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Ohio House Overrides Governor’s Veto of HB 68. Rules Posted For Comment.
This week the Ohio House voted to reject Governor DeWine’s veto of legislation that prohibited gender transition medical care for Ohioans under 18 years of age. The vote was 65-28.
The Ohio Senate is expected to consider completing the override attempt at its next scheduled Session on January 24th. The Senate passed the bill originally by a vote of 24-8 and is widely expected to also override the veto.
If the Senate votes this way, the bill would take effect 90 days after the Senate’s action.
As a part of the Governor’s efforts to head off an override, the administration issued an executive order to ban surgeries and also posted draft rules for gender-affirming care services. This link contains access for comments to be submitted back to the administration as a part of the rule adoption process. Comments must be received by January 19th.
The Ohio Senate is not currently in session and is not scheduled to reconvene until January 24th. The House is not scheduled to meet again until February 7th.
Future Public Policy Updates
Next week this column is planning to provide updates on various constitutional amendment efforts that are attempting to qualify for this November’s ballot.
To suggest a topic for these updates or for information about any of the CMA’s Public Policy and Advocacy work, contact CMA Executive Director Lisa Oyer (loyer@columbusmedicalassociation.org) or Advocacy Consultant Malcolm Porter (malcolmjporter@aol.com)
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