Here is a list of bills introduced during the last three years in the Ohio General Assembly which seek to limit the authority of health departments or change how they operate, according to the Public Affairs Committee of the Association of Ohio Health Commissioners.
See the bill tracking search engine at legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/search for more information on the fate of each bill,
2020
SB 1 (McColley/Roegner) — Reduce number of regulatory restrictions
SB 311 (McColley, Roegner) — limit Director of Health order-issuing authority
SB 374 (Obhof/Peterson) — reinstate hours of operation for liquor sales
SB 378 (Burke) — terminate portions of retail mask order
HB 618 (Becker) — health orders, elections
HB 621 (Cross, Wilkin) — The Business Fairness Act and to declare an emergency
SB 310 (Dolan) — COVID funding for local governments
HB 617 (Jordan) — Legislative approval procedures – shutdown orders
SB 55 (Gavarone) — violations of public health orders amendment
SB 121…
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