Human Services Bills

Bills on this page generally fall under the purview of the CCAO Human Services Standing Committee, chaired in 2025 by Ashtabula County Commissioner Kathryn Whittington.

A bill's inclusion on this page does not mean that the committee has discussed the bill or that the Association has taken a position.

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Senate Bill 194

To make various changes to public assistance benefits programs.

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Senate Bill 177

To create the Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot program to provide publicly funded child care to child care staff members and to make an appropriation.

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Senate Bill 161

To require the Director of Job and Family Services to seek permission to exclude certain items from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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House Bill 216

To establish the 'A HAND UP' pilot program, to designate this act as the Actionable Help And New Dignity for Upward Progression (A HAND UP) Act, and to make an appropriation.

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Senate Bill 138

SIGNED: Effective September 30, 2025 (some provisions March 30, 2026)

To modify various laws regarding boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services and to impose penalties for not registering recovery housing residences.

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House Bill 178

To establish a supplemental benefit allotment for certain recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and to make an appropriation.

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House Bill 163

To require Ohio's SNAP program to begin using chip-enabled EBT cards, to name this act the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2025, and to make an appropriation.

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