Why all of us should support HB 323

When visiting Reclaim Ohio I discovered that Pho's Akron Pages had an article about House Bill 323 introduced by Representative Jennifer Garrison .

This bill would require that:

Sec. 101.60. The general assembly shall establish and maintain on its internet web site the following information regarding the votes of members on the final passage of bills or resolutions brought up for third consideration in both houses, as reported in the journals of the senate and house of representatives.

(A) The title of each bill or resolution brought up for third consideration and voted upon;

(B) A brief description of the content of that bill or resolution;

(C) The name of each member and an indication of that member's vote, or that the member failed to vote, on the final passage of the bill or resolution

You can find that information now if you go thru the daily journals for both the House and the Senate. As an example of what is currently available Senate Journal and House Journal. Compare that to what is available on a Federal level.

If we want people to be more involved/interested in what our State Government is doing, the easiest way to make that happen is to make important information easily avaialable. In my way of thinking it's a great step for the Ohio House to demonstrate they are willing to be accountable to us.

I called all of the House Representatives in Lucas County, thanking the two who are co-sponsors of this bill, Jeanine Perry and Peter Ujvagi and urging Representative Edna Brown to support this.