States with pending legislation – Anti-Protest Lobby Tracker

Alabama

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Business Council of Alabama (BCOA)				Support

Alaska

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Alaska Department of Law	Attorney General Treg Taylor, Senior Assistant Attorney General Parker Patterson			Proponent
Office of Governor	Governor Mike Dunleavy			Proponent

Arizona

SB1073

“Heightened penalties for protestors that block traffic.”[ICNL]

Status

Vetoed by Governor Hobbs April 2, 2024

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Arizona Police Association	Joe Clure, Brian Tassinari			Proponent

Sources

Current bill positions listed by Arizona Legislature

Last updated on 09/04/2024

SB 1023

“Vague Ban On Residential Protests” [ICNL]

Status

Approved by Senate (2/21/23), approved by House committees and approaching full House vote.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Community Associations Institute	Alexis Glascock	Community Associations Institute		Support
LD4 State Committeeman	Lisa Farr	LD4 State Committeeman		Support

Sources

RTS / Bill Positions for AZ SB 1023 (2023)

Last updated on 05/04/2023

HB 2309

New penalties for “violent or disorderly assembly” and for protesters who block traffic or “deface” monuments. [ICNL]

Status

Died when legislature adjourned on 5/30/2021, after passing in the House. Several sponsors were affiliated with law enforcement.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) AZ State Lodge	Don Isaacson	Isaacson Law Firm		Support
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) AZ State Lodge	Sean Mattson	Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) AZ State Lodge		Support

Sources

HB 2309 RTS / Current Bill Positions

Last updated on 20/10/2022

HB 2059

Enhanced Penalties for Blocking Traffic and Other Conduct During “Riot” or “Unlawful Assembly,” and New “Aggravated Riot” and “Mob Intimidation” Offenses [ICNL]

Status

Held in House Judiciary Committee on 2/15/2023.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Fraternal Order of Police	Justin Thornton, Don Isaacson and Marie Isaacson	AZ FOP (Thornton) and Isaacson Law Firm		Support

Sources

RTS / Current Bill Positions for HB 2059

Last updated on 05/04/2023

Arkansas

HB 1508

New penalties for protesters on state property and those who disturb official meetings. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 4/14/2021. Multiple sponsors were affiliated with law enforcement.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Arkansas Department of Public Safety	Secretary Jami Cook	Arkansas Department of Public Safety	“…endorsement, no objections of, approval of…”
Arkansas Sheriffs Association			“…endorsement, no objections of, approval of…”
Arkansas Chiefs of Police			“…endorsement, no objections of, approval of…”
Arkansas Attorney General’s Office			“…endorsement, no objections of, approval of…”

Sources

4/15/2021 House Judiciary committee meeting video at 11:30:53

Last updated on 20/10/2022

Colorado

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
American Petroleum Institute (API)	Tracee M Bentley	American Petroleum Institute (API)	Support
Black Hills Corporation	Heidi Wagner Morgan	Wagner Morgan Strategies	Support
Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA)	James J. Cole, Zoey DeWolf and Garin Vorthmann	Colorado Legislative Strategies	Support
Colorado Petroleum Council – “a division of API (thru 5280 Strategies”	Michael L Beasley and Mary Alice Mandarich	5280 Strategies	Support
Colorado Petroleum Council – “a division of API/5280 Strategies”	Jason L. Hopfer	JLH Consulting & Public Affairs, LLC	Support
County of Weld, CO	James J. Cole and Garin Vorthmann	Colorado Legislative Strategies	Support
ExxonMobil Corporation	Mary E. Marchun	The Capstone Group, LLC	Support
Noble Energy	Travis David Berry and Scott M. Chase	Politicalworks, LLC	Support
PDC Energy	James J. Cole and Garin Vorthmann	Colorado Legislative Strategies	Support
Sloan and Associates Public Affairs	Patina Grayson	Sloan and Associates Public Affairs, LLC	Support
South Metro Denver Chamber	Undisclosed	Colorado Legislative Strategies	Support
Willsource Enterprises	Kelly Sloan	Sloan and Associates Public Affairs, LLC	Support

Connecticut

HB 6455

New penalty for protests that disturb the legislature. [ICNL]

Status

Died when the legislature adjourned on 6/9/2021. At least one sponsor was affiliated with law enforcement.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
AFSCME Council 4	Brian Anderson	AFSCME Council 4	Support
Connecticut Police Chief’s Association			Support

Sources

HB 6455 Public Hearing Testimony

Last updated on 20/10/2022

Florida

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
AT&T	Allison S. Carvajal, T. Martin Fiorentino Jr, Joseph G. Mobley, Evan J. Power, David E. Ramba, Casey E. Reed	Ramba Consulting Group (Carvajal, Power, Ramba);	Undisclosed
Associated Industries of Florida (AIF)	Brewster B. Bevis, Adam Basford	Associated Industries of Florida (AIF)	Proponent
Charter Communications	Albie Kaminsky		Proponent
The Chemours Company TT, LLC	Keyna Cory		Proponent
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation	Ronald A. Brisé; David W. Childs	Gunster Yoakley & Stewart PA (Brisé); The Vogel Group (Childs)	Undisclosed
Crown Castle	Kevin Cleary		Proponent
Duke Energy Corporation	Matt A Bryan, Jorge Chamizo, David T. Daniel, Jeff Hartley	Smith Bryan & Myers (Bryan, Daniel, Hartley); Floridian Partners (Chamizo);	Undisclosed
Florida Power & Light Company (NextEra)	Allison S. Carvajal	Ramba Consulting Group LLC	Undisclosed
Florida Chamber of Commerce	Carolyn Johnson, Mark K. Delegal	Delegal Aubuchon Consulting LLC (Delegal)	Proponent
Florida Department of Law Enforcement	David Binder		Proponent
Florida Justice Reform Institute	Mark K. Delegal	Delegal Aubuchon Consulting LLC	Undisclosed
Florida Municipal Electric Association	Nicole Albers, Ryan Matthew		Proponent
Florida Police Chiefs Association	Jennifer Pritt		Proponent
Florida Smart Justice Alliance	Barney Bishop		Proponent
Miami Dade County	Jess M. McCarty		Undisclosed
Orlando Utilities Commission	Kevin M. Noonan		Proponent
TECO Energy, including Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas System	Richard J. Heffley,	Heffley & Associates	Undisclosed
Jacksonville Electric Authority	Jennell Milton, Renee Goode		Proponent
City of Lakeland	David Shepp		Proponent
TECO Energy	Chris Chaney		Proponent
Port Tampa Bay	Stephen Shiver		Proponent
AT&T	Alex Dominguez, Karen Dearden		Proponent
Florida Chamber of Commerce	Tiffany Garling		Proponent
Florida Natural Gas Association	Dale Calhoun		Proponent
Florida Propane Gas Association	Dale Calhoun		Proponent
Palm Beach County	Johnston & Stewart Government Strategies, LLC		Undisclosed
Florida Water Environment Association Utility Council	Vogel Group		Proponent
JEA	Vogel Group		Proponent

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Orange County Sheriff	Christopher L. Carmody, Christopher T. Dawson, Katie Flury, and Robert F. Stuart, Jr.	GrayRobinson PA	Lobbying	Support
Orange County Sheriff	John Mina	Orange County Sheriff	Lobbying and Testimony	Support
Florida Smart Justice Alliance	Barney Biship	Florida Smart Justice Alliance	Testimony	Support
NRA, Unified Sportsmen of Florida	Marion Hammer	National Rifle Association	Lobbying	Undisclosed

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Florida League of Cities	Jeffrey Branch	Florida League of Cities	Testimony	Support
Orange County Sheriff	Christopher L. Carmody, Christopher T. Dawson, Katie Flury, and Robert F. Stuart Jr.	GrayRobinson PA	Lobbying	Undisclosed
City of Daytona Beach	Thomas C. Hobbs, Evan J. Power, and David E. Ramba	Ramba Consulting Group LLC	Lobbying	Undisclosed
City of Pembroke Pines	Lawrence J. Smith	Lawrence J. Smith, P.A.	Lobbying	Undisclosed

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
American First Works	Kevin Marino Cabrera	Mercury Public Affiars	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Orange County Sheriff	Christopher L. Carmody, Christopher T. Dawson, and Katie Flury	GrayRobinson PA	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Americans for Prosperity	Lee J Dury and Phillip Suderman	Americans for Prosperity	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Florida Police Benevolent Association	Matt C. Puckett	Florida Police Benevolent Association	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Florida State Fraternal Order of Police	Lisa Henning	Florida State Fraternal Order of Police	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Unified Sportsmen of Florida	Marion P. Hammer	Unified Sportsmen of Florida	Lobbying	Undisclosed
National Rifle Association	Marion P. Hammer	Unified Sportsmen of Florida	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Miami-Dade County Public Schools	Tabitha Gale Fazzino	Miami-Dade County Public Schools	Lobbying	Undisclosed
City of Pembroke Pines (SB 1872)	Lawrence J. Smith	Lawrence J. Smith, P.A.	Lobbying	Undisclosed

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Florida Sheriffs Association	Bobby Schultz	Florida Sheriffs Association	Support
Florida Department of Law Enforcement	Rick Swearingen	Florida Department of Law Enforcement	Support
Florida Highway Patrol	Gene Spaulding	Florida Highway Patrol	Support
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission	Curtis Brown	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission	Support
Florida Police Chiefs Association	Jeff Pearson and Amy Mercer	Florida Police Chiefs Association	Support
Florida Police Benevolent Association	John Kazanjian	Florida Police Benevolent Association	Support
Florida State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)	Robert Jenkins and Lisa Henning	Florida State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)	Support
Professional Firefighters & Paramedics of Palm Beach County	Sebastian Aleksander	The Aleksander Group	Undisclosed
Florida Sheriffs Association	Melanie Shanks Bostick	Liberty Partners of Tallahassee LLC	Undisclosed
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office	Anita Berry	Johnston & Stewart Government Strategies, LLC	Undisclosed
Florida Smart Justice Alliance	Barney Bishop	Florida Smart Justice Alliance	Support
Republican Women’s Duval Federated	Elizabeth Bentley	Republican Women's Duval Federated	Support
The College Republicans at Florida State University	Taylor Walker	The College Republicans at Florida State University	Support

Georgia

SB 359

“Expanded grounds for RICO charges against protestors” [ICNL]

Status

Expired

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Office of Lt. Governor Burt Jones	Brad Vaughan			Proponent

Sources

Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee hearing 1/22/2024 (video at 1:37:00)

Last updated on 01/07/2024

SB 171 & HB 289 (sub)

Restrictive permitting requirements, and heightened penalties for “unlawful assembly,” blocking traffic, and defacing property. [ICNL]

Status

Died in the House when the legislature adjourned on 4/4/2022, after the bill sponsor failed to attend a hearing scheduled for 3/24/2022. Passed the Senate on 3/15/2022. The original language in HB 289 was unrelated to protest. Toward the end of the 2021 legislative session, language from SB 171 was substituted for HB 289. SB 171 again became the favored bill again during the 2022 session. At least two sponsors of SB 171 were affiliated with law enforcement.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
No proponents in committee hearing.

Sources

MINUTES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Tuesday, March 2, 2021 (PDF pp.25-26)

Last updated on 20/10/2022

HB 227

Serious felony charges with a mandatory minimum sentence of 2-20 years in prison for anyone who “knowingly and without authority and by either force or violence or by electronic means interferes with the proper operation” of critical infrastructure.” Misdemeanor charges (up to one year in prison) for persons who would “alter or interfere with any critical infrastructure” or “interfere with the proper action of such a company, municipality, or political subdivision owning critical infrastructure.”

Status

Law. Sent to governor on 4/5/2023.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Georgia Chamber of Commerce Members include AT&T, Georgia Power (Southern Co), Koch Industries, Marathon Petroleum, NextEra, Verizon				Support
Georgia EMC (NRECA affiliate)				Support
Georgia Power (Southern Company)				Support
Georgia Transmission				Support
Oglethorpe Power				Support
The “railroads” industry,” according to Rep. Rob Leverett in Senate committee hearing.				Support

Sources

Last updated on 05/04/2023

Idaho

HB 195

Attempt to increase penalties for protests near private homes, in reaction to a protest outside the home of the primary sponsor. [Associated Press and Idaho Press.)

Status

Died when legislative session adjourned on 4/30/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Chiefs of Police				Support
Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association				Support
Idaho Sheriffs Association				Support
Fraternal Order of Police				Support

Sources

KTVB Channel 7: Protesters gather outside lawmaker's Caldwell home [Video @ 05:45]

Last updated on 02/11/2022

HB 167

“New Penalties for Protests Near Pipelines, Roadways, and Other Infrastructure” [ICNL]

Status

Died in committee when the legislature adjourned on 3/31/2023.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Association of Idaho Cities	Mary Alice Taylor	Association of Idaho Cities	Support
Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association	Will Hart	Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association	Support
Idaho Farm Bureau	Russ Hendricks	Idaho Farm Bureau	Support

Sources

Last updated on 05/04/2023

HB 148

“New Penalties For Protests Near Pipelines, Roadways, And Other Infrastructure” [ICNL]

Status

Dead. Voted down by committee on 2/23/2023.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Association of Idaho Cities	Mary Alice Taylor	Association of Idaho Cities	Support
Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association	Will Hart	Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association	Support
Idaho Farm Bureau	Russ Hendricks	Idaho Farm Bureau	Support

Sources

Last updated on 20/03/2023

Illinois

SB 1312 & HB 2362

“New penalties for protests near critical infrastructure.” [ICNL]

Status

Re-referred to Rules Committee March 10, 2023.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Chemical Industry Council of Illinois	Brad Babcook	Proponent
Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police	Kenny Winslow, AJ Bailey	Proponent
SMART-Transportation Division	Bob Guy	Proponent
Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers	Dan Eichholz	Proponent
Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association	Michael Sturino	Proponent
Illinois Sheriffs’ Association	Jim Kaitschuk	Proponent

Sources

Illinois General Assembly Witness Slips For HB 2362

Last updated on 18/03/2024

HB 4746

“New penalties for protests near critical infrastructure.” [ICNL]

Status

Re-referred to Rules Committee April 5, 2024

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Illinois Municipal League	John Coultas	Proponent
Illinois Pipe Trades Association	Rick Terven	Proponent
SMART-Transportation Division	Bob Guy	Proponent
Illinois Sheriffs’ Association	Jim Kaitschuk	Proponent
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association	Donovan Griffith	Proponent

Sources

Illinois General Assembly Witness Slips For HB 4746

Last updated on 14/04/2024

HB 2362 & SB 1312

Status

HB 2362 is pending in House committee following three public hearings.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Chemicals Industry Council of Illinois	Brad Babcook	Support
Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers	Dan Eichholz	Support
Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police	AJ Bailey, Kenny Winslow	Support
SMART-Transportation Division	Bob Guy	Support
Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association	Michael Sturino	Support
Illinois Sheriffs’ Association	Jim Kaitschuk	Support

Sources

Witness Slips For HB2362

Last updated on 06/10/2023

HB 1633

new penalties for protests near critical infrastructure

Status

Bill died at the end of the 2020 legislative session after being “tabled” in the Senate on 5/29/2019.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
American Petroleum Institute (API)	Nick Williams	Illinois Petroleum Council	Support
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen Teamsters Rail Conference (Teamsters)	Paul Piekarski	Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen Teamsters Rail Conference	Support
Chemical Industry Council of Illinois (CICI)	Brad Babcook	Chemical Industry Council of Illinois (CICI)	Support
Chicago Laborers District Council LMCC (AFl-CIO)	Alison Howlett Walters	Chicago Laborers District Council LMCC	Support
Enbridge Energy, Inc.	Michael R. Murphy	Michael R. Murphy & Associates, Ltd.	Support
Energy Transfer	Daniel Flynn	Neil F. Flynn & Associates	Support
IBEW Local 51 (AFL-CIO)	John Johnson	IBEW Local 51	Support
Illinois AFL-CIO	Jason Keller	IL AFL-CIO	Support
Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association	Kevin Burke	Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association	Support
Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers	Dan Eichholz	Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers	Support
Illinois Chamber of Commerce	Katie Stonewater	Illinois Chamber of Commerce	Support
Illinois Coal Association	Phil Gonet	Illinois Coal Association	Support
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association	Donovan Griffith and Mark Denzler	Illinois Manufacturers' Association	Support
Illinois Municipal League	Mitchell Remmert	Illinois Municipal League	Support
Illinois Municipal Utilities Association	Staci Wilson	Illinois Municipal Electric Agency	Support
Illinois Pipe Trades Association	Rick Terven	Illinois Pipe Trades Association	Support
Illinois Sheriffs Association	Jim Kaitschuk	Illinois Sheriffs Association	Support
Illinois Section American Water Works Association	Maureen Mulhall		Support
Illinois State Council of Operating Engineers	Steve Zahn	ZGS	Support
Laborers’ International Union – Midwest Region (AFL-CIO)	Anna Koeppel	Laborers' International Union - Midwest Region	Support
Painters District Council 14	Liz Brown-Reeves	Consulting	Support
SMART-TD (AFL-CIO)	Bob Guy	SMART-TD	Support
State Conference of IBEWs (AFL-CIO)	John Lowder	Lowder Governmental Solutions	Support
TC Energy (FKA TransCanada)	James Prescott	Prescott Group LLC	Support

Sources

Last updated on 22/11/2022

Indiana

SB 471

New penalties for protests near critical infrastructure. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 5/6/2019.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Alcoa	Sally Rideout	Rideout Public Affairs	Support
CountryMark	Mark Shublak	Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP	Support
FedEx	Trevor Vance	Bose Public Affairs Group	Support
Indiana Broadband and Technology Association	John Koppin	Indiana Broadband and Technology Association	Support
Indiana Cable and Broadband Association	Joni Hart	Indiana Cable and Broadband Association	Support
Indiana Chamber of Commerce	Greg Ellis	Indiana Chamber of Commerce	Support
Indiana Energy Association	Tim Rushenberg	Indiana Energy Association	Support
Indiana Manufacturers Association	Andrew Berger and Ed Roberts	Indiana Manufacturers Association	Support
Indiana Municipal Power Agency	Trevor Vance	Bose Public Affairs Group	Support
Indiana Petroleum Council / American Petroleum Institute (API)	Maureen Ferguson	Indiana Petroleum Council	Support
Indiana Prosecuting Attorney’s Council	David Powell	Indiana Prosecuting Attorney's Council	Helped draft the bill
Indiana State Building & Construction Trades	Pete Rimsans	Indiana State Building & Construction Trades	Support
Norfolk Southern	Derek Sublette	Norfolk Southern	Support
SABIC Plastics	Trevor Vance	Bose Public Affairs Group	Support
Smithville Communications	Cullen McCarty	Smithville Communications	Support
Sprint	Trevor Vance	Bose Public Affairs Group	Support
US Steel	Trevor Vance	Bose Public Affairs Group	Support

Sources

Last updated on 08/12/2022

SB 198

New misdemeanors for “financing an unlawful assembly.” [ICNL]

Status

Died when the legislature adjourned on 4/29/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Indiana Fraternal Order of Police	Ed Merchant	RKB Legal Group		Support

Sources

Last updated on 01/11/2022

SB 187

Focused on damage to monuments, amended to include new penalties for “riot” if the offense results in property damage or injury.

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 4/22/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Indiana Fraternal Order of Police	Ed Merchant	RKB Legal Group		Support
Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council	Dave Powell	Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council		Support

Sources

Last updated on 01/11/2022

Iowa

SSB 1140

Heightened Penalties For “Riot,” “Unlawful Assembly,” Protests That Block Traffic, And Defacing Monuments. [ICNL]

Status

Died when legislature adjourned on 5/19/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Governor Kim Reynolds	Logan Shine	Governor's Office		Support
State Police Officers Council	John Cacciatore and Christopher Rants	PolicyWorks		Undecided

Sources

Last updated on 01/11/2022

SF 534 & SF 497

Heightened penalties for protesters convicted of “riot,” “unlawful assembly,” or blocking traffic, and immunity for drivers who injure them. [ICNL]

Status

Died when legislature adjourned on 5/19/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
State Police Officers Council	John Cacciatore	PolicyWorks	Undecided
Iowa State Sheriffs’ & Deputies’ Association	Susan Cameron Daemen and Tony Phillips	Paramount Strategies	Undecided
Iowa County Attorneys Association	Kelly Meyers	Skinner & Paschke	Undecided
Iowa Fraternal Order of Police	Cyndi and John Pederson	Pederson Consulting	Undecided
Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum)	Meghan Malloy and Larry Murphy	Heartland Strategies	Undecided
Iowa State Police Association	Jerry Fitzgerald, Matt Fitzgerald, Jeff Smith and Maggie Smith-Fitzgerald	Fitzgerald, Smith & Associates	Undecided

Sources

Last updated on 01/11/2022

SF 342

Heightened Penalties for Protesters Convicted of “Riot,” “Unlawful Assembly,” or Blocking Traffic, and Immunity for Drivers Who Injure Them. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by Governor on 6/17/2021 while “surrounded by police officers.”

SB 342 was an amended omnibus package that incorporated several previous bills: HSB 117, HF 698, SF 179, and SF 6.

As approved by the Iowa House on April 15, 2021, the Iowa Gazette reported that SF 342 would “offer qualified immunity to law enforcement, protect drivers who run into protesters blocking a highway from civil liability, withhold state funds from communities that defund the police and add or increase penalties for a variety of crimes.”

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Iowa State Police Association	Jerry Fitzgerald, Matt Fitzgerald, Jeff Smith and Maggie Smith-Fitzgerald	Fitzgerald, Smith & Associates	Support
Iowa State Patrol Supervisors Association	Brittany Lumley and Mark Joyce	LS2 Group (Lumley) and Joyce Consulting (Joyce)	Support
Iowa State Sheriffs’ & Deputies’ Association	Susan Cameron Daemen and Tony Phillips	Paramount Strategies	Support
Teamsters Local 238	Jim Romar	Teamsters Local 238	Support
Iowa Peace Officers Association	Kelly Meyers, Logan Murray, Kellie Paschke and Troy Skinner	Skinner & Paschke	Support
Iowa State Police Association	Jerry Fitzgerald, Matt Fitzgerald, Jeff Smith and Maggie Smith-Fitzgerald	Fitzgerald, Smith & Associates	Support
Iowa Fraternal Order of Police	Cyndi and John Pederson	Pederson Consulting	Support
Iowa Dept. of Corrections	Cord Overton	Iowa Dept. of Corrections	Undecided
Iowa Police Chief Association	Meghan Malloy and Larry Murphy	Heartland Strategies	Undecided (withdrew support on April 15, re-registered as undecided)

Sources

Last updated on 20/10/2022

SF 2235 & HF 2394 SSB 3062 HSB 603

Would allow prosecutors to charge anyone who conducts an “unauthorized and overt act intended to cause …substantial and widespread interruption or impairment of a fundamental service rendered by the critical infrastructure“ with a Class B felony and between $85,000 – $100,000 in fines. [PolluterWatch]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 4/17/2018. SF 2235 is the final culmination of the following previous bills HF 2394 SSB 3062, and HSB 603.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Alliance Pipeline, Inc.	Craig Walter and Brian Johnson	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, HSB 603)
Alliant Energy Corporation	Julie Vande Hoef	Support (SSB 3062)
American Petroleum Institute (API)	David Scott	Support (SF 2235, SSB 3062)
American Water Works Association	David Scott	Support (SSB 3062)
Association of Regional Water Organizations	James Obradovich	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, HSB 603)
AT&T	Dustin Blythe and Jeffrey Boeyink	Support (SB 3062, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Black Hills Energy	Brandon Geib	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
CenturyLink	Katelynn McCollough, Tim Coonan and Michael Sadler	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Des Moines Water Works	Threase Harms, Emily Hockins and Dane Schumann	Support (SSB 3062)
Energy Transfer	Jeffrey Boeyink and Brittany Lumley	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI)	Nicole Crain, Brad Hartkopf, Jessica Hyland, and Michael Ralston	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives	Kevin Condon, Paula Dierenfeld, Brad Epperly, and Dustin Miller	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities	Julie Smith and Timothy Whipple	Support (SF 2235, SSB 3062)
Iowa Association of Water Agencies	Linda Kinman	Support (SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Iowa Cable and Telecommunications Association	Bill Peard	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, HSB 603)
Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management Div.	John Benson	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Iowa League of Cities	Alan Kemp, Lindsey McCune and Robert Palmer	Support (HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Iowa Propane Gas Association	Katelynn McCollough and Tim Coonan	Support (SF 2235)
Iowa Public Airports Association	James Obradovich	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394)
Iowa Rural Water Association	Emily Piper	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, HSB 603)
Iowa Shortline and Regional Railroad Association	James Obradovich	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394)
Iowa State Association of Counties	William Peterson, Kristi Harshbarger, Jamie Cashman, and Lucas Beenken.	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Iowa State Association of County Supervisors	William Peterson, Kristi Harshbarger, Jamie Cashman, and Lucas Beenken.	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Iowa State Police Association	Mike Heller and Paula Feltner	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
ITC Midwest	Todd Schulz and Mark Joyce	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062)
Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates	Jon Murphy and Tom Cope	Support (SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Magellan Midstream Partners	John Cacciatore and Christopher Rants	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative	Brian Johnson	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, HSB 603)
Mediacom Communications Corporation	Doug Struyk, Jennifer Dorman and Jim Carney	Support (SSB 3062, HSB 603)
Nebraska Municipal Power Pool – NMPP Energy	Julie Smith	Support (SF 2235, SSB 3062, HSB 603)
NextEra Energy	Craig Walter and Brian Johnson	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, HSB 603)
POET, LLC	Matt Eide and Kate Walton	Support (SSB 3062)
U.S. Cellular	Brian Johnson	Support (SF 2235)
Utility Management Organizations of Iowa	Pete McRoberts, Robert Mulqueen and James Obradovich	Support (SF 2235, SSB 3062)
Valero Energy Corporation	Craig Schoenfeld	Support (SF 2235, HF 2394, SSB 3062)
Windstream Communications Corporation	Robert Weiser and Mike Rozenboom	Support (SF 2235, SSB 3062, HSB 603)

Sources

Last updated on 22/11/2022

HF 430 & HSB 142

Heightened Penalties for Protesters Who Block Streets and Sidewalks. [ICNL]

Status

Died when legislature adjourned on 5/19/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Iowa State Sheriffs’ & Deputies’ Association	Susan Cameron Daemen and Tony Phillips	Paramount Strategies	Support
Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum)	Meghan Malloy and Larry Murphy	Heartland Strategies	Undecided
Iowa County Attorneys Association	Kelly Meyers	Skinner & Paschke	Undecided
Iowa Peace Officers Association	Kelly Meyers and Logan Murray	Skinner & Paschke	Undecided

Sources

Last updated on 01/11/2022

Kansas

SB 172

New penalties for protests near gas and oil pipelines. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 4/9/2021. The bill was introduced at the request of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), which helped draft the language.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)	Gavin Kreidler	Kreidler Consulting Group	Support – and helped write the bill.
American Petroleum Institute (API)	J Kent Eckles	Kansas Petroleum Council	Support
AT&T Kansas	Molly Kocour	AT&T Kansas	Support
Evergy	Kimberly Gencur Svaty	Gencur Svaty Public Affairs	Support
Fuel True Independent Energy and Convenience	Tom Palace		Support
ITC Great Plains	Kimberly Gencur Svaty	Gencur Svaty Public Affairs	Support
Kansas Electric Cooperatives	Kimberly Gencur Svaty	Gencur Svaty Public Affairs	Support
Kansas Municipal Utilities	Kimberly Gencur Svaty	Gencur Svaty Public Affairs	Support
Kansas Electric Power Cooperative	Kimberly Gencur Svaty	Gencur Svaty Public Affairs	Support
Midwest Energy	Kimberly Gencur Svaty	Gencur Svaty Public Affairs	Support
Northern Natural Gas	Sean Miller		Support
ONEOK	Michael Gillaspie		Support
Renew Kansas Biofuels Association	Randy Stookey		Support
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation	Kimberly Gencur Svaty	Gencur Svaty Public Affairs	Support
WaterOne	Darce Meese		Support
Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce	Andrew Wiens		Support

Sources

Last updated on 23/11/2022

Kentucky

SB 211

Mandatory minimum penalties for numerous offenses associated with protests, and a ban on “camping” on state property. [ICNL]

Status

Died when legislature adjourned on 3/31/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police	Ryan Straw	Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police		Support

Sources

Last updated on 01/11/2022

HB 44

New penalties for protests near pipelines and other infrastructure. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 3/16/2020.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Kentucky Association of Manufacturers	Rusty Cress	Dinsmore & Shohl	“Presenter”
Kentucky League of Cities	Rusty Cress	Dinsmore & Shohl	“Presenter”
Kentucky Chemical Industry Council	Rusty Cress	Dinsmore & Shohl	“Presenter”
Marathon Petroleum Corporation	Erin Osting	Marathon Petroleum Corporation	“Presenter”

Sources

Last updated on 23/11/2022

HB 238

New penalties for protests near pipelines and other infrastructure [ICNL]

Status

Died when legislature adjourned on 3/28/2019.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA)				Celebrated the bill’s passage.

Sources

Last updated on 23/11/2022

Louisiana

HB 727 (Act 692)

Heightened penalties for protesting near a pipeline. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 5/30/2018. Lobbyists marked below* do not appear to be registered to lobby in 2018.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Adams and Reese LLP	James Moffett	Adams and Reese LLP	Support
American Chemistry Council (ACC)	Rob Landry	Louisiana Chemical Alliance	Support
Atmos Energy	Trey Hill	Atmos Energy	Support
Cheniere Energy	Laura Ferrel* and Nick Walts	Cheniere (Ferrell) and The Picard Group (Walts)	Support
Courson Nickel, LLC	Bud Courson	Courson Nickel, LLC	Support
Enbridge	Brian Fahrenthold	Enbridge	Support
Energy Transfer	Thomas "Tommy" Williams	T E Williams & Associates, LLC	Support
Entergy	Daryn Bovard and Jody Montelaro	Entergy	Support
ExxonMobil	Stephanie Cargile, Jeff Copesky, and Megan Manchester		Support
Koch Companies Public Sector LLC & Affiliates	George Guidry, Jr	Koch Companies Public Sector	Support
Louisiana AFL-CIO	Julie Cherry		No position.
Louisiana Ammonia Producers	Jim Harris	Harris, DeVille & Associates, Inc	Support
Louisiana Association of Builders and Industry	Lauren Chauvin	Louisiana Association of Builders and Industry	Support
Louisiana Chemical Association	Brian Landry and Rob Landry	Louisiana Chemical Association	Support
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association (LMOGA)	Tyler Gray, Jim Nickel, and Bud Courson	LMOGA	Support. Tyler Gray drafted the bill.
Louisiana Oil & Gas Association	Gifford Briggs*	Louisiana Oil & Gas Association	Support
Louisiana Pulp and Paper Association	William "Adam" Haddox	Capitol Resources LLC	Support
Louisiana Railroads Association	Carmack Blackmon	Carmack M. Blackmon & Associates	Support
Louisiana Sheriffs Association	?		Undisclosed – worked on bill language with LMOGA.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation	Lavelle D. Edmondson,* Ben Bennett, Jacob Graham Pickering,* Sexton and Ray Wilhelm*	Marathon Petroleum Corporation	Support
Motiva (Saudi Aramco)	Neil Buckingham		Support
Phillips 66	Robert Baumann	Hood Baumann & Associates	Support
Shell Oil Company	Fred Palmer and Neil Buckingham	Shell Oil Company (Palmer)	Support
Southern Strategy Group	Rodney Braxton and Liz Mangham	Southern Strategy Group	Support
TransCanada	Rob Landry and Sarah Rhodes*	Hood, Baumann & Associates	Support
Undisclosed Clients	Kevin Hayes	Hayes Strategic Solutions	Support
Undisclosed Clients	Randall Womack	Harris, DeVille & Associates	Support

Sources

Last updated on 06/12/2022

HB 205

New racketeering penalties for protestors [ICNL]

Status

Signed by Governor Landry June 10, 2024

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Louisiana District Attorney’s Association	Zach Daniels, Billy Joe Harrington	Proponent
Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office	Darren Allemand	Proponent
Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association	Gary Bennett, Michael Ranatza	Proponent
Center for Security Policy	Christopher Holten	Proponent

Sources

Last updated on 03/07/2024

HB 197

New penalties for protests near critical infrastructure…[attempt to] expand the universe of places where protesters could face felony charges and 5 years in prison for “unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure” e.g. for protests near dams and levees. [ICNL]

Status

Vetoed by governor on 6/12/2020.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana	Scott Kirkpatrick	Roedel Parsons Koch Blache Balhoff & McCollister	Support
Cleco Power LLC	Trey Hill	Trey Hill Consulting, LLC	Support
Louisiana Landowners Association	Kevin Hayes	Hayes Strategic Solutions	Support
Texas Public Policy Foundation / “Right on Crime”	Scott Peyton	Texas Public Policy Foundation	Support
Undisclosed Clients. Bauman’s list of 2020 clients: ConocoPhillips Enbridge PBF Energy Phillips 66 Shell Oil Southern Company Gas Targa Resources Total Petrochemicals TransCanada	Robert Baumann	Hood Baumann & Associates	Support
Undisclosed Clients. Haynie’s 2020 clients included: Louisiana Association of Waterways and Shipyards Louisiana Oilfield Contractors Association SLEMCO Vertex Energy	Ryan Haynie	Haynie and Associates	Support

Sources

Last updated on 06/10/2023

HB 127

Heightened Penalties for Street Protestors and Organizers [ICNL]

Status

Signed by Governor Landry June 10, 2024

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Louisiana District Attorneys Association	Zach Daniels, Billy Joe Harrington, Curtis Nelson	Proponent
Rapides Parish	Phillip Terrell	Proponent
21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office	Kurt Wall	Proponent

Sources

LA House Criminal Justice committee hearing, 4/9/24 - video @ 0:12:50

Last updated on 03/07/2024

Massachusetts

H 1586

New penalties for protests that block roads [ICNL]

Status

No movement in 2022, carried over from 2021. Bill was not discussed in Joint Committee on the Judiciary hearing on 7/27/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts	Craig Hardy Richard MacKinnon	Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts	Lobbying	Support
Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts	William S Cabral	Tenax Strategies, Inc	Lobbying	Support
Commonwealth Care Alliance	Claire Gilmore Daniel Cence Katrina Gaddis	Boston Strategic Consulting, LLC	Lobbying	Neutral

Sources

Last updated on 12/04/2022

Minnesota

SF 3463 & HF 3693

New penalties for “critical infrastructure” protesters and their supporters. [ICNL]

Status

SF 3463 was vetoed by the governor on 5/30/2018. HF 3693 was postponed indefinitely and incorporated into SF 3463 on 5/9/2018.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
AFL-CIO				Undisclosed. Rep. Dennis Smith worked “with the AFL-CIO” on HF 3693 language. [House 3/20/2018 hearing audio @ 1:20:08]
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce	Cam Winton	Minnesota Chamber of Commerce		Support

Sources

Last updated on 07/12/2022

SF 2011 & HF 2241

New penalties for protests near oil and gas pipelines. [ICNL]

Status

Died in the Senate in 2020 after committee approval in 2019.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Associated Contract Loggers and Truckers of Minnesota	Scott Dane	Associated Contract Loggers and Truckers of Minnesota	Support
Fire Marshall’s Association of Minnesota			Support
International Association of Arson Investigators, MN Chapter			Support
Marathon Petroleum Corporation	Cam Winton	Dorsey & Whitney LLP	Support
Minnesota Fire Association Coalition			Support
Minnesota Fire Chiefs Association			Support
Minnesota Sheriffs Association			Support
Minnesota State Fire Department			Support
Undisclosed “friends in labor” mentioned by Marathon Petroleum	Cam Winton		Undisclosed

Sources

Last updated on 07/12/2022

Missouri

SB 66

New penalties for protesters, and shields for those who commit violence against them [ICNL].

Status

Died when the legislature adjourned on May 30, 2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Missouri Fraternal Order of Police	Mark Bruns	Bruns and Associates	Support
St. Louis Police Officers Association	Mark Bruns	Bruns and Associates	Support
Kansas City Fraternal Order of Police	Bradley Lemon		Support

Sources

Last updated on 01/11/2022

SB 293 & HB 355 (sub)

New penalties for protests near gas and oil pipelines. [ICNL]

Status

Law. HB 355 was signed by the governor on 7/11/2019. Language from SB 293 was added verbatim to HB 355 in an amendment (No. 4) that was approved by the Senate and House on 5/17/2019.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)	Peter Barnes	Support
Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives	Zach Pollock	Support
Missouri Agri-Business Association	Tony Benz	Support
Missouri American Water	Jay Hahn	Support
Missouri Cable Telecommunications Association	Daryl Duwe	Support
Missouri Chamber of Commerce	Kara Corches	Support
Missouri Energy Development Association	Trey Davis	Support
Missouri Petroleum Council	Ryan Rowden	Support
Missouri Railroad Association	Sarah Topp	Support
Missouri Telecommunications Industry Association	Ric Telthorst	Support
Missouri Trucking Association	Tom Crawford	Support
Southern Star Pipeline	Kurt Schaefer	Support
TransCanada	Guy Black	Support

Sources

Last updated on 25/11/2022

SB 26

Heightened penalties for blocking roads [ICNL].

Status

Died on May 13, 2021 when SB 26 was replaced with a substitute bill in a joint House & Senate conference committee.

As noted by ICNL, “This bill received later amendments that removed entirely the provisions related to ‘unlawful traffic interference’.”

The info on police support—below—corresponds with the original version of the bill, which included new penalties for blocking roads.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
St. Louis Police Officers Association	Brian Millikan	Millikan Law Office	Support
Columbia Police Officers Association – Fraternal Order of Police #26	Dale Roberts	Columbia Police Officers Association - Fraternal Order of Police #26	Support
	Mark Bruns (2021 clients included Kansas Fraternal Order of Police, Missouri Fraternal Order of Police, and St. Louis Police Officers Association)	Bruns & Associates	Support

Sources

Last updated on 01/11/2022

Montana

HB 481

New penalties for protests near gas and oil pipelines. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 5/14/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Billings Chamber of Commerce			Support
Montana AFL-CIO	Adam Haight	Montana AFL-CIO	Neutral (initially opposed)
Montana Association of Oil, Gas, and Coal Counties	Shelby DeMars	Montana Association of Oil, Gas, and Coal Counties	Support
Montana Electric Cooperatives Association	Ryan Hall	Montana Electric Cooperatives Association	Support
Montana Petroleum Association	Alan Olson	Montana Petroleum Association	Support
Montana Public Service Commission	Tony O’Donnell	Montana Public Service Commission	Support
Northwestern Energy	Laurie Shaw	Northwestern Energy	Support
Treasure State Resources Association	Peggy Trenk	Treasure State Resources Association	Support
Charter Spectrum (Charter Communications)	Melissa Lewis	Spectrum	Support

Sources

Last updated on 07/12/2022

Nebraska

LB 111

Broad New Penalties For “Riot”-Related Offenses And Disruptive Protests [ICNL]

Status

Dead, expired at end of 2021-2022 legislative session.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Testimony	Position
Lancaster County Department of Corrections	Brad Johnson	Testimony	Support
Lincoln Police & Fire Chaplain	Robin Calcara	Testimony	Support
Omaha Police Officers Association	Anthony Conner	Public statement	Support

Sources

Last updated on 20/06/2022

North Carolina

SB 300

Heightened Penalties for “riot” [ICNL].

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 9/2/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police				Support
N.C. Sheriffs Association				Support
N.C. Conferences of District Attorneys				Support
Police Benevolence Association				Undisclosed – helped sponsors with bill language
Americans for Prosperity				Undisclosed – helped sponsors with bill language
John Locke Foundation				Undisclosed – helped sponsors with bill language

Sources

Last updated on 02/11/2022

S 58

“New penalties for protests near pipelines.” [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 6/19/2023.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
North Carolina Sheriffs Association				Support

Sources

Roanoke News-Herald: Newly approved legislation protects critical infrastructure

Last updated on 06/10/2023

Ohio

SB 41

Charging protesters for the cost of property damage and the cost of law enforcement to respond to a protest. [ICNL]

Status

Second hearing took place in Senate Judiciary committee on 3/2/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Ohio Association of Municipal Court Clerks	Adam Hewit	Government Solutions Group	Undisclosed
Ohio Utilities Protection Service	Greg Bennett William L Byers, IV Andrew Minton Stephen Nielson	Byers, Minton and Associates	Undisclosed
Ohio Christian Alliance	Christopher R Long	Ohio Christian Alliance	Undisclosed
Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters	James P Carney Thomas A Rave Michael Taylor	Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters	Undisclosed
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction	Tyler Brown Annette Chambers-Smith Erin Froehlich Stephen Gray Joseph Gruber Stuart Hudson Cynthia Mausser Ashley Parriman	Department of Rehabilitation and Correction	Undisclosed
Department of Public Safety	Kevin D Miller	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
City of Columbus	Greg Bennett William L Byers, IV Evelyn Kennedy Andrew Minton Stephen Nielson Stephen Sayre	Byers, Minton and Associates	Undisclosed
Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association	Robert A Cornwell	Buckeye State Sheriff's Association	Undisclosed
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Steve C. Hall Louis Tobin	Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Support

Sources

Last updated on 18/05/2022

SB 33

New penalties for protests near critical infrastructure. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 1/11/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light)	Drew Davidson, Lisa H Dodge, Sean P Dunn, Thomas A Raga and Dave Salisbury		Undisclosed
Alliance for Energy Choice	Shawn Nelson and Thomas Niehaus	Nelson Government Strategies (Nelson), Vorys Advisors LLC (Niehaus)	Undisclosed
Amazon Services LLC	Rob Eshenbaugh, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite, and Courtney Saunders	Capitol Advocates	Support
American Chemistry Council (ACC)	Shawn Nelson	Nelson Government Strategies	Undisclosed
American Consolidated Natural Resources	Michael T Carey		Undisclosed
American Electric Power (AEP)	Maria Haberman, Zachary Frymier and John McClelland	AEP Ohio (Froehle and Haberman)	Undisclosed
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)	Kevin DeWine (Gov. DeWine's cousin)* and Rob Eshenbaugh	Coast to Coast Strategies (DeWine) and Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
American Municipal Power	Michael A Beirne, Jolene M Thompson, Charles Willoughby and Rob Eshenbaugh	AMP (Beirne, Thompson, Willoughby) and Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
American Petroleum Institute (API) Ohio	Matt Koppitch, Gregory J Lestini, Claire Lestini, Brock Miskimen, Christina Polesovsky, Christopher N Slagle, Christian B Zeigler, and Rob Eshenbaugh	Bricker & Eckler, and Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Ascent Resources	Jeffrey T DeLeone and Matthew Forney		Undisclosed
AT&T	Jan Bans, McKenzie K Davis, Trint Hatt, John McClelland, Brad McLean, Jason A Paduchik, and Michael Toman	AT&T (Bans, Hatt, McLean, Paduchik) Government Solutions Group (Hewit), Trimac Advisors (McClelland), The Success Group (Toman)	Undisclosed
BP America	David L Hoeffel	Vorys Advisors LLC	Undisclosed
Buckeye State Sheriffs Association	Robert A Cornwell, Anthony Aquillo, McKenzie K Davis, and Michael Toman	BSSA (Cornwell) and The Success Group (Aquillo, Davis and Toman)	Undisclosed
Caterpillar, Inc	Robert N Eshenbaugh, Jr, Kurt L Leib, and Daniel P Leite	Capitol Advocates	Support
CenterPoint Energy DBA Vectren Energy	Matt Koppitch, Gregory J Lestini, Rachael Mains, Brock Miskimen, Michael F Roedner, Christopher N Slagle, and Laurie Thornton	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
Central Railroad Company of Indiana	William Fitzgibbon, Denise M Larr	Larr Policy Consulting	Undisclosed
Charter Communications Operating, LLC	William L Byers, IV, David L Celona, Neil S Clark, Alex Coorey, Chad Hawley, Lauren Huddleston, Troy Judy, Megan Lashutka, Connie Luck, Andrew Minton, and Gary Underwood	Charter Communications (Coorey, Luck, Underwood), Byers, Minton & Associates, Strategic Impact (Celona), Grant Street Consultants (Clark, Huddleston), The Batchelder Company (Hawley, Judy), and The Lashutka Group	Undisclosed
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (d/b/a altafiber)	Theodore Heckmann, James T Benedict, and Charles H Garhardt, III	Cincinnati Bell (Heckmann), Government Strategies Group (Benedict, Garhardt)	Undisclosed
City of Dayton			Undisclosed
Clean Energy Future, LLC	Dylan Borchers, Matt Koppitch, Gregory J Lestini, Christopher N Slagle and Kurtis A Tunnell	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead, John Albers and Rob Eshenbaugh,	Governmental Policy Group, CORD (Albers) and Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Columbia Gas of Ohio (NiSource)	Rob Eshenbaugh, Zane Daniels, Jeffrey T DeLeone, Matthew Forney, and David Koren	Columbia Gas (Daniels, Koren), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh), DeLeone & Associates (DeLeone, Forney),	Support
Consumer Technology Association	Brooke A Cheney and Victor F Hipsley	Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
County Commissioners’ Association of Ohio	Cheryl L Subler	County Commissioners' Association of Ohio	Undisclosed
CNX Resources	M Patrick McCune	McCune & Associates	Undisclosed
CSX Transportation	Rusty Orben and Rob Eshenbaugh	CSX (Orben) and Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Department of Public Safety	Kevin D Miller, Devin Bilski, and Dan Fitzpatrick		Undisclosed
Diversified Gas and Oil	McKenzie K Davis	The Success Group	Undisclosed
Dominion Energy Ohio	Paul Briggs and Rob Eshenbaugh	Dominion (Briggs) and Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Duke Energy [Business Services]	James T Benedict, David L Celona, Brooke A Cheney, Rob Eshenbaugh, Ryan Gentil, Charles H Gerhardt, III, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J. Huffman, John Keaton, Kelly C O'Reilly, Charles Session, J. Chad Shaffer, Amy B Spiller, Matthew S Whitehead	Duke Energy (Keaton, Gentil, Session, Shaffer, Spiller), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh), Governmental Policy Group (Cheney, Hipsley, Huffman, O'Reilly, Whitehead)	Support
Enbridge (US)	W Zachary Holzapfel, Adam Parker		Undisclosed
Energy Transfer Partners	Art Arnold	Arnold Consulting Group	Undisclosed
EQT Corporation	McKenzie K Davis, Michael Toman	The Success Group	Undisclosed
ExxonMobil (and XTO Energy)	Rob Eshenbaugh, Holly Hannold, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite, Karen Matusic, and Courtney Saunders	ExxonMobil (Matusic), XTO (Hannold), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh, Leib, Leite, Saunders)	Support
FirstEnergy	Joel Bailey, Megan Lashutka, Michael Dowling, Ty R Pine	FirstEnergy (Bailey, Dowling, Pine) The Lashutka Group	Undisclosed
Guernsey Power Station	Dylan Borchers, Matt Koppitch, Gregoary J Lestini, Christopher N Slagle	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
Gulfport Energy Corporation	Michael W Wise	McDonald Hopkins	Undisclosed
Indiana & Ohio Railway Company	William Fitzgibbon, Denise M Larr	Larr Policy Consulting	Undisclosed
Inter-University Council of Ohio (IUC)	James M Suver, Cindy L McQuade		Undisclosed
Kent State University	Nick Gattozzi, Brady Oxender		Undisclosed
Koch Companies Public Sector (Koch Industries)	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Lightstone Generation, LLC	Jeffrety T DeLeone, Matthew Forney and Shawn Nelson	DeLeone & Associates (DeLeone and Forney), Nelson Government Strategies	Undisclosed
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	David A Battocletti, Josh Motzer and Aaron M Ockerman		Undisclosed
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (and MPLX Energy Logistics)	David Blatnik, Rob Eshenbaugh, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite, Courtney Saunders	Marathon Petroleum (Blatnik), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh, Leib, Leite and Saunders)	Support
Manufacturing Policy Alliance	William Fitzgibbon and Denise M Larr	Larr Policy Consulting	Undisclosed
National Association of Water Companies (Ohio Chapter)	Rob Eshenbaugh	Capitol Advocates	Support
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, Matthew S Whitehead	Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Nucor Steel Marion, Inc	William Fitzgibbon, Denise M Larr	Larr Policy Consulting	Undisclosed
Ohio AFL-CIO	Timothy W Burga and Matt Smith	AFL-CIO	Undisclosed
Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association	Brad Barger, Dennis J Garrison, Patrick A Jacomet, R Daniel Mapes, and Rob Eshenbaugh	OAIMA (Jacomet), Cornerstone Policy Advisors (Barger), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Ohio Association of Movers, Inc	Thomas Balzer, Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	OAM (Balzer), Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters	James P Carney, Thomas A Rave and Michael Taylor		Undisclosed
Ohio Attorney General’s Office	Katherine Bloom		Undisclosed
Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association	Nathan Aichele, Greg Bennett, William Byers, IV, David L Celona, Neil S Clark, Chad Hawley, Lauren Huddleston, Troy Judy, Ben Kaiser, Robert F Klaffky, Andrew Minton, Stephen Nielson, and Douglas J Preisse	Byers, Minton & Associates, Strategic Impact (Celona), Grant Street Consultants (Aichele, Clark, Huddleston), The Batchelder Company (Hawley, Judy)	Undisclosed
Ohio Chamber of Commerce	Zachary Frymier, Stephanie Kromer, Keith Lake, and Rob Eshenbaugh	Ohio Chamber (Frymier, Kromer, Lake) and Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Ohio Chemistry and Technology Council	Bryan Bennett, Jenn Klein, Andrew Swaim, Rob Eshenbaugh, and Shawn Nelson	OCTC (Bennett, Klein, Swaim), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh) and Nelson Government Strategies	Support
Ohio Coal Association	Rob Eshenbaugh, Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh) and Governmental Policy Group	Support
Ohio Contractors Association	Michelle R Holdgreve		Undisclosed
Ohio Department of Natural Resources	Ryan Frazee, Danielle Vandegriff and Ethan Zucal		Undisclosed
Ohio Electric Utility Institute	Michael Brello		Undisclosed
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency	Gretchen Craycraft and Michael Guastella		Undisclosed
Ohio Gas Association	David L Celona and Rob Eshenbaugh	Strategic Impact (Celona) and Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Ohio Governor’s Office	Giles Allen, Bradley Bales, Dan McCarthy and Anne Vogel		Undisclosed. Gov. Mike DeWine signed SB 33
Ohio Independent Power Producers	Dylan Borchers, Matt Koppitch, Gregory J Lestini, Rachel Mains, Brock Miskimen and Christopher N Slagle	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association	Ryan R Augsburger and Robert Brundrett		Undisclosed
Ohio Municipal Electric Association	Michael A Beirne, Rob Eshenbaugh, William Fitzgibbon, Denise M Larr, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite, Lisa McAlister, Scott Owens, Courtney Saunders, Jolene M Thompson and Charles Willoughby	OMEA (Beirne), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh, Leib, Leite, Saunders)	Support
Ohio Municipal League	Edward Albright, Brad Barger, Brian P Barger, Rob Eshenbaugh and Ashley Ringle	OML (Albright, Ringle) Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Ohio Oil and Gas Association	Jeffrey T DeLeone and Matthew Forney	DeLeone & Associates	Undisclosed
Ohio Oil Gathering Corporation	Jeffrey T DeLeone and Matthew Forney	DeLeone & Associates	Undisclosed
Ohio Poultry Association	Rob Eshenbaugh, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite and Courtney Saunders	Capitol Advocates	Support
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Steve C Hall, Louis Tobin	Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Undisclosed
Ohio Railroad Association	Rob Eshenbaugh	Capitol Advocates	Support
Ohio Ready Mixed Concrete Association	Joel Riter		Undisclosed
Ohio Rural Broadband Association, Inc	Kathy E Hobbs, Marc A Armstrong and Spencer Waugh	ORBA (Hobbs), Ohio Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Armstrong and Spencer)	Undisclosed
Ohio Rural Electric Cooperative Association aka Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives (OEC)	Marc A Armstrong, Spencer Waugh and Rob Eshenbaugh,	OEC (Armstrong and Waugh), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Ohio Rural Water Association	Joseph Pheil, Rob Eshenbaugh, Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	ORWA (Pheil), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh), Governmental Policy Group (Cheney, Hipsley, Huffman, O'Reilly, Whitehead)	Support
Ohio State University	Brian Perera		Undisclosed
Ohio Steel Council	Adam Hewit, Denise M Larr, Charles R Blasdel II, and Rob Eshenbaugh	Government Solutions Group (Hewit), Larr Policy Consulting (Larr), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Ohio Telecom Association	Cheryl Q Burchard, Charles R Moses, Rob Eshenbaugh	OTA (Burchard and Moses), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
Ohio Trucking Association	Thomas Balzer, Rob Eshenbaugh, Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	OTA (Balzer), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh), Governmental Policy Group (Cheney, Hipsley, Huffman, O'Reilly, Whitehead)	Support
Ohio Utilities Protection Service	Greg Bennett, William Byers, IV, Andrew Minton, and Stephen Nielson	Byers, Minton & Associates	Undisclosed
Oregon Clean Energy LLC	Dylan Borchers, Matt Koppitch, Gregory J Lestini and Christopher N Slagle	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
Retail Energy Supply Association	Shawn Nelson	Nelson Government Strategies	Undisclosed
Southeast Ohio Public Energy Council	Matt Koppitch, Gregory J Lestini and Christopher N Slagle	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
sPower Development Company, LLC	Matt Koppitch, Gregory J Lestini, Rachael Mains, Brock Miskimen and Christopher N Slagle	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
Sprint	David L Hoeffel, Thomas Niehaus	Vorys Advisors LLC	Undisclosed
Summit View Inc.	William Fitzgibbon, Denise M Larr	Larr Policy Consulting	Undisclosed
TC Energy FKA TransCanada	Jeffrey T DeLeone, Matthrew Forney	DeLeone & Associates	Undisclosed
The Shelly Company	William Fitzgibbon, Denise M Larr and Joseph Price	Larr Policy Consulting	Undisclosed
The Williams Companies, Inc	William Fitzgibbon and Denise M Larr	Larr Policy Consulting	Undisclosed
TimkenSteel	William Fitzgibbon and Denise M Larr	Larr Policy Consulting	Undisclosed
Toledo/Lucas County Port Authority	Andrew W Herf		Undisclosed
United States Steel Corporation (US Steel)	Adam Hewit and Christopher Masciantonio	Government Solutions Group (Hewit) and US Steel (Masciantonio)	Undisclosed
Verdantas LLC	JeffJeffrey T DeLeone, Matthrew Forney	DeLeone & Associates	Undisclosed
Verizon Communications & Affiliates	Krista C Bistline, Rob Eshenbaugh, Kurt L Leib, and Daniel P Leite	Verizon (Bistline) and Capitol Advocates	Support
ViaQuest, Inc.	Joseph Hollabaugh	Shumaker Advisors Ohio	Undisclosed
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company	M Patrick McCune		Undisclosed
Wright State University	Robert E Hickey, Jr	Wright State University	Undisclosed

Sources

Last updated on 25/11/2022

SB 250

New penalties for protests near “critical infrastructure.” [ICNL]

Status

Died when the legislature adjourned at the close of 2018.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light)	Nate Filler	Dayton Power & Light	Undisclosed
Alliance for Energy Choice	Shawn Nelson	Nelson Government Strategies	Undisclosed
Amazon Services LLC	Rob Eshenbaugh, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite, and Courtney Saunders	Capitol Advocates	Support
American Chemistry Council (ACC)	Shawn Nelson	Nelson Government Strategies	Undisclosed
American Consolidated Natural Resources	Michael T Carey		Undisclosed
American Electric Power (AEP)	Thomas Froehle, Maria Haberman, Chad Hawley, Troy Judy and John McClelland	AEP Ohio (Froehle and Haberman), The Batchelder Company (Hawley, Judy) and Trimac Advisors (McClelland)	Undisclosed
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)	Emma Cardone, Kevin DeWine (Gov. DeWine's cousin)* and Rob Eshenbaugh	CBD Advisors (Cardone), Coast to Coast Strategies (DeWine) and Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh)	Support
American Municipal Power (AMP)	Michael A Beirne, Jolene M Thompson and Charles Willoughby	American Municipal Power (AMP)	Undisclosed
American Petroleum Institute (API) Ohio	Claire Linkhart, Christina Polesovsky, Christian B Zeigler,	API Ohio (Linkhart), Bricker & Eckler (Polesovsky, Zeigler)	Undisclosed
AT&T	Jan Bans, Trint Hatt, Adam Hewit, John McClelland, Brad McLean and Jason A Paduchik	AT&T (Bans, Hatt, McLean, Paduchik) Government Solutions Group (Hewit), Trimac Advisors (McClelland)	Undisclosed
BP America	David L Hoeffel	Vorys Advisors LLC	Undisclosed
Buckeye State Sheriffs Association	Robert A Cornwell and McKenzie K Davis	BSSA (Cornwell) and The Success Group (Davis)	Undisclosed
Caterpillar, Inc	Robert N Eshenbaugh, Jr, Kurt L Leib, and Daniel P Leite	Capitol Advocates	Support
CenterPoint Energy DBA Vectren Energy	Gregory J Lestini, Michael F Roedner, Christopher N Slagle, Laurie Thornton and Kurtis A Tunnell	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
Charter Communications Operating, LLC	Neil S Clark, Lauren Huddleston, Megan Lashutka, Connie Luck, and Gary Underwood	Charter Communications (Luck, Underwood), Grant Street Consultants (Clark, Huddleston), and The Lashutka Group	Undisclosed
Chesapeake Energy	Shawn Nelson	Nelson Government Strategies	Undisclosed
Chiropractic Strategies Group	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Kelly C O'Reilly and Matthew S Whitehead	Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (d/b/a altafiber)	Christopher Colwell, Theodore Heckmann,	Cincinnati Bell	Undisclosed
City of Dayton			Undisclosed
Clean Energy Future, LLC	Dylan Borchers, Amanda Grandjean, Matt Koppitch, Gregory J Lestini, Christopher N Slagle and Kurtis A Tunnell	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	Governmental Policy Group	Support
Columbia Gas of Ohio (NiSource)	Jeffrey T DeLeone, Matthew Forney, and David Koren	Columbia Gas (Koren), DeLeone & Associates (DeLeone, Forney),	Undisclosed
Consumer Technology Association	Victor F Hipsley	Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
CSX Transportation	Rusty Orben	CSX (Orben)	Undisclosed
Dominion Energy	Paul Briggs	Dominion Energy	Undisclosed
Duke Energy Business Services	David L Celona, Brooke A Cheney, Ryan Gentil, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J. Huffman, John Keaton, Kelly C O'Reilly and Matthew S Whitehead	Duke Energy (Keaton, Gentil), Governmental Policy Group (Cheney, Hipsley, Huffman, O'Reilly, Whitehead)	Undisclosed
Energy Transfer Partners	Art Arnold	Arnold Consulting Group	Undisclosed
ExxonMobil	Rob Eshenbaugh, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite, Karen Matusic, and Courtney Saunders	ExxonMobil (Matusic), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh, Leib, Leite, Saunders)	Support
Frontier Communications	Cassandra Cole	Frontier Communications	Undisclosed
Glatfelter	T A Dobrozsi		Undisclosed
Ohio Governor’s Office	Tim Biggam, Beth Hansen, Dawn Larzelere and Wayne Struble		Undisclosed
Guernsey Power Station	Dylan Borchers, Matt Koppitch, Gregoary J Lestini, Christopher N Slagle, Kurtis A Tunnell	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
Gulfport Energy Corporation	Charles S Hesse and Michael W Wise	Charles Hesse Associates and McDonald Hopkins (Wise)	Undisclosed
Hess Corporation	Jeffrey T DeLeone and Matthew Forney	DeLeone & Associates	Undisclosed
Lightstone Generation, LLC	Jeffrey T DeLeone, Matthew Forney and Shawn Nelson	DeLeone & Associates (DeLeone, Forney), Nelson Government Strategies	Undisclosed
Lyft, Inc.	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J. Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly and Matthew S Whitehead	Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Marathon Petroleum Corporation	David Blatnik, Rob Eshenbaugh, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite, Courtney Saunders	Marathon Petroleum (Blatnik), Capitol Advocates (Eshenbaugh, Leib, Leite and Saunders)	Support
Mount Carmel Health System	Jason Koma	Mount Carmel Health System	Undisclosed
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Inc	Aileen Collins	Nationwide Children's Hospital	Undisclosed
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, Matthew S Whitehead	Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association	Brad Barger, Brian P Barger, Dennis J Garrison, Patrick A Jacomet, and R Daniel Mapes	OAIMA (Jacomet), Cornerstone Policy Advisors (Brad Barger), Eastman & Smith (Brian Barger)	Undisclosed
Ohio Association of Movers, Inc	Thomas Balzer, Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	OAM (Balzer), Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Ohio Association of Physician Assistants	Elizabeth W Adamson, Matt Koppitch, Gregory J Lestini, Rachel Mains, Brock Miskimen and Christopher N Slagle	Association and Issues Management (Adamson), Bricker and Eckler (Koppitch, Lestini, Mains, Miskimen and Slagle)	Undisclosed
Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association	Jonathon L McGee, Nathan Aichele, David L Celona, Neil S Clark, Chad Hawley, Lauren Huddleston, and Troy Judy.	OCTA (McGee), Strategic Impact (Celona), Grant Street Consultants (Aichele, Clark, Huddleston), The Batchelder Company (Hawley, Judy)	Undisclosed
Ohio Chamber of Commerce	Zachary Frymier and Keith Lake	Ohio Chamber of Commerce	Support
Ohio Chapter International Warehouse and Logistics Association	Thomas Balzer and Evan Newman		Undisclosed
Ohio Chemistry and Technology Council	Bryan Bennett, Jenn Klein and Shawn Nelson	OCTC (Bennett, Klein), and Nelson Government Strategies	Support
Ohio Coal Association	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Ohio Dental Hygienists’ Association	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Ohio Foot and Ankle Medical Association	Jimelle Rumberg, Daniel P Leite and Courtney Saunders	OFAMA (Rumberg) and Capitol Advocates (Leite and Saunders)	Undisclosed
Ohio Gas Association	David L Celona and James Stewart	OGA (Stewart) and Strategic Impact (Celona)	Undisclosed
Ohio Hematology Oncology Society	David M Dillahunt, Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	OHOS (Dillahunt), Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Ohio Municipal Electric Association	Michael A Beirne, Rob Eshenbaugh, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite, Lisa McAlister, Scott Owens, Courtney Saunders, Jolene M Thompson and Charles Willoughby	OMEA (Beirne), Capitol Advocates	Support
Ohio Municipal League	Edward Albright, Brad Barger, Brian P Barger, and Ashley Ringle	OML (Albright, Ringle), Cornerstone Policy Advisors (Brad Barger), Eastman & Smith (Brian Barger)
Ohio Oil and Gas Association	Jeffrey T DeLeone and Matthew Forney	DeLeone & Associates	Undisclosed
Ohio Oil Gathering Corporation	Jeffrey T DeLeone and Matthew Forney	DeLeone & Associates	Undisclosed
Ohio Poultry Association	Rob Eshenbaugh, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite and Courtney Saunders	Capitol Advocates	Support
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Steve C Hall, John E Murphy and Louis Tobin	Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Undisclosed
Ohio Railroad Association	Art Arnold	Arnold Consulting Group	Undisclosed
Ohio Rural Broadband Association Inc.	Kathy E Hobbs	Ohio Rural Broadband Association	Undisclosed
Ohio Rural Water Association	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	Governmental Policy Group	Support
Ohio Telecom Association	Cheryl Q Burchard, and Charles R Moses
Ohio Trucking Association	Thomas Balzer, Evan Newman, Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	OTA (Balzer, Newman), Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Ohio Veterinary Medical Association	Ronald David Frash		Undisclosed
Oncology Practice Alliance	Brooke A Cheney, Victor F Hipsley, Andrew J Huffman, Kelly C O'Reilly, and Matthew S Whitehead	Governmental Policy Group	Undisclosed
Oregon Clean Energy LLC	Dylan Borchers, Amanda Grandjean, Matt Koppitch, Gregory J Lestini, Christopher N Slagle and Kurtis A Tunnell	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
Sprint	David L Hoeffel	Vorys Advisors LLC	Undisclosed
State Medical Board of Ohio	Jonithon LaCross		Undisclosed
TC Energy FKA TransCanada	Jeffrey T DeLeone, Matthrew Forney	DeLeone & Associates	Undisclosed
Thirty-One Gifts LLC	Christopher N Slagle	Bricker & Eckler	Undisclosed
University of Cincinnati	Margaret VanMeter Rolf		Undisclosed
Verdantas LLC	Jeffrey T DeLeone, Matthrew Forney	DeLeone & Associates	Undisclosed
Verizon Communications & Affiliates	Rob Eshenbaugh, Kurt L Leib, Daniel P Leite, and Courtney Saunders	Capitol Advocates	Support
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company	M Patrick McCune		Undisclosed

Sources

Last updated on 28/11/2022

SB 16

New Penalties For Protesters Who Block Traffic, and For Protest Funders and Organizers. [ICNL]

Status

Passed in Senate on 6/2/2021.

Third hearing in House Criminal Justice took place on 3/8/2022.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association	Robert A Cornwell	Buckeye State Sheriff's Association	Undisclosed
City of Columbus	Greg Bennett, William L Byers, IV, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Minton, Stephen Nielson, and Stephen Sayre		Undisclosed
City of Fairlawn	Undisclosed		Undisclosed
Department of Public Safety	Kevin D Miller		Undisclosed
Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio	Michael S Weinman	Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio	Support
Northern Ohio Fire Fighters	Sam Gmetro, Paul Kudlak and Christopher M Sinagra		Support
Ohio Ambulance and Medical Transportation Association	Pete De La Porte, Nathan Aichele and Lauren Huddleston		Support
Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police	Bruce Pijanowski, Abraham Jacob, Matthew G Kallner, and Hannah Yuhl		Support
Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters	James P Carney, Thomas A Rave, and Michael Taylor		Undisclosed
Ohio Casino Control Commission	Rick Anthony, McKinley E. Brown, William Cox, Jo Ann Davidson, Matthew Oyster, and Matthew Schuler		Undisclosed
Ohio Christian Alliance	Christopher R Long	Ohio Christian Alliance	Support
Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association	James Price, Steve Agenbroad, Anne Beauch, Michelle M Fitzgibbon, and Robert Hakes		Support
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Steve C. Hall and Louis Tobin		Support
Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, Inc	Gary Monto, Greg Bennett, William L Byers, IV, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Minton, and Stephen Nielson		Support
Association of Professional Towers – Ohio (APTO)	Andrew W Herf and Joseph Hollabaugh		Undisclosed
Towing & Recovery Association of Ohio	Joseph Hollabaugh		Undisclosed
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service of Ohio, Inc.	Bridget E McAuliffe, C David Paragas, and Kevin Stanek		Undisclosed
Bellefontaine Chief of Police	Brandon Standley	Bellefontaine Chief of Police	Support

Ohio Municipal League	Kent Scarrett, Edward L Albright and Thomas Wetmore	Ohio Municipal League	Support

Sources

Last updated on 14/04/2022

HB 22

New Penalties For Protesters Who “Taunt” Police. [ICNL]

Status

Passed by House on 6/25/2021. Referred to Senate Judiciary committee on 9/8/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Ohio State Bar Association	McKenzie K Davis	The Success Group	Undisclosed
Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association	Thomas Book	By the Book Advisors	Undisclosed
Ohio Municipal League	Edward L Albright	Ohio Municipal League	Undisclosed
Attorney General’s Office	Andrew Hopkins, Michael Rodgers	Ohio Attorney General's Office	Undisclosed
Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, Inc	Greg Bennett, William L Byers, IV, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Minton, Stephen Nielson	Byers, Minton and Associates	Undisclosed
Ohio Licensed Beverage Association	Andrew W Herf, Joseph Hollabaugh	Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick	Undisclosed
Department of Public Safety	Kevin D Miller	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
City of Columbus	Greg Bennett, William L Byers, IV, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Minton, Stephen Nielson, and Stephen Sayre	Byers, Minton and Associates	Undisclosed
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Louis Tobin, Steve C. Hall	Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Support
Ohio State Highway Patrol	Richard Fambro	Ohio State Highway Patrol	Support
Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association	McKenzie K Davis	The Success Group	Undisclosed
Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association	Mike Simpson, Robert A Cornwell	Buckeye State Sheriffs' Association	Support
Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio	Michael Weinman	Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio	Support
Columbus Division of Police	Thomas A. Quinlan	Columbus Division of Police	Support

Sources

Last updated on 18/05/2022

HB 109

Heightened penalties for blocking traffic and other conduct during protests, and new liability for organizations involved in protests. [ICNL]

Status

First hearing in Senate Judiciary Committee took place on 4/5/2022 after passing the House on 2/16/2022.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Attorney General’s Office	Andrew Hopkins	Ohio Attorney General	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Ohio Department of Public Safety	Richard Fambro and Kevin D. Miller	Ohio Department of Public Safety	Lobbying	Undisclosed
OCSEA AFSCME Local 11 (corrections officers union)	Timothy Roberts	Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA)	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association	Anthony Brigano and W. Zachary Holzapfel	Hicks Partners	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Ohio Governor’s Office	Giles Allen and Dan McCarthy	Ohio Governor's Office	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio	Greg Bennett, William L. Byers IV, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Minton, and Stephen Nielson	Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio	Lobbying	Undisclosed
Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association	Robert A. Cornwell	Buckeye State Sheriff's Association	Testimony	Support
Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio	Michael Weinman	Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio	Testimony	Support
Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association	Steve Kelly	Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association	Testimony	Support
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Louis Tobin	Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Testimony	Support

Sources

Last updated on 20/05/2022

Oklahoma

HB 2128

Heightened penalties for protesters who trespass onto private property. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 5/15/2017.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association (Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma)				OOGA celebrated the bill’s passage in a Tweet to OK state Rep. Mark McBride

Sources

Last updated on 29/11/2022

HB 1123

New penalties for protests near critical infrastructure. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 5/3/2017.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Valero Energy	Julie Klumpyan	Valero Energy		Support

Sources

Last updated on 29/11/2022

South Dakota

SB 189

Expanded civil liability for protesters and protest funders. [ICNL]

Status

Law — with several provisions that are unenforceable after the state settled a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The law passed the following year–2020 SB 1117–contained similar language.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Office of the Governor	Matthew McCaulley	Support
South Dakota Association of County Commissioners	Eric Erickson	Support
South Dakota Sheriff’s Association	Dick Tieszen	Support
TC Energy (FKA TransCanada)		Worked with governor’s office on the bill

Sources

Last updated on 30/11/2022

SB 176

Expanding governor’s power to restrict certain protests. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 3/27/2017.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
SD Association of County Commissioners	Roger Tellinghuisen	Support
SD Commissioner of School and Public Lands	Ryan Brunner	Support
SD Department of Criminal Investigation	Bryan Gortmaker	Support
SD Department of Public Safety	David Svendsen	Support
SD Department of Tribal Relations	Steve Emery	Support
SD Governor’s Office	Matt Konenkamp	Support (presented the bill)
SD Stock Growers	Jeremiah Murphy	Support

Sources

Last updated on 30/11/2022

SB 151

New penalties for protests near pipelines and other infrastructure. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 3/8/2020.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Apex Clean Energy	Drew Duncan	Support
AT&T	William Van Camp	Support
Basin Electric Power Cooperative	Tyler Hamman	Support
East River Electric	Chris Studer	Support
NextEra Energy Sources	William Van Camp	Support
Otter Tail Power Company	Kevin Kouba	Support
South Dakota Electric Utilities	Brett Koenecke	Support
South Dakota Telecommunications Associates	Greg Dean	Support
Verizon	Drew Duncan	Support

Sources

Last updated on 29/11/2022

HB 1117

New criminal and civil liability for “incitement to riot.” [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 3/23/2020.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Custer Sheriff	Marty Mechaley	Support
Governor’s Office	Katie Hruska, Tom Hart	Support
Pennington Co. Sheriff	Kevin Thom	Support
SD Sheriffs Association	Dick Tiezen	Support
SD Association of County Commissioners	Eric Erickson	Support
SD Police Chiefs Association	Lori Martinec	Support

Sources

Last updated on 30/11/2022

Texas

SB 912 & HB 3652

New restitution penalty for those convicted of a “riot.” [ICNL]

Status

Died when legislature adjourned on 5/31/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Texas Police Chiefs Association	John Chancellor	Support
Houston Police Officers’ Union	Ray Hunt	Support
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)	Chris Jones	Support
Texas Municipal Police Association	Mitch Landry	Support
Sheriffs Association of Texas	Tom Maddox	Support
Dallas Police Association	James Parnell	Support
San Antonio Police Officers Association	Jimmy Rodriguez	Support
Game Warden Peace Officers Association	David Sinclair	Support
Travis Co. Republican Party Election Integrity Committee	Robert L Green	Support
Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)	Dallas Reed	Support

Sources

Last updated on 07/11/2022

SB 2593

New Defense For Police Who Injure Protesters [ICNL]

Status

Died in House when legislature adjourned on May 29, 2023.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Austin Police Association	Thomas Villarreal	Support
Axon Enterprise Inc.	Joshua Sanders	Support
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)	Chris Jones, Jennifer Szimanski	Support
Dallas Police Association	James Parnell	Support
Dallas Police Department	Joe Hawkins	Support
Game Warden Peace Officers Association	Joe Morris	Support
Harris County Deputies Organization	David Batton	Support
Harris County Sheriff’s Office	David Cuevas	Support
Houston Police Department	Jessica Anderson	Support
Houston Police Officers’ Union	Ray Hunt	Support
Houston Police Retired Officers Association	Anthony Kivela	Support
San Antonio Police Department	Christopher Lutton, James Smith	Support
San Antonio Police Officers Association	Carlos Ortiz	Support
Sheriffs Association of Texas	Ray Scifres	Support
Texas Municipal Police Association	Mitch Lancky, Dallas Reed	Support
Texas Police Chief’s Association	Julio Gonzalez	Support
Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance	AJ Louderback	Support

Sources

Last updated on 06/07/2023

HB 9 & SB 1163

New penalties for protestors who block traffic. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 6/1/2021.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU)	Ray Hunt	Support
Dallas Police Association	James Parnall	Support
Texas Municipal Police Association	Dallas Reed	Support
Game Warden Peace Officer Association	David Sinclair	Support

Sources

Senate Criminal Justice Committee report for HB 9 hearing, May 19, 2021

Last updated on 07/11/2022

HB 3557

New criminal and civil penalties for protests around critical infrastructure. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 6/14/2019. HB 3557 became the primary bill after similar bills SB 1993 and SB 2229 failed to advance in committee.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Anadarko Petroleum	Lindsey Miller	Support
Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)	Julia Rathgeber and Scott Hutchinson	Support
BNSF Railway	Dennis Kearns and Lindsay Mullins	Support
CenterPoint Energy	June Deadrick	Support
Cheniere Energy	Matt Barr and Ashley Price	Support
Chevron USA	Steve Perry	Support
Concho Resources	Jay Brown	Support
DCP Midstream	Shayne Woodard	Support
Dow Chemical Company	Daniel Womack	Support
Enbridge	Shayne Woodard	Support
EOG Resources	Jamie Weber	Support
ExxonMobil	Samantha Omey	Support
Husch Blackwell Strategies	Mark Vane	Support
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas	Lee Loftis	Support
Koch Companies [Public Sector]	Bill Oswald	Support
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)	Tom Oney	Support
Magellan Midstream Partners	Thomas Byers	Support
NuStar Energy	Mindy Ellmer	Support
Occidental Petroleum	James Mathis and Christina Wisdom	Support
Parsely Energy	Jamie Weber	Support
Permian Basin Petroleum Association	Michael Lozano	Support
Phillips 66	Neftali Partida and David Cagnolatti	Support
Plains All American Pipeline	Beth Cubriel	Support
Shell Oil Company	Kinnan Golemon	Support
SM Energy	Caleb Troxclair and Jamie Weber	Support
Texans for Lawsuit Reform	Lee Parsley	Support
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers	Jamie Weber	Support
Texas Association of Builders	Ned Muñoz	Support
Texas Association of Business	Richard Evans	Support
Texas Association of Dairymen	Shayne Woodard	Support
Texas Association of Manufacturers	Michael Garcia and Mark Vickery	Support
Texas Chemical Council	Austin McCarty and Hector Rivero	Support
Texas Civil Justice League	Carol Sims	Support
Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO)	Ryan Paylor	Support
Texas Municipal League	Shanna Igo	Support
Texas Oil and Gas Association	Cory Pomeroy and Todd Staples	Support
Texas Pipeline Association	James Mann and Thure Cannon	Support
Texas Poultry Federation	Robert Turner	Support
Texas Public Power Association	Russell T. “Russ” Keene	Support
Texas Railroad Association	Dennis Kearns	Support
Valero Energy	Al Philippus and William Wilkins	Support

Sources

Last updated on 01/12/2022

Utah

HB 370

New Penalties For Protests Near Pipelines, Roadways, and Other Infrastructure [ICNL]

Status

Law. Enrolled by Utah House on 3/2/2023.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
Deseret Power	Jeff Peterson	Deseret Power	Support
Dominion Energy	Michael Gill	Dominion Energy	Support
Moon Lake Electric Association	Dean Sellers	Moon Lake Electric Association	Support
Rocky Mountain Power (Subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway’s PacifiCorp)	Thom Carter	PacifiCorp	Support
Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office	Will Carlson	Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office	Support
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS)	Mike Squires	Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS)	Support
Utah Rural Electric Cooperative Association	Nathaniel Johnson	Utah Rural Electric Cooperative Association	Support

Sources

Last updated on 03/03/2023

West Virginia

HB 4615

New penalties for protests near oil and gas pipelines. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 3/25/2020.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Position
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)	Chris Hall	Orion Strategies	Support
Dominion Resources	Bob Orndorff		Indicated support to WV House Energy Committee in emails
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce			Support
West Virginia Oil and Gas Association	Anne Blankenship		Support

Sources

Last updated on 05/12/2022

Wisconsin

SB 296 & AB 279

Broad new definition of “riot.” [ICNL]

Status

Vetoed by governor on 3/31/2022.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
Americans for Prosperity		Neutral
Badger State Sheriffs’ Association	Catherine McDermott	Support
Wisconsin Professional Police Association		Support
Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association	Catherine McDermott	Support

Sources

Last updated on 07/11/2022

AB 70 & SB 96

Broad New Definition Of “Riot” And Related Felony Offenses [ICNL}

Status

AB 70 approved by House on 3/22/2023

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
Badger State Sheriffs’ Association				Support
Milwaukee Police Association (Local #21 IUPA)				Support
Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association Inc				Support
Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association				Support
Wisconsin State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)				Support

Sources

Last updated on 05/04/2023

AB 426 & SB 386

New penalties for protests near oil and gas pipelines. [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 11/20/2019.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Position
American Chemistry Council		Support
American Petroleum Institute	Erin Roth and Marcus Bently	Support
BNSF Railway		Support
Construction Business Group		Support
Cooperative Network		Support
EDP Renewables		Support
International Union of Operating Engineers Local #139		Support
Koch Companies Public Sector	Jeffrey Schoepke and Andrew Cook	Undisclosed – copied on API lobbying effort emails
Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Subsidiaries		No Position Registered
Mechanical Contractors Association of Wisconsin		Support
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce		Support
Midwest Food Products Association		Support
North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters		Support
Painters & Allied Trades, District Council No. 7, AFL-CIO		Support
Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association of Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.		Support
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ Association of Milwaukee		Support
Waukesha County Business Alliance Inc		Support
Wisconsin Building Trades Council		Support
Wisconsin Central Ltd.		Support
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation		Support
Wisconsin Independent Businesses, Inc.		Support
Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group Inc		Support
Wisconsin Grocers Association		Support
Wisconsin Laborers District Council		Support
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce		Support
Wisconsin Paper Council		Support
Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association		Support
Wisconsin Propane Gas Association		Support
Wisconsin Railroad Association		Support
Wisconsin Restaurant Association		Support
Wisconsin Rural Water Association		Support
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO		Support
Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association		Support
Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc		Support

Sources

Last updated on 05/12/2022

Wyoming

HB 0010

New penalties for protests near critical infrastructure. [ICNL]

Status

Died in committee on 2/4/2019 after failing to reach a full House floor vote.

Lobbyists

Client	Lobbyist	Employer	Testimony	Position
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)	Matt Micheli	Holland & Hart		Support – requested the bill.

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Last updated on 08/12/2022

Alabama

SB 17 & HB 21

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Alaska

HB 386 & SB 255

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Arizona

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Arkansas

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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Florida

HB 275 & SB 340

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HB 1571 & SB 1664

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HB 1435 & SB 1954

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HB 11 & SB 1872

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HB 1 & SB 484

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Georgia

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SB 171 & HB 289 (sub)

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Idaho

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