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Sponsor Testimony - Business Expansion and Safety Act, Commerce and Labor Committee (Ohio)

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Sponsor testimony on the Business Expansion and Safety Act from Representative DJ Swearingen (89th House District) and Representative Jeff LaRe (77th House District), addressed to Chair Manning, Vice-Chair Dean, Ranking Member Lepore-Hagan and members of the House Commerce and Labor Committee. It states that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries to suffer and that the bill is intended to let them regain some lost revenue. According to the testimony, the bill allows further outside spaces and an expansion of premises, and allows permit holders to sell alcohol to customers for carry out purposes or deliver it.

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                          Representative DJ Swearingen
                               89th House District

                             Representative Jeff LaRe
                               77th House District

             Business Expansion and Safety Act Sponsor Testimony

      Chair Manning, Vice-Chair Dean, Ranking Member Lepore-Hagan, and

members of the House Commerce and Labor Committee, thank you for the

opportunity to testify today on the Business Expansion and Safety Act. The

COVID-19 pandemic has caused many of our state’s restaurants, bars, breweries

and wineries to suffer. The intent of this legislation is to allow these businesses to

regain some of the revenue they have lost during this unprecedented time, while

also being able to serve their customers and keep Ohioans safe.

      This piece of legislation gives these business owners greater flexibility to not

only bring in more revenue during these trying times, but it will also provide

customers and employees of these establishments a safer and more social distanced

friendly environment. Restaurants and bars were recently permitted to open

outdoor dining and tomorrow indoor dining will resume. Many protocols have
been set in place and we’ve seen multiple news reports of restaurants/bars

receiving complaints and potential citations for individuals allegedly not following

the guidelines. The bill allows for further outside spaces to be available for these

establishments, and lays the foundation to not only protect these places from

getting overcrowded, but gives more opportunity for individuals and restaurants to

comply with social distancing guidelines. While the number of customers these

businesses can serve will be limited during this pandemic, the Business Expansion

and Safety Act will provide for an expansion of their premises to maximize sales

while maintaining a safer environment.

         The Business Expansion and Safety Act also allows permit holders to sell

any alcohol to customers for carry out purposes or deliver alcohol to customers

itself, or by utilizing a third party like Grub Hub for instance.

       We believe that this bill balances the safety of owners, workers, and

customers while also aiding main street businesses as Ohio comes back from

Covid 19.

       Thank you again for the opportunity to provide sponsor testimony on this

piece of legislation. We are happy to take any questions the Committee may have

at this time.

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