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Tracked legislation — House
What it does
Requires health plans and Medicaid to cover biomarker testing — lab tests that match patients to the right targeted treatment — when the evidence supports it.
Where it stands
Reported from the Health Committee on February 18, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsAmerican Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Arthritis Foundation, Ohio Nurses Association, Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO), Advanced Medical Technology Association, Alzheimer's Association, American Urological Association, Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations (CSRO), Columbus Oncology Associates, Equitas Health, Fight Colorectal Cancer, Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc., National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, Ohio Association of Physician Assistants, Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio Hematology Oncology Society, Ohio Life Sciences, Ohio State Medical Association, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - The James, Oncology Hematology Care (OHC), The American Lung Association, The MetroHealth System, The Ohio Chamber of Commerce
OpposesOhio Association of Health Plans, NFIB
What it does
Lets terminally ill patients try investigational drugs and treatments that haven't yet cleared full FDA approval (the Patient Right to Try Act).
Where it stands
Pending in the Health Committee — most recent hearing on June 11, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsCleveland Right to Life, Georgia Coalition for Vaccine Choice, Health Free Louisiana, Informed Choice Maryland, National Vaccine Information Center, OAMF, Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom, Stand for Health Freedom, The Grassroots Freedom Initiative, The Ohio Freedom Fighters
OpposesAcademy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO), Akron Children's Hospital, American Pharmacists Association, ANA-Ohio, Cedarville University School of Pharmacy, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Council of Ohio Colleges of Pharmacy, Dayton Children's Hospital, Discount Drug Mart, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, Ohio Association of Health Plans, Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Ohio Business Roundtable, Ohio Children's Hospital Association, Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Pharmacists Association, Ohio State Medical Association, Ohio State Medical Board, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center & OSU College of Pharmacy, OhioHealth, Premier Health, The Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacy (OSHP), UC Health, University Hospitals
What it does
Creates a path for health care sharing ministries — faith-based groups whose members pitch in to cover each other's medical bills — to operate in Ohio as a recognized alternative to insurance, while requiring them to tell members it isn't insurance.
Where it stands
Now in the Senate — received its 3rd hearing in the Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee on June 9, 2026. It cleared the Ohio House 65–31 on November 12, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsLiberty HealthShare, Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries (HCSMs), Christian Care Ministry / Medi-Share, OneShare Health, Samaritan Ministries International
OpposesAmerican Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Christian Healthcare Ministries, Ohio Hematology Oncology Society, American Diabetes Association, American Lung Association, NABIP Ohio
What it does
Opens Medicare supplement (Medigap) plans to people who qualify for Medicare before age 65, such as those on disability.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on May 12, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsALS Association, ALS United Ohio, American Diabetes Association, American Kidney Fund, Dialysis Patient Citizens
OpposesAmerica's Health Insurance Plans, National Association of Benefit and Insurance Professionals, Ohio Association of Health Plans
What it does
Requires insurers to cover prostate cancer screening for men at higher risk.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on November 18, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsAmerican Urological Association, ZERO Prostate Cancer, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, FORCE, Ohio Association of Physician Assistants, Ohio Commission on Minority Health, Ohio Hematology Oncology Society, Ohio Pharmacists Association, Ohio Urological Society, USI Insurance
OpposesOhio Association of Health Plans, Ohio Chamber of Commerce
InterestedNFIB
What it does
Bars public money from being used to buy drugs for lethal injection and makes related changes to death-penalty law.
Where it stands
Pending in the Judiciary Committee — most recent hearing on March 5, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Exempts coverage offered by certain nonprofit farm organizations from Ohio's insurance rules, with written notice to members that it isn't insurance.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on April 8, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsAmericans for Prosperity - Ohio, Clark Family Farms, Emmert Farms, Farm Bureau Health Plans, Flourish and Roam, Knollman Family Farms, Lemley Farms, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio Farm Bureau Board of Trustees
OpposesOhio Hematology Oncology Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, Association for Clinical Oncology, NABIP - Ohio Chapter
What it does
Creates a state income-tax credit for small employers that offer workers an individual-coverage HRA to help buy their own health plan.
Where it stands
Now in the Senate — received its 1st hearing in the Ways and Means Committee on October 21, 2025. It cleared the Ohio House 93–0 on June 4, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsAffinity Mortgage Group of Ohio, Design Central, Elevance Health dba Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, HRA Simple, LLC, Midwest Independent Retailers Assoc., NFIB, Ohio Assoc. of Health Plans (OAHP), Ohio Insurance Agents Assoc., Oscar Health, StretchDollar
What it does
Limits how insurers can use accreditation rules against pharmacies and adds drug-cost reporting requirements for pharmacy benefit managers (the Community Pharmacy Protection Act).
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on March 11, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsNational Association of Chain Drug Stores, BlinkRx, Discount Drug Mart, Inc., Elite Pharmacy, Greenback Health Inc, Independent Pharmacy Cooperative, MAC Pharmacies, Meijer Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, Ohio Northern University, ONU HealthWise, Ohio Pharmacists Association, Walgreens, Walmart
OpposesPCMA, Alpha 11 Veteran Logistics, Employers Health Purchasing Corporation, OAHP & AHIP, Ohio Association of Health Plans, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Veterans of Foreign Wars - Department of Ohio
Interested3 Axis Advisors, The Buckeye Institute
What it does
Requires Medicaid and health insurers to report data on their prior-authorization practices and exemptions.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on May 20, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Sets minimum network-adequacy standards so health plans keep enough in-network doctors and hospitals for their members.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on October 7, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsAcademy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO), Ohio Association of Physician Assistants, Ohio Hematology Oncology Society, Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association, Ohio Psychological Association, Ohio State Medical Association
What it does
Reforms prior authorization in health insurance and Medicaid so patients wait less for care their doctor has already ordered.
Where it stands
Now in the Senate — received its 1st hearing in the Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee on June 9, 2026. It cleared the Ohio House 84–11 on March 25, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsOhio State Medical Association, Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO), Alliance for Patient Access, Headache & Migraine Policy Forum, Mental Health America of Ohio, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Ohio Counseling Association, Ohio Hematology Oncology Society, Ohio Hospital Association
OpposesAmerica's Health Insurance Plans, Ohio Association of Health Plans
What it does
Updates Ohio's law governing joint-venture title insurance companies.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on February 17, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsTitle Professional Group, LTD
What it does
Caps out-of-pocket costs for prescription insulin and certain diabetes devices.
Where it stands
Pending in the Health Committee — most recent hearing on June 11, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Establishes a state-run universal health care plan to cover all Ohio residents.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on October 14, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Restricts the sale and prescribing of certain high-risk drugs (the Patient Protection Act).
Where it stands
Now in the Senate — received its 3rd hearing in the Health Committee on June 10, 2026. It cleared the Ohio House 60–28 on November 19, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsCatholic Conference of Ohio, Ohio Right to Life, Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, CCV, Center for Christian Virtue, Dayton Right to Life, Mission America
OpposesJustChoice, Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, Abortion Forward, Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO), ACIL and Breaking Silences, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, ATA Action, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, NASW Ohio, Ohio Nurses Association, Ohio Society Of Health System Pharmacy, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, The Rooster
InterestedOhio Olmstead Task Force, PhRMA
What it does
Requires an audit and corrective-action plan for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Medicaid population.
Where it stands
Pending in the Finance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Updates the rules for prescription-label readers that help visually impaired patients use their medications safely.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on June 8, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsNational Federation of the Blind of Ohio, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio – Cleveland Chapter, Prevent Blindness Ohio
What it does
Covers GLP-1 drug costs for state employees.
Where it stands
Pending in the General Government Committee — most recent hearing on June 2, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Bars health plans from requiring or pressuring providers to collect copays and other cost-sharing from patients.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on October 21, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Bars third-party payers from cutting a provider's reimbursement based on certain factors.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on October 21, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Makes a series of changes to health-insurance premiums and benefits (the FAMILY Act).
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on November 4, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Requires that prescription-drug rebates be applied toward what patients owe at the pharmacy counter.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on November 18, 2025.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Updates how insurance and Medicaid cover applied behavior analysis (ABA) autism therapy and who is allowed to provide it.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on June 2, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsBridgeway Therapy Center, Community Behavior Consulting, Friendship Circle of Cleveland, Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center, OHABA, Ohio Autism Insurance Coalition, Ohio Children's Alliance
What it does
Requires health insurance to cover orthotic and prosthetic devices.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on February 24, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Sets rules for how health insurers can use artificial intelligence in coverage decisions.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on March 17, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Sets new rules for how insurers can make material changes to their contracts with health-care providers.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on May 12, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsOhio Foot and Ankle Medical Association, Ohio Hematology Oncology Society, Ohio Optometric Association, Ohio State Medical Association, Premier Health, Southern Ohio Medical Center
OpposesAmerica's Health Insurance Plans, National Association of Dental Plans (NADP), Ohio Association of Health Plans
What it does
Updates Ohio's framework for paid family leave insurance.
Where it stands
Passed the Ohio House 90–0 on June 3, 2026; it has moved to the Senate and awaits a committee hearing.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsAmerican Council of Life Insurers, Association of Ohio Life Insurance Companies
What it does
Changes how much advance notice insurers must give before declining to renew a policy.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on May 19, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsHorizon Insurance Services, Inc., Lightwell Advisors of Ohio, LLC, Marsh McLennan Agency, Ohio Insurance Agents Association (OIA), Sanderson Insurance Inc.
InterestedOhio Insurance Institute
What it does
Restricts certain insurer practices around physician-administered drugs for serious, chronic, or rare conditions.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on March 17, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsColumbus Oncology & Hematology, Healthcare Distribution Alliance, OHC, Ohio State Medical Association, Zangmeister Cancer Center
What it does
Requires health plan issuers to provide prescription-drug coverage.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on May 19, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Requires private insurers to cover telehealth mental-health visits on the same terms as in-person care.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on June 2, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Creates an all-payer claims database within the Department of Insurance to track health-care costs statewide.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on March 17, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Requires health plans to cover annual behavioral-health well checks.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on May 19, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsAkron Children's Hospital, bi3 Fund, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Integrated Services for Behavioral Health, NAMI Ohio, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio Children's Hospital Association, Ohio Council of Behavioral Health and Family Services Providers, Ohio Counseling Association, Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association, Ohio Psychological Association, Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, Riveon Mental Health and Recovery, The MetroHealth System
What it does
Updates the laws governing surplus lines insurers.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee — most recent hearing on June 8, 2026.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
SupportsNAMIC, Ohio Insurance Agents Association (OIA), Ohio Insurance Institute, The W.E. Davis Insurance Agency, Inc., Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association
What it does
Requires insurance and Medicaid to cover scalp-cooling systems that help chemotherapy patients keep their hair.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Requires health plans and Medicaid to cover treatment for the pediatric conditions PANDAS and PANS.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Makes a range of changes to how dental benefit plans operate.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Requires health plans and Medicaid to cover mental-health well checks.
Where it stands
Pending in the Health Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Bars health plans and Medicaid from denying a dental claim solely because of the patient's age.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Establishes a family and medical leave insurance benefit for Ohio workers.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Changes how insurance and Medicaid cover infertility diagnosis and treatment.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Targets prescription-drug prices through the Prescription Relief, Inflation Cost Elimination (PRICE) Act.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Sets new standards for how health insurers handle and pay claims (the Fair Health Claims Act).
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Establishes a reinsurance program to help stabilize health-insurance premiums.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Requires health plans and Medicaid to cover epinephrine and glucagon — emergency rescue medications.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Requires insurance and Medicaid to cover colorectal cancer screenings.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Restricts certain health-insurance cost-sharing practices.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
What it does
Imposes new insurance requirements on certain Medicaid providers.
Where it stands
Pending in the Insurance Committee.
IntroducedHouse committeePassed HouseSenateLaw
04
Tracked legislation — Senate
What it does
Establishes and operates a state-run universal health care plan for all Ohioans.
Where it stands
Pending in the Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee — most recent hearing on March 3, 2026.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
What it does
Exempts certain nonprofit farm-organization coverage from Ohio's insurance rules.
Where it stands
Signed into law (effective September 30, 2025).
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
SupportsOhio Farm Bureau, Ohio Dairy Producers Association, Ohio Farm Bureau Board of Trustees, Americans for Prosperity, Clark Family Farms, Farm Bureau Health Plans, Flourish and Roam, Knollman Family Farms, Lemley Farms
OpposesOhio Hematology Oncology Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, Association for Clinical Oncology, American Diabetes Association, National Association of Benefit and Insurance Professionals - Ohio Chapter, National MS Society, The American Lung Association, Ohio, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
What it does
Creates a tax credit to help employers offset part of their group health-plan premiums.
Where it stands
Pending in the Ways and Means Committee — most recent hearing on March 18, 2025.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
What it does
Stops insurers from forcing a patient off a medication that's already working for them and onto a different drug for non-medical reasons.
Where it stands
Passed the Ohio Senate 33–0 on June 10, 2026; it has moved to the House and awaits a committee hearing.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
SupportsAmerican Diabetes Association, Association for Clinical Oncology & Ohio Hematology Oncology Society, Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, Ohio Association of Physicians Assistants, Ohio Association of Rheumatology, Ohio Dermatological Association, Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association, Ohio State Medical Association
OpposesOhio Association of Health Plans, PCMA
InterestedOhio Bleeding Disorders Foundation, Ohio Chamber of Commerce
What it does
Sets rules for how health insurers can use artificial intelligence in coverage decisions.
Where it stands
Pending in the Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee — most recent hearing on October 28, 2025.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
What it does
Bars insurers from denying a health claim based on certain factors.
Where it stands
Pending in the Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee — most recent hearing on October 14, 2025.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
What it does
Bars insurers and Medicaid from charging providers fees just to submit claims electronically.
Where it stands
Pending in the Medicaid Committee.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
What it does
Restricts certain health-insurance cost-sharing practices.
Where it stands
Pending in the Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee — most recent hearing on June 2, 2026.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
SupportsArthritis Foundation, Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations, AiArthritis, Aimed Alliance, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association, Association for Clinical Oncology, Community Oncology Alliance (COA), Dayton Physicians Network, HAEA, HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, Infusion Access Foundation, National Bleeding Disorders Foundation, National Infusion Center Association, National MS Society, Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, Ohio Association of Rheumatology, Ohio Bleeding Disorders Council, Ohio Dermatological Association, Ohio Hematology Oncology Society, Ohio Life Sciences, Ohio Pharmacists Assoc., Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association, Ohio State Medical Association, PhRMA, Pompe Alliance, Rare & Ready Coalition, Zangmeister Cancer Center
OpposesAmerica's Health Insurance Plans ("AHIP"), Employers Health, Ohio Association of Health Plans, PCMA
InterestedOhio University, The Ohio State University
What it does
Lets terminally ill patients try investigational drugs not yet fully FDA-approved (Senate companion to HB 12).
Where it stands
Pending in the Health Committee.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
What it does
Sets licensing and contracting rules for pharmacy benefit managers.
Where it stands
Pending in the Health Committee.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
What it does
Requires an audit and corrective-action plan for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Medicaid population.
Where it stands
Pending in the Finance Committee.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
What it does
Caps out-of-pocket costs for prescription insulin.
Where it stands
Pending in the Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee — most recent hearing on May 12, 2026.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
What it does
Lets pharmacists test for and treat certain everyday illnesses — like strep, flu, and COVID — right at the pharmacy counter.
Where it stands
Passed the Ohio Senate 31–2 on June 10, 2026; it has moved to the House and awaits a committee hearing.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
SupportsKroger, Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, Walgreens, American Pharmacists Association, Americans for Prosperity - OH, Association of Ohio Health Commissioners, Cardinal Health, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, Council of Ohio Colleges of Pharmacy, Discount Drug Mart, Kroger Health, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Pharmacists Association, Ohio State General Internal Medicine Clinics, The Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacy, Walmart
OpposesOhio Academy of Family Physicians, Ohio State Medical Association, The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio
InterestedThe Buckeye Institute
What it does
The annual insurance clean-up bill — a bundle of technical updates covering electronic signatures, the assigned-risk plan, captive insurers, towing claims, and repair-shop practices.
Where it stands
Now in the House — received its 3rd hearing in the Insurance Committee on June 8, 2026. It cleared the Ohio Senate 32–0 on March 25, 2026.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
SupportsAmerican Property Casualty Insurance Association, NAIFA - Ohio, NAMIC, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, National Insurance Crime Bureau, Ohio Insurance Institute
What it does
Requires insurance and Medicaid to cover scalp-cooling systems for chemotherapy patients.
Where it stands
Pending in the Medicaid Committee — most recent hearing on May 19, 2026.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
SupportsColumbus Oncology & Hematology Associates, Paxman, Ohio Hematology Oncology Society and Columbus Oncology & Hematology Associates, Ohio State Medical Association, The Rapunzel Project
What it does
Establishes a family and medical leave insurance benefit for Ohio workers.
Where it stands
Pending in the Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee — most recent hearing on June 2, 2026.
IntroducedSenate committeePassed SenateHouseLaw
