense	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Mike Haugh	SB 307
2022-11-29	Allows Subsidies of Utilities for Electric Vehicle Charging, at Consumer Expense	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Mike Haugh	SB 307
2022-11-15	Replaces Electric Security Plans with Competitive Power Plans	House Public Utilities Committee	Mike Haugh	Sub HB 317
2022-5-31	Replaces Electric Security Plans with Competitive Power Plans	House Public Utilities Committee (Hearing Cancelled)	Jeff Jacobson	Sub HB 317
2022-5-31	Affects Consumers' Basic Phone Service (Amendment 3127) - Joint Testimony	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson et al.	Sub HB 430
2022-5-17	Allows Subsidies of Utilities for Electric Vehicle Charging, at Consumer Expense	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Mike Haugh	SB 307
2022-4-6	Replaces Electric Security Plans with Competitive Power Plans	House Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	Sub HB 317
2022-3-30	Charges to Consumers for Water Utility Ratemaking	House Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 364
2022-3-2	Replaces Electric Security Plans with Competitive Power Plans	House Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	Sub HB 317
2022-3-2	Allows Development of Community Solar Projects	House Public Utilities Committee	Mike Haugh	Sub HB 450
2021-12-9	Reduction of State Agency Regulations	House Government Oversight Committee	Bruce Weston	SB 9
2021-11-17	Allow Electric Energy Efficiency Programs and Charges to Consumers	House Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	Sub HB 389
2021-10-13	Allow Electric Energy Efficiency Programs and Charges to Consumers	House Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 389
2021-9-29	Partial Repeal of House Bill 6 (Coal Plant Bailout for AEP, Duke, DP&L)	House Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 351
2021-9-14	Repeal of Solar Subsidies from House Bill 6	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Larry Sauer	SB 118
2021-5-26	Refunds of Improper Charges to Utility Consumers	House Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 260
2021-5-18	Agency Budget	Senate Finance Committee	Bruce Weston	Sub HB 110
2021-5-12	Partial Repeal of House Bill 6 (Coal Plant Bailout for AEP, Duke, DP&L)	Senate Energy & Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	SB 117
2021-5-5	Printed Phone Directories	Senate General Government Budget Committee	Larry Sauer et al.	Sub HB 110
2021-4-27	Agency Budget	Senate General Government Budget Committee	Bruce Weston	Sub HB 110
2021-4-15	Agency Budget	House Finance Committee	Bruce Weston	Sub HB 110
2021-3-2	Partial Repeal of House Bill 6	House Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 128
2021-2-25	Agency Budget	House Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development and Natural Resources	Bruce Weston	HB 110
2021-2-23	Partial Repeal of House Bill 6	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	SB 44
2021-2-10	Reduction of State Agency Regulations	Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee	Bruce Weston	SB 9
2021-2-2	Partial Repeal of House Bill 6	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	SB 10
2020-12-16	Partial Repeal of House Bill 6	House Select Committee on Energy Policy and Oversight	Bruce Weston	HB 798
2020-12-09	Partial Repeal of House Bill 6	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 772
2020-12-03	Partial Repeals of House Bill 6 and House Bill 166	House Select Committee on Energy Policy and Oversight	Jeff Jacobson	HB 798
2020-11-10	Repeal of House Bill 6	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	SB 346
2020-09-23	Repeal of House Bill 6	Select Committee on Energy Policy and Oversight	Jeff Jacobson	HB 738 & HB 746
2020-06-30	Possible Amendment on Water Utility Ratemaking	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 264
2020-01-28	Testimony on Electric Reliability in Ohio	Senate Energy and Public Utilitities Committee	Michael Haugh	Energy Reliability in Ohio
2019-12-09	Add Rules for OAQDA to Review the PUCO's Audit of HB 6 Charges to Consumers	Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review	Jeff Jacobson	OAC Chapter 3706-4 (Not Final)
2019-12-10	Protect Consumers from Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	SCR 6
2019-11-20	Protect Consumers from Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	HCR 12
2019-11-12	(Submetering) Regulate certain resellers of utility service	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	SB 86
2019-10-23	Retail Electric Service	House Public Utilities Committee	Michael Haugh	HB 247
2019-06-29	Subsidies for Power Plants	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Michael Haugh	Sub. HB 6
2019-06-27	Subsidies for Power Plants	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Michael Haugh	Sub. HB 6
2019-06-19	Subsidies for Power Plants	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Michael Haugh	Sub. HB 6
2019-06-17	Budget Bill - FirstEnergy Profit/Customer Charges	Finance Committee	Bruce Weston	Sub. HB 166
2019-05-23	Subsidies for Power Plants	House Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Michael Haugh	Sub. HB 6
2019-05-23	Budget Bill - FirstEnergy Profit/Customer Charges	Senate Finance Committee	Jeff Jacobson	Sub. HB 166
2019-05-22	Subsidies for Power Plants	House Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Michael Haugh	Sub. HB 6
2019-05-08	Subsidies for Power Plants	House Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Michael Haugh	Sub. HB 6
2019-05-07	Budget Bill - FirstEnergy Profit/Customer Charges	Ohio House Finance Committee	Jeff Jacobson	Sub. HB 166
2019-05-01	Agency Budget	Senate General Government and Agency Review Committee	Bruce Weston	HB 166
2019-04-24	Subsidies for Power Plants	House Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Generation	Michael Haugh	HB 6
2019-04-02	Agency Budget	House Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources	Bruce Weston	HB 166
2019-03-05	Reduction of State Agency Regulations	Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee	Jeff Jacobson	SB 1
2018-12-04	Consumer Protection ‎from Fraud by Telemarketers Using False Caller ID Information	House Criminal Justice	Terry Etter	HB 597
2018-11-29	Ohioans' Basic Telephone Service - Joint Testimony	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Terry Etter et al.	Sub. HB 402
2018-11-14	Consumer Protection ‎from Fraud by Telemarketers Using False Caller ID Information	Senate Judiciary Committee	Terry Etter	SB 290
2018-06-26	Consumer Protections Related to Submetering and Reselling of Public Utility Services	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	SB 157
2018-06-20	Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction Standards	Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Christopher Healey	HB 114
2018-06-07	Changes to Ratemaking Law that Can Increase Water Utility Consumers’ Bills	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 422
2018-06-06	Reduction of State Agency Regulations	Senate Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee	Jeff Jacobson	SB 293
2018-04-10	Ohioans' Basic Telephone Service — Joint Testimony	House Public Utilities Committee	Terry Etter et al.	Sub. HB 402
2018-02-20	Ohioans' Basic Telephone Service	House Public Utilities Committee	Terry Etter	Sub. HB 402
2018-01-30	Ohioans' Basic Telephone Service	House Public Utilities Committee	Terry Etter	HB 402
2018-01-23	Consumer Protections Bill	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	HB 247
2018-01-23	Changes to Ratemaking Law that can Affect Water Utility Consumers’ Bills	House Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Daniel Shields	HB 422
2018-01-18	Consumer Protections Related to Submetering and Reselling of Public Utility Services	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	SB 157
2018-01-10	Subsidies for Power Plants	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Daniel Shields	SB 155
2018-01-10	Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction Standards	Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Colleen Shutrump	HB 114
2017-11-14	Invited Presentation on the Agency's role for Consumer Protection and Electric Regulation	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	House Public Utilities Committee
2017-10-24	Subsidies for Nuclear Power Plants	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	SB 128
2017-10-18	Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction Standards	Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Christopher Healey	HB 114
2017-10-17	Consumer Protections Related to Submetering and Reselling of Public Utility Services — Joint Testimony	House Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson et al.	HB 249
2017-10-12	Subsidies for Power Plants	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	SB 155
2017-06-22	Consumer Protections Related to Submetering and Reselling of Public Utility Services	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	SB 157
2017-06-08	Subsidies for Power Plants	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Michael Haugh	SB 155
2017-06-06	Subsidies for Power Plants	House Public Utilities Committee	Michael Haugh	HB 239
2017-06-01	Subsidies for Nuclear Power Plants	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	SB 128
2017-05-23	State Budget - Lifeline Assistance for Low-Income Telephone Consumers — Joint Testimony	Senate Finance Subcommittee on General Government and Agency Review	James Williams et al.	Sub. HB 49
2017-05-23	Agency Budget	Senate Finance Subcommittee on General Government and Agency Review	Bruce Weston	Sub. HB 49
2017-05-09	Subsidies for Nuclear Power Plants	House Public Utilities Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 178
2017-03-30	State Budget - Lifeline Assistance for Low-Income Telephone Consumers — Joint Testimony	House Finance Committee	James Williams et al.	H B 49
2017-03-22	Transportation Budget - Gas Utility Subsidy Charges	Senate Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee	Jeff Jacobson	HB 26
2017-03-21	Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction Standards	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	H B 114
2017-03-16	Hearing on Submetering and Reselling	Columbus City Council Public Utilities Committee	Andrew Garver	N/A
2017-03-14	Invited Presentation on the Agency's role for Consumers	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	N/A
2017-02-16	Agency Budget	House Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources	Bruce Weston	H B 49
2016-12-08	Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction Standards	Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Bruce Weston	H B 554
2016-11-30	Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction Standards	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	Sub. H B 554
2016-11-22	Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction Standards	Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Bruce Weston	S ub. SB 320
2015-06-01	Energy Efficiency Standards, etc.	Ohio Energy Mandates Study Committee	Bruce Weston	Link to Report
2015-05-06	Invited Presentation on the Agency's role for Consumers	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	N/A
2015-05-05	Agency Budget and Basic Telephone Service for Consumers	Senate Finance Committee, Workforce Subcommittee	Bruce Weston	Am. Sub. H B 64
2015-03-04	Agency Budget and Basic Telephone Service for Consumers	House Finance and Appropriations Committee, Agriculture, Developement and Natural Resources Subcommittee	Bruce Weston	H B 64
2014-12-17	Consumer Protections Related to Master-Metering, Submetering and Reselling of Public Utility Services	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	Am. HB 662
2014-12-04	Ohioans' Basic Telephone Service	Senate Agriculture Committee	Bruce Weston	A m. Sub. HB 490
2014-12-02	Consumer Protections Related to Master-Metering, Submetering and Reselling of Public Utility Services	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	HB 662
2014-11-14	Ohioans' Basic Telephone Service	House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee	Bruce Weston	H B 490
2014-05-20	Energy Efficiency Standards Etc.	Bruce Weston	Bruce Weston	A m. Sub. SB 310
2014-04-30	Energy Efficiency Standards Etc.	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	S B 310
2014-04-08	Consumer Protections for Reselling of Public Utility Services	House Finance and Appropriations Committee	Bruce Weston	H B 483
2014-04-02	Cost of Manufactured Gas Plant Clean-up	House Finance and Appropriations Committee	Bruce Weston	H B 483
2013-10-15	Affordable, Reliable Electric Service	House Policy and Legislative Oversight Committee	Bruce Weston	N/A
2013-10-09	Energy Efficiency Standards Etc.	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	S ub. SB 58
2013-05-31	Preserving Affordable Basic Telephone Service	Senate Finance Committee	Bruce Weston	A m. Sub. HB 59
2013-05-28	Cost of Manufactured Gas Plant Clean-up	Senate Finance Committee	Bruce Weston	A m. Sub. HB 59
2013-04-30	OCC Budget	Senate Finance Committee, General Government Finance Subcommittee	Bruce Weston	A m. Sub. HB 59
2013-04-09	Energy Efficiency Standards Etc.	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Wilson Gonzalez	S B 58
2013-04-03	Review of SB 162 (Telecom Deregulation)	Select Committee on Telecommunications Regulatory Reform	Amy Kurt	S B 162
2013-02-28	OCC Budget	House Finance and Appropriations Committee, Agriculture and Development Subcommittee	Bruce Weston	H B 59
2012-05-21	Energy Industry	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	S ub. SB 315
2012-05-08	Natural Gas Regulation	Senate Finance Committee	Bruce Weston	A m. Sub. HB 487
2012-04-25	Energy Industry	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Wilson Gonzalez	S B 315
2012-03-14	Water and sewer utilities rates and regulations	House Public Utilities Committee	Amy Kurt	H B 379
2012-01-25	Telecommunications Carrier-of-Last-Resort	Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	S B 271
2011-12-07	Electric Service	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	N/A
2011-11-30	Electric Securitization	House Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	H B 364
2011-11-30	Electric Securitization	Senate Public Utilities Committee	Bruce Weston	S B 248

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