Require tick-related disease reporting to Department of Health

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill expands Ohio’s disease‑reporting rules, obligating boards of health, local health authorities, coroners and health‑care providers to promptly notify the state health department of tick‑borne illnesses and other specified infections. It sets reporting procedures, confidentiality safeguards, and mandates compliance.

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Hearings

• House Health: H. B. No. 437, H. B. No. 578
  House Health · Feb 25, 2026
• House Health: H. B. No. 8, H. B. No. 437, H. B. No. 479, S. B. No. 18, Am. S. B. No. 137, H. B. No. 578, H. B. No. 567, H. B. No. 423, H. B. No. 347
  House Health · Feb 18, 2026
• House Health: H. B. No. 8, H. B. No. 561, H. B. No. 567, H. B. No. 578, H. B. No. 437, S. B. No. 18
  House Health · Feb 4, 2026
• House Health: H. B. No. 423, H. B. No. 324, H. B. No. 578, H. B. No. 437, H. B. No. 479, H. B. No. 172, H. B. No. 353
  House Health · Nov 19, 2025

History

1. Mar 25, 2026Referred to committee
2. Mar 19, 2026Introduced
3. Mar 18, 2026Passed
4. Feb 25, 2026Reported - Substitute
5. Nov 12, 2025Referred to committee
6. Nov 5, 2025Introduced

Sponsors

• Rodney Creech (R) · sponsor
• Jean Schmidt

Bill text

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