Prohibit smoking in a motor vehicle with child under 6 [SB-82]
[Public Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
To enact section 4511.80 of the Revised Code to prohibit smoking in a motor vehicle if a child under six years of age is a passenger.
SB-82: Prohibit smoking in a motor vehicle with child under 6
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Refer To Committee: Judiciary on 02/24/2021
Declare racism a public health crisis [SCR-4]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To declare racism a public health crisis and to ask the Governor to establish a working group to promote racial equity in Ohio.
SCR-4: Declare racism a public health crisis
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Refer To Committee: Health on 02/24/2021
Designate January as Radon Awareness Month [HB-106]
[Public Health ]
To enact section 5.2317 of the Revised Code to designate January as "Radon Awareness Month" and to name this act the Annie Cacciato Act.
HB-106: Designate January as Radon Awareness Month
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Effective 9/30/21 on 06/24/2021
Permit compassionate care visits in long-term care facilities [HB-120]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To enact section 3721.20 of the Revised Code regarding compassionate care visits in long-term care facilities during an epidemic, pandemic, or other state of emergency.
HB-120: Permit compassionate care visits in long-term care facilities
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Reported - Substitute: Health on 04/06/2022
Establish legislative oversight over Governor's and health orders [HB-90]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 106.022, 111.15, 119.03, 3701.13, 3715.74, and 4935.03 and to enact sections 103.65, 103.651, 107.42, and 107.43 of the Revised Code to establish legislative oversight of the Governor's executive orders, certain public health orders, and emergency rules, including by establishing the Ohio Health Oversight and Advisory Committee.
HB-90: Establish legislative oversight over Governor's and health orders
Sponsored by: Rep. Derek Merrin
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 02/10/2021
Allow House committees/sessions be conducted virtually [HB-55]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
To allow committee meetings and general sessions of the House of Representatives to be conducted virtually and to declare an emergency.
HB-55: Allow House committees/sessions be conducted virtually
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristin Boggs
Refer To Committee: Government Oversight on 02/04/2021
Exempt mental health care providers' info from Public Records Law [HB-41]
[Mental Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to exempt certain mental health care providers' residential and familial information from disclosure under the Public Records Law.
HB-41: Exempt mental health care providers' info from Public Records Law
Sponsored by: Rep. Laura Lanese
Refer To Committee: Health on 03/17/2021
Prohibit certain sales of dextromethorphan [HB-9]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
To enact section 2925.62 of the Revised Code to prohibit sales of dextromethorphan without a prescription to persons under age 18.
HB-9: Prohibit certain sales of dextromethorphan
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Effective 9/30/21 on 06/23/2021
Regards eligibility for SNAP, Medicaid, and unemployment [SB-17]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Unemployment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To amend sections 4501.27, 5101.33, 5101.54, 5101.542, 5163.01, 5163.07, 5166.01, and 5166.37 and to enact sections 4141.286, 4141.287, 4141.351, 4141.60, 5101.331, 5101.545, 5101.546, 5101.547, 5101.548, 5120.212, 5163.50, 5163.51, 5163.52, and 5166.45 of the Revised Code regarding eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid, work and education requirements for certain Medicaid recipients, requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit transfer cards, and eligibility for and overpayments
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SB-17: Regards eligibility for SNAP, Medicaid, and unemployment
Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy Schaffer
Refer To Committee: Government Oversight And Reform on 01/27/2021
Establish legislative oversight over Governor's and health orders [SB-22]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 106.022, 111.15, 119.03, 2743.03, 3701.13, 3701.14, 3707.01, 3707.26, 3715.74, and 4935.03 and to enact sections 101.36, 103.65, 103.651, 107.42, 107.43, 3707.11, 3707.54, 3709.212, and 3709.50 of the Revised Code to establish legislative oversight of certain orders and rules issued by the executive branch, including by establishing the Ohio Health Oversight and Advisory Committee.
SB-22: Establish legislative oversight over Governor's and health orders
Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein
Effective 6/23/21 on 03/24/2021
Terminate order requiring facial coverings in businesses [HB-799]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
To terminate certain provisions of the "Director's Order for Retail and Business Compliance for Facial Coverings throughout the State of Ohio," issued on November 13, 2020, and to declare an emergency.
HB-799: Terminate order requiring facial coverings in businesses
Sponsored by: Rep. Derek Merrin
Refer To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 12/08/2020
Terminates a portion of the face covering health order [SB-387]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
To terminate certain provisions of the "Director's Order for Retail and Business Compliance for Facial Coverings throughout the State of Ohio," issued on November 13, 2020, and to declare an emergency.
SB-387: Terminates a portion of the face covering health order
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Burke
Refer To Committee: Transportation, Commerce And Workforce on 12/02/2020
Prohibits sale of pure caffeine products [SB-7]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
To enact sections 2925.34 and 4301.71 of the Revised Code to prohibit the sale of pure caffeine products and to prohibit the sale of powdered or crystalline alcohol for human consumption.
SB-7: Prohibits sale of pure caffeine products
Sponsored by: Rep. Gayle Manning
Effective 9/24/15 on 09/24/2015
Limits who can receive copy of death certificate with SSN [SB-61]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
To amend section 3705.23 of the Revised Code to restrict to whom a certified copy of a death certificate containing the decedent's social security number may be issued.
SB-61: Limits who can receive copy of death certificate with SSN
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Hughes
Effective 10/15/15 on 10/15/2015
Exempts connection to sewerage system if household system exists [SB-58]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
To amend sections 317.08, 6112.01, 6112.03, and 6117.51 and to enact sections 6112.06, 6117.52, and 6119.60 of the Revised Code to authorize a property owner whose property is served by a household sewage treatment system to elect not to connect to a private sewerage system, a county sewer, or a regional sewerage system under specified conditions.
SB-58: Exempts connection to sewerage system if household system exists
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Peterson
Refer To Committee: Energy And Natural Resources on 03/04/2015
Requires child-resistant packaging for e-cigarette liquids [SB-54]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend sections 2151.87, 2927.02, 2927.021, 2927.022, 5502.01, and 5502.13 and to enact section 2927.28 of the Revised Code regarding the sale of liquid nicotine.
SB-54: Requires child-resistant packaging for e-cigarette liquids
Sponsored by: Sen. Shannon Jones
Reported - Substitute: Health And Aging on 01/26/2016
Designates an awareness month [SB-51]
[Public Health ]
To enact section 5.2298 of the Revised Code to designate the month of May as "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month."
SB-51: Designates an awareness month
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Skindell
To Committee: Health And Human Services on 02/18/2015
Revises the smoking ban law [SB-295]
[Public Health ]
To amend section 3794.03 and to enact section 3794.031 of the Revised Code to amend the smoking ban.
SB-295: Revises the smoking ban law
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Schiavoni
Refer To Committee: Health And Human Services on 04/12/2016