WATCH: House vote on 3 bills protecting children, women, and parental rights
COLUMBUS–Substitute House Bill 68 (HB68), also known as the Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act and Save Women's Sports Act, and House Bill 8 (HB8), also known as the Parents’ Bill of Rights, are scheduled for a vote on the floor of the Ohio House of Representatives today—Wednesday, June 21—at 2:00 pm.
If passed into law, these CCV-backed bills would:
Ban dangerous puberty-blocking drugs, wrong-sex hormones, and transgender surgeries on children.
Preserve the integrity of women’s sports by protecting female athletes from having to compete against biological males.
Recognize the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding their children’s upbringing, care, and education.
Require public schools to provide advance notification to parents about the teaching of sexual content to students.
Protect students from being encouraged by school counselors to “socially transition” to the opposite sex without their parents’ knowledge and require schools to notify parents if a student requests a change of gender recognition at school.
The SAFE Act—sponsored by Representative Gary Click (R-Vickery), the Save Women's Sports Act—sponsored by Representative Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) and amended into the SAFE Act, and the Parents’ Bill of Rights—sponsored by Representatives D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) and Sara Carruthers (R-Hamilton), were voted out of committee last week.
Floor sessions are open to the public at the Ohio Statehouse.
Unable to watch the hearing live? Once it's posted, you can watch the recording.
To become law, a bill must go through both Chambers of the Ohio Statehouse to be sent to the governor for his approval.
For more information, contact CCV at 513-733-5775 or contact@ccv.org.
As Ohio’s largest Christian public policy organization, Center for Christian Virtue seeks the good of our neighbors by advocating for public policy that reflects the truth of the Gospel.
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