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House clears a slate of bills on defense lending, local hiring, health care access and others
Summary
On a busy floor day the House passed multiple bills: a defense-linked deposit program to support small defense manufacturers; removal of municipal residency requirements for certain local directors; expanded authority to administer contrast media in clinical settings; JROTC/NDCC recognition as CTE programs; child-welfare custody rules; and a hospital naloxone requirement.
The House passed a package of measures on third reading that cover economic development, municipal hiring flexibility, health-care authorization, education funding categories and child welfare.
Highlights of measures passed on the floor:
- House Bill 332 (defense linked-deposit program): Sponsors said the bill applies Ohio's linked-deposit model to small defense manufacturers to lower borrowing costs and improve access to capital; the floor recorded 85 affirmative and 5 negative votes and the bill passed.
- House Bill 428 (municipal residency requirements): The bill removes residency requirements for municipal directors of public service and public safety so local governments can hire the best candidates; it passed by recorded vote (88-0).
- House Bill 479 (contrast administration): The bill allows trained health professionals to administer contrast media under specified supervision to expand imaging access with safety requirements; it passed by recorded vote (88-0).
- House Bill 500 (JROTC/NDCC as career-technical education): The House approved amended HB500 so school districts may designate JROTC/NDCC programs as career-technical education pathways eligible for CTE funding and consistent treatment in the CTE framework; the bill passed (91-0).
- House Bill 532 (child protective services custody): HB532 requires public children services agencies to assume temporary custody of specified nonresident children when they cannot be safely returned to a parent or guardian; the House passed the measure (87-1).
- Senate Bill 137 (overdose reversal drug requirement): The House passed SB137 to require hospitals to provide opioid reversal drugs (such as naloxone) at discharge when addiction or an overdose is identified; the bill passed by roll call (80-9). Supporters called this a life-saving step; at least one speaker noted concerns that it may function as an unfunded mandate without additional behavioral-health funding.
Votes and titles were read aloud by the clerk and each bill was entitled as passed, as recorded on the House floor.
