Proponent Testimony — Jeff Dillon, Americans for Prosperity, on SB 41 (February 22nd, 2023)

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Jeff Dillon, Ohio Legislative Director for Americans for Prosperity (AFP), gave proponent testimony on SB 41 before the Senate Small Business & Economic Opportunity Committee, dated February 22nd, 2023. The testimony urges the committee to support and favorably report Senate Bill 41, which it says will create a timely, more efficient appeals process for resolving building inspection disputes. It says the expedited hearing process in SB 41 will not increase costs for taxpayers because the bill puts the onus and cost on contractors who believe they have a case to make. It adds that the Senate unanimously passed a version of this bill (SB 196) during the 134th General Assembly.

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SENATE SMALL BUSINESS & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMITTEE – Proponent
                  Testimony SB 41, February 22nd, 2023

Chair Lang, Vice Chair Wilkin, Ranking Member Sykes, and members of the committee, thank
you for holding this hearing and for the opportunity to provide testimony.

My name is Jeff Dillon, and I am the Ohio Legislative Director for Americans for Prosperity
(AFP). As one of the largest grassroots organizations in the country, AFP is driving long-term
solutions to some of the country’s biggest problems. Our organization, and its thousands of
activists across Ohio, are dedicated to breaking barriers that stand in the way of people
realizing their full potential. Removing or reducing these barriers, in whatever forms they take,
helps move our society toward one of mutual benefit, where people succeed by helping others
improve their lives and by transforming their communities. Accordingly, I urge you to support
and favorably report Senate Bill 41.

SB 41 will eliminate and reduce barriers to economic growth by creating a timely, more efficient
appeals process for resolving building inspection disputes. When thousands or millions of
dollars are at stake, contractors, customers, and investors deserve a responsive government in
the relatively rare instances that the types of disputes contemplated by the bill arise.

The expedited hearing process contained in SB 41 will not increase costs for taxpayers; in fact,
the bill puts the onus and cost on contractors who believe they have a case to make, which only
underscores how costly the current appeals process can be for all parties.

Everyone wants safe infrastructure, and everyone deserves a government that is not a
hindrance to legal economic activity. By updating existing statute and putting forward this
commonsense reform, SB 41 will achieve both those aims.

Thank you again, Chairman, for the opportunity to offer testimony today, and we’d like to thank
Senator Roegner as well for her consistent leadership as a champion of sensible legislative
solutions to keep Ohio’s economy moving forward. The Senate unanimously passed a version
of this bill (SB 196) during the 134th General Assembly. AFP – Ohio supports SB 41, and on
behalf of my organization and our affiliated activists, I urge the members of the committee to
favorably report this bill. Thank you.



 Americans for Prosperity (AFP) exists to recruit, educate, and mobilize citizens in support of the policies
and goals of a free society at the local, state, and federal level, helping every American live their dream –
     especially the least fortunate. AFP has more than 3.2 million activists across the nation, a local
   infrastructure that includes 36 state chapters, and has received financial support from more than
   100,000 Americans in all 50 states. For more information, visit www.AmericansForProsperity.org.


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