OFF THE WIRE
IT'S THANK YOU TIME !!!! ..............................
.....HB 35
passed out the the Ohio House of Representatives by a Floor vote of
62-32 clean of any legislative language detrimental to Ohio's Motorcycle
Rider Education System...............This morning was also an "Informal
Hearing" in the Senate Transportation on HB 35 which is where the bill
is moving to from the house at which time Summit County State Senator
and ABATE Friend Frank LaRose stated "We don't want to mess with these
Bikers" and suggested that the matter of transferring the Rider Ed Funds
from a dedicated fund to a Public Safety "slush" fund not even be
brought up in marking up (writing) HB 35 in the Senate . His fellow
Committee Members agreed.........This news along with the vote today on
the House Floor is pretty much the nail in the coffin for the Governor's
proposal in the budget for the transfer of Rider Ed monies out of a
dedicated fund that Motorcyclists of Ohio pay six bucks per MC plate
into per year into a Public Safety "slush" fund where said monies would
be allowed to be appropriated for such things as Operations cost of the
Ohio State Highway Patrol. ..............................
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Were going to ask you make one more set of calls;
Please call the members BELOW of the Transportation Sub Committee of the
Ohio House Finance and Appropriations Committee and THANK THEM FOR
PROTECTING THE DEDICATED FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR OHIO'S MOTORCYCLE RIDER
EDUCATION PROGRAM as they were responsible for deleting the transfer
language from the substitute HB 35 bill voted on today. Then call your
own State Reps that you may have called and thank them also.
1) 614-466-2038 – Rep. Ross McGregor, chairman
2)
614-466-1308 – Rep. Alicia Reece, ranking minority member
3)
614-466-8114 – Rep. Richard Adams, member
4)
614-466-2473 – Rep. John Patrick Carney, member
5)
614-466-9690 – Rep. Cheryl Grossman, member
ABATE and the AMA will still be watching HB 35 as it moves through the
Ohio Senate but we are pretty sure that through your persevering
diligence we have saved OUR Ohio Rider Education Program from any future
attacks on it's funding........Thank You All and God Bless.......FreddY
Check out the Facebook Page
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Source: Abate Summit County
