Status: Enacted

Support Ohio House Bill 10 – Franken-Food Labeling Act

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HB 10- Franken-food Labeling Act

Joint sponsors: Representatives Klopfenstein and Daniels

• Prevents Ohio schools and colleges from purchasing lab-grown meat or lab-grown egg products to serve to their students. It also requires producers of lab-grown products to label them with a term that would be clear to Ohio purchasers that it is not a natural meat or egg product.

HB 10 PASSED the House in June and has moved to the Senate! YEA: 92 NAY: 0

Email Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Members and ask them:

“Please support and swiftly pass HB 10. This MAHA legislation will ensure Ohioans can make informed decisions about whether or not they want to purchase lab grown meat and eggs and it protects our children from being forced to eat synthetic meat and eggs in school lunches.”

Chair: Tim Schaffer (Dist. 20)

Schaffer@ohiosenate.gov

V. Chair: Kyle Koehler (Dist. 10)

Koehler@ohiosenate.gov

Paula Hicks-Hudson (Dist. 11)

Hicks-Hudson@ohiosenate.gov

Al Landis (Dist. 31)

Landis@ohiosenate.gov

Beth Liston (Dist. 16)

Liston@ohiosenate.gov

Susan Manchester (Dist. 12)

Manchester@ohiosenate.gov

Michele Reynolds (Dist. 3)

Shane Wilkin (Dist. 17)

Wilkin@ohiosenate.gov

HB 236 was SIGNED into LAW on 12-19-24 and will be effective 90 days from signing.

After two long years of fighting to maintain the integrity of HB 236, we were able to see the “Never Alone Act” officially signed into law on Wednesday, December 12, 2024.

Families across the state, can finally rest assured that during a pandemic they are guaranteed access to an advocate of their choice in the room at ALL times and with “every reasonable effort” during non-emergencies.

Families and patients will receive notice of their visitation rights when they enter the hospital.

Advocates who are unable to mask due to a medical or mental health condition WILL be allowed to be with their loved one with a note from a wide range of health providers.

Advocates who are immediate family/ POA/ guardian etc.. can file for injunctive relief if at any time they are denied access to their loved one and if the facility is found in violation of the law, they will be reimbursed for their court fees.

THANK YOU to our bill Sponsors Representatives Melanie Miller and Beth Lear. THANK YOU to the patients, families and health providers who came to give in person testimony, like Derek Caulkins, Julie Smith, Mary Malek, PhD Psychologist, and to the many advocates who submitted written testimony throughout this process.

Together, we have successfully insured that no Ohioan will ever have to suffer with illness or die alone, because every patient deserves an advocate in the room.

What Does HB 236 Do?

HB 236 (The Never Alone Act – sponsors: M. Miller and Lear) is a bill that ensures every patient in a hospital, nursing home, or VA hospital has access to an on-site advocate, during a pandemic or public health orders and that during non-emergency times, “every reasonable effort” will be made to have an advocate present in the room. HB 236 has a provision to allow for injunctive relief so you can get in to see your loved one quickly if the facility is violating your advocate rights. If the facility is found to have violated your right to be present then they are responsible for your legal costs.

Read the language and status for HB 236 here: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb236

Bill to establish legislative oversight of certain orders and rules issued by the executive branch, including by establishing the Ohio Health Oversight and Advisory Committee.

While SB22 passed into law, HB90 was better language and OhioAMF would like to see HB90 passed into law in a way that it amended SB22 to improve the code.

Read more about the bill.