SB 117 and HB 351, two bills to repeal the OVEC coal plant bailouts from HB6, are currently stuck in committee and we need calls to the committee members to put pressure on them to pass these bills out of committee! Below are sample scripts and the numbers for all the committee members on the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee and the House Public Utilities Committee. I have also attached a PDF of this document, as well as a PDF with talking points for those of you who would like more information. Please feel free to personalize the script. It is helpful to make calls to all of the committee members, but if you are in one of their districts, please prioritize that representative and note when you call them that you are in their district.

These bills will be the focus of the Ohio Beyond Coal Statewide Action Night next Tues October 12 at 7:30pm. You can RSVP for the Zoom call here!

Please reach out if you have questions or would like to know about additional actions you can take to support this effort, and please share with your network!

SB 117 Coal Bailout Repeal Call Sheet

Sample Script:

 My name is ______ and I am calling to urge you to pass SB 117 to end the OVEC coal plant bailouts! Ohioans shouldn’t be paying more each month to bail out two dirty, inefficient, expensive 1950s coal plants for the next decade. These plants should be retired, not bailed out. SB117 must be passed to limit utility influence and money in the legislature. The OVEC bailout in HB6 was a handout to utilities to get their support for the corrupt HB6. Ohioans should dictate what goes into legislation, not big companies like AEP, Duke, and Dayton Power & Light. Do the right thing for Ohioans and support SB 117!

Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee

Chair Rob McColley (District 1)  (614) 466-8150

Vice Chair Kirk Schurring (District 29) (614)466-0626

Sandra Williams (District 21) (614) 466-4857

Andrew Brenner (District 19) (614) 466-8086

Jerry Cirino (District 18) (614) 644-7718

Hearcel Craig (District 15) (614) 466-5131

Matt Dolan (District 24) (614) 466-8056

Teresa Fedor (District 11) (614) 466-5204

Frank Hoagland (District 30) (614) 466-608

Bob Peterson (District 17) (614) 466-8156

Bill Reineke (District 26) (614) 466-8049

Mark Romanchuk (District 22) (614) 466-7505

Steve Wilson (District 7) (614) 466-9737

HB 351 Coal Bailout Repeal Call Sheet

Sample Script:

 My name is ______ and I am calling to urge you to pass HB 351 to end the OVEC coal plant bailouts! Ohioans shouldn’t be paying more each month to bail out two dirty, inefficient, expensive 1950s coal plants for the next decade. These plants should be retired, not bailed out. HB 351 must be passed to limit utility influence and money in the legislature. The OVEC bailout in HB6 was a handout to utilities to get their support for the corrupt HB6. Ohioans should dictate what goes into legislation, not big companies like AEP, Duke, and Dayton Power & Light. Do the right thing for Ohioans and support HB 351!

House Public Utilities Committee

Chair James Hoops (District 81)  (614) 466-3760

Vice Chair Sharon Ray (District 69)  (614) 466-8140

Kent Smith (District 8): (614) 466-5441

Kristin Boggs (District 18) 614) 466-1896

Thomas Brinkman, jr (District 27) (614) 644-6886

Rick Carfagna (District 68) (614) 466-1431

Jeffrey Crossman (District 15) (614) 466-3485

Sedrick Denson (District 33) (614) 466-1308

Laura Lanese (District 23) (614) 466-9690

Thomas Patton (District 7) (614) 466-4895

Bill Seitz (District 30) (614) 466-8258

Dick Stein (District 57) (614) 466-9628

Jason Stephens (District 93)  (614) 466-1366

Daniel Troy(District 60) (614) 466-7251

Terrence Upchurch (District 10) (614) 466-7954

Shane Wilkin (District 91) (614) 466-3506

Bob Young (District 36) (614) 466-1790