House Bill 294

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General Assembly: 131

Short Title: Prevents the use of public funds for elective abortions [ Show Long Title ]

Long Title: To enact section 3701.034 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 289.20 of Am. Sub. H.B. 64 of the 131st General Assembly to require the Department of Health to ensure that state funds and certain federal funds are not used either to perform or promote nontherapeutic abortions, or to contract or affiliate with any entity that performs or promotes nontherapeutic abortions; to provide for health departments and WIC clinics to determine presumptive eligibility for pregnant women and children; and to allocate existing funding within the Ohio Department of Health's budget to the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers for safe sleep, birth spacing, and smoking cessation initiatives.

Primary Sponsor: Representative Patmon, Representative Conditt

Version: As Enrolled

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Co-Sponsors	Rep. Brenner, Rep. Hood, Rep. Terhar, Rep. Roegner, Rep. Butler, Rep. Perales, Rep. Sprague, Rep. Blessing, Rep. Becker, Rep. Antani, Rep. Retherford, Rep. Brinkman, Rep. Hagan, Rep. Koehler, Rep. Hayes, Rep. Schaffer, Rep. Maag, Rep. Hambley, Rep. Thompson, Rep. McClain, Rep. Hall, Rep. Hill, Rep. Amstutz, Rep. Boose, Rep. Buchy, Rep. Burkley, Rep. Derickson, Rep. Dovilla, Rep. Ginter, Rep. Green, Rep. Grossman, Rep. Hackett, Rep. Huffman, Rep. Johnson, Rep. LaTourette, Rep. McColley, Rep. Pelanda, Rep. Romanchuk, Rep. Smith, Rep. Young, Rep. Zeltwanger, Speaker Rosenberger, Sen. Obhof, Sen. Jordan, Sen. Coley, Sen. Widener, Sen. Bacon, Sen. Balderson, Sen. Beagle, Sen. Burke, Sen. Eklund, Sen. Faber, Sen. Hite, Sen. Hottinger, Sen. Jones, Sen. LaRose, Sen. Lehner, Sen. Oelslager, Sen. Seitz, Sen. Uecker
Subjects	Finance and Appropriations, Health and Human Services : Health Care, Health and Human Services : Medicaid, Health and Human Services : Public Assistance
Committees	Senate Government Oversight and Reform, House Community and Family Advancement
Effective Date	May 23, 2016 Effective: May 23, 2016; Sections 3 and 4 effective February 21, 2016

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