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.
Senate Bill 161To require the Director of Job and Family Services to seek permission to exclude certain items from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Read More | House Bill 216To 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. Read More | Senate Bill 138To modify various laws regarding boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services and to impose penalties for not registering recovery housing residences. Read More |
House Bill 178To establish a supplemental benefit allotment for certain recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and to make an appropriation. Read More | House Bill 163To 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. Read More | Senate Bill 67Regarding the pass-through of support payments under the Ohio Works First program. Read More |
House Bill 41To establish certain child care grant programs, including those related to child care capacity and learning labs, and to make an appropriation. Read More | ||
Senate Bill 51To establish legislative oversight of executive action regarding voluntary federal unemployment compensation programs. Read More | Senate Bill 35To establish supported decision-making as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship for adults with developmental disabilities. Read More | House Bill 7To make foster caregivers and kinship caregivers eligible for publicly funded child care. Read More |
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