House Bill 236
Enact Never Alone Act
To enact sections 3792.05 and 3792.06 of the Revised Code to prohibit a congregate care setting from denying a patient or resident access to an advocate during public health emergencies and to name this act the Never Alone Act.
Current Version
Effective Date
March 20, 2025
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By Senate
Signed By The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Health Provider Services Committee
Senate Health Committee
Primary Sponsors
Melanie Miller
Beth Lear
Cosponsors
Senators
Nickie J. Antonio
Andrew O. Brenner
Brian M. Chavez
Jerry C. Cirino
Hearcel F. Craig
Al Cutrona
William P. DeMora
Theresa Gavarone
Paula Hicks-Hudson
Stephen A. Huffman
Terry Johnson
Al Landis
Rob McColley
Sandra O'Brien
Bill Reineke
Michele Reynolds
Kristina D. Roegner
Mark Romanchuk
Tim Schaffer
Vernon Sykes
Representatives
Tim Barhorst
Sean P. Brennan
Darnell T. Brewer
Thaddeus J. Claggett
Gary Click
Rodney Creech
Bill Dean
Richard Dell'Aquila
Steve Demetriou
Dave Dobos
Jay Edwards
Ron Ferguson
Elliot Forhan
Sarah Fowler Arthur
Haraz N. Ghanbari
Michele Grim
Jennifer Gross
Thomas Hall
James M. Hoops
Dani Isaacsohn
Dontavius L. Jarrells
Marilyn John
Mark Johnson
Don Jones
Darrell Kick
Angela N. King
Roy Klopfenstein
Beth Liston
Brian Lorenz
Adam Mathews
Derek Merrin
Kevin D. Miller
Ismail Mohamed
Bob Peterson
Beryl Piccolantonio
Justin Pizzulli
Phil Plummer
Sharon A. Ray
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
C. Allison Russo
Bill Seitz
D. J. Swearingen
Cecil Thomas
Terrence Upchurch
Casey Weinstein
Andrea White
Jodi Whitted
Scott Wiggam
Josh Williams
Bernard Willis
Tom Young
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