Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom

SJR 10 and HB 646 Update from the statehouse this afternoon

OAMF has done a preliminary review of the proposed Data Center bill HB 646. In real world application HB 646 does NOT contain language that ensures that our discharge water SAFETY concerns are addressed by the EPA and has ZERO penalties for the Data Centers violating the law. 1. There are NO requirements for the EPA to identify or regulate the chemicals used and contained in the discharge water like PFAS, Glycols and biocides. 2. There are NO requirements for current or future data centers to have on site water filtration systems to clean the discharge water of any harmful chemicals prior to discharge. 3. There are NO requirements for continuous monitoring of chemical levels in the cooling loops or testing for legionella in the cooling towers during peak months of concern (spring/fall). 3. It does remove non-disclosure agreements, but It’s still allows local governments to bypass the will of the citizens because there is NO vote required on the local ballot to approve the data center within 5 miles of the city, Villiage, or Township. 4. They are still allowing tax breaks up to 75%. 5. There are NO PENALTIES if the Data Center BREAKS the LAW. OAMF in collaboration with our chemical expert Stephen Petty, has legislation being drafted that will actually address the concerns of Ohio citizens and ensures regulatory oversight and compliance with the Law. Will the legislature adopt that language? Or will they force the citizens have to continue moving towards an outright ban that is supported by 70% of voters?

———————————- House Spkr Matt Huffman (614) 466-6344 Chair Sharon Ray (614) 466-8140 Vice Chair Jeff LaRe (614) 466-8100 Rep. Adam Bird (614) 644-6034 Rep. Marilyn John (614) 466-5802 Rep. Gayle Manning (614) 644-5076 Rep. Riordan McClain (614) 644-6265 Rep. Kevin Miller (614) 466-2500 Rep. Scott Oelslager (614) 752-2438 Rep. Phil Plummer (614) 644-8051

SJR10: Do It Right or Vote No: Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom wants Photo ID for Every Ballot! Medical Freedom rights are not protected by empty slogans, they are protected through elections! If Ohio is going to ask voters to place voter ID requirements into the Ohio Constitution, then those requirements must apply across the board! Ask House Republicans to amend SJR10 to include a PHOTO ID requirement for MAIL IN BALLOTS! Send Emails to the General Government Committee Members: “Dear Representative, Ohio elections are not secure unless mail in ballots also require photo ID. Let’s get it RIGHT in our Ohio Constitution. Require PHOTO ID for AlLL VOTERS.” rep78@OhioHouse.gov, rep66@OhioHouse.gov, rep73@OhioHouse.gov, rep63@OhioHouse.gov, rep76@OhioHouse.gov, rep52@OhioHouse.gov, rep87@OhioHouse.gov, rep69@OhioHouse.gov, rep48@OhioHouse.gov, rep39@OhioHouse.gov

OAMF just received the –5 version of the Medicaid fraud bill HB 795. OAMF has NOT made a FULL assessment of the bill, but we are providing an update regarding the TOP area of concern for our members regarding the effects on family caregivers outside of DD. The -5 version has REMOVED the provisions regarding prohibiting Medicaid payment to FAMILY members providing IN HOME care services to a loved one. If you have concerns beyond those provisions, please continue to contact the Medicaid Committee Members.

Thank you SO much to our friend, and OAMF member, Stephen Petty who volunteered his time today to be an expert witness on the water safety concerns regarding data centers, and the chemicals that are required in their cooling systems. I was pretty shocked to see Sen. Chavez, attempting to minimize Stephen’s unmatchable credentials and wisdom in the area environmental hygiene and chemical exposure by attempting to minimize his description of the serious risk of PFAS (forever chemicals) by comparing them to the “surfactants” in “soap.” Below are Stephen Petty’s credentials which Senator Chavez may want to review. And by the way, Stephen is a REPUBLICAN. Water safety issues are non-partisan. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Stephen Petty is a Professional Engineer in 6 states (including Ohio), a Certified Industrial Hygienist (Expert in Health and Safety) and a Certified Safety Professional (OSHA Expert). He has work and lived in Ohio for over 40 years but now spends some time in Florida. He has written the book on Forensic Engineering for the Insurance Industry (now in its 2nd ed.) based on ~10,000 actual inspections – mostly here in Ohio. Over the past 25 years, he has been retained and disclosed in nearly 400 legal cases regarding exposure and tested for dioxins, nerve agents, biotoxins, legionella, mold, bacteria and numerous organic and inorganic chemicals. Most recently, he was selected as an exposure expert in East Palestine. Mr. Petty also has 10 years experience as a Section Manager for Columbia Gas whose responsibilities included power generation.

Monday, June 1st is Public comment hearing in the Ohio Data Center Commission Committee! It’s time to make your concerns and expectations known! (All testimony must be submitted to the committee by noon on Sunday!) ⬇️OAMF instructions on how to submit⬇️ https://www.ohioamf.org/so/52Pvpi1Fp?languageTag=en

DeWine is now RUNNING COVER for Speaker Huffman by “pausing the tax credits” for Data centers so that the pressure is off of Huffman to call for the veto OVER-RIDE that would PERMANENTLY END TAX ABATEMENTS for DATA CENTERS before they go on break from June 11th until November!!!!! DeWine will pause them long enough for the committee to come up with reasons why tax abatements are a great idea and that we should all be thrilled to see Big Tech getting perks while Ohioans continue to be taxed out of our homes. Every day we are more shocked at the level of smoke and mirrors BS that comes out of Columbus! Continue to email Speaker Huffman and ask him to CALL FOR the VETO OVER-RIDE! 📫 Rep78@ohiohouse.gov 📫

“Counter measures” refers to drugs, biological products, or devices utilized to diagnose, mitigate, prevent (vaccines), or treat a DECLARED public health EMERGENCY or a pandemic. Wouldn’t it be nice if we were able to access treatment options without them being denied by our pharmacist? Wouldn’t it be nice if we could have a doctor that could use creative treatment treatments and could talk about them publicly without having their license threatened? Wouldn’t it be nice if we knew we weren’t discriminated fir refusing an emergency use mRNA vaccine by losing our employment or access to education when most employers and colleges put mandates in place because they are terrified of the virus or an that an outbreak in their facility bei a liability? Well, if it weren’t for Speaker Matt Huffman and Judiciary Chair Jim Thomas then we could have HB 12 Right 2 Try, and HB 112 - Right to Refuse legislation in place to make sure that we had all of those rights codified into law. ‼️Email Speaker Huffman today‼️ 📫📫 Rep78@ohiohouse.gov 📫📫 Ask Huffman if he is going to allow the vote on HB 12 and begin moving HB 112? Or is he going to allow the blood of more Ohio citizens to be on his hands?

A BAN on state tax ABATEMENTS for Data centers was passed by the legislature in 2025. DeWine VETOED it. Speaker Huffman won’t call for a veto over-ride. The tax breaks could have ended almost a year ago. This is Huffman’s fault. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 “Ohio’s tax break for data centers is costing the state far more than expected, sparking a growing debate among lawmakers over whether Ohio can afford to keep subsidizing some of the world’s biggest tech companies.” “For years, Ohio has aggressively courted major data center projects from companies including Meta Platforms, Alphabet — the parent company of Google — and Amazon by offering generous sales tax exemptions.”