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Law-enforcement, health and civil-rights witnesses oppose Ohio bill that would require state agencies to categorize and report immigration status
Summary
Witnesses at a House Government Oversight Committee hearing warned that House Bill 42 would duplicate federal processes, impose administrative burdens on local agencies, and create chilling effects that could deter immigrants from enrolling in Medicaid or sending children to school; the committee heard testimony from the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, Planned Parenthood, CARE Ohio and public commenters.
At a third hearing on House Bill 42, the committee heard a string of opposition from law-enforcement representatives, health providers and civil-rights groups who said the bill would impose heavy administrative costs and carry serious civil‑rights and public‑health risks. Heintz von Eckertsberg, legislative committee chair for the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, said his group "does not oppose the underlying goals" of the measure but warned that "local, county, and state law enforcement agencies in Ohio do not possess the ability to independently determine a person's immigration status" and that the bill's proposed follow-up queries could create substantial workload without delivering more accurate information. He suggested…
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