Hey Guys, my name is Leighton Copley and I am a new Intern here at Texas Impact. I just started about 3 weeks ago, and since then I have been working on sworn testimony and its importance in the committee process.

Currently any person wishing to speak before a committee in either the Senate or House are only required to fill out a testimonial card with basic information provided on it. Persons testifying are not sworn in by any oath or affirmation including legislators and their aids; therefore they are free to say what ever they wish even if they know it to be a lie. The majority of states have a similar process in committee meetings, and Ohio is the only state that is currently trying to address the problem. I hope that through my research that there can be some sort of effort next session to address this problem.