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Committee adopts amendment allowing VA health ID to qualify veterans for ODNR discount program
Summary
The Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 223 to permit a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs veteran health identification card as valid ID for an ODNR discount program; the amendment was moved by Vice Chair Wilson and carried unanimously among members present.
The Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment to Senate Bill 223 to allow a veteran health identification card issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as valid identification for a proposed Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) discount program for veterans and service members.
Vice Chair Wilson moved the change, identified in committee as amendment 0866. "The amendment would allow a veteran health identification card issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be used as a valid form of identification for veterans to qualify for the bill's program," Vice Chair Wilson said during the committee meeting.
The amendment was accepted without recorded opposition. Committee members who voted "yes" during the roll call included Chair Johnson, Vice Chair Wilson, Senator Craig and Senator Schaffer; the chair reported the amendment carried "unanimous from those present" and that it would be incorporated into the bill.
Senate Bill 223 remains under committee consideration; committee discussion at this hearing focused on the identification standard added by the amendment rather than on further policy changes or enactment steps.
The amendment text (0866) and its incorporation into SB 223 will be part of the committee record; further hearings or votes on the underlying bill have not been recorded in this transcript.
