COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed the following bills into law, according to a release from the governor’s office:
- Senate Bill 19, sponsored by Sen. Andrew O. Brenner (R-Delaware), with regard to academic intervention services at public schools, the list of approved diagnostic assessments, state achievement assessments, career-technical education for home-educated students, the presentation of information by youth organizations, and community schools of quality designations.
- Senate Bill 52, sponsored by Sen. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster), to designate multiple memorial highways, including the “Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway,” and to create multiple specialty license plates.
- Senate Bill 106, sponsored by Sen. Bill Reineke (R-Tiffin), regarding electric vehicle charging stations and to make corrections to provisions of Senate Bill 103 of the 136th General Assembly.
- Senate Bill 179, sponsored by Sen. Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), to require incarcerating institutions to verify the veteran status of incarcerated individuals.
- Senate Bill 219, sponsored by Sen. Al Landis (R-Dover), to make changes to the law governing oil and gas wells.
- House Bill 170, sponsored by Reps. Monica Robb Blasdel (R-New Waterford) and Bob Peterson (R-Sabrina), to establish a process to regulate carbon capture and storage technologies and the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide for long-term storage.
- House Bill 268, sponsored by Reps. Latyna M. Humphrey (D–Columbus) and Gary Click (R-Vickery), to modify when a person may file a petition for a certificate of qualification for employment.
According to his office, Gov. DeWine also signed the following bill while issuing a line-item veto:
- House Bill 479, sponsored by Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland), to make appropriations and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of state programs.
Gov. DeWine issued the following line-item veto message regarding HB 479:
“This item would terminate previously appropriated funding to the Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia. This funding termination would disrupt economic development related to the Baileys Trail System that is already in progress. In my time as Governor, I have worked to foster the economic development of Ohio’s outdoor recreation sector, and this item would unnecessarily harm this development in the Appalachian region of Ohio. Therefore, the veto of this item is in the public interest.”
Gov. DeWine today also vetoed the following bills, according to his office:
- House Bill 173, sponsored by Rep. David Thomas (R-Jefferson), regarding submetered utility services.
- House Bill 472, sponsored by Rep. Jodi Salvo (R-Bolivar), to require photo identification to cast absent voter’s ballots, with certain exceptions, to allow electors to apply for those ballots through a secure online portal, and to waive fees for an identification card or vital statistics record and permit the storage of documents for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Gov. DeWine issued the following veto message via a news release regarding HB 173:…