Governor Activity
Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill (SB) 91, sponsored by Sen. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster). The bill makes changes to laws regarding fraud, waste, and abuse of public funds and will take effect on March 26, 2024.
DeWine vetoed House Bill (HB) 68, sponsored by Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery). The bill would prohibit certain procedures to alter a minor child’s sex; and would designate this act as the Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation Act. The bill also included HB 6, which would enact the Save Women's Sports Act to require schools, state institutions of higher education and private colleges to designate separate single-sex teams and sports for each sex.
New Legislation
SB 208, sponsored by Sen. Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson), would require a city, exempted village or local school district to include in its open enrollment policy an exception for military children.