Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB561: Enact the C.H.O.I.C.E. Act
Status: In committee, November 12, 2025
To amend sections 3301.16, 3301.53, 3313.671, 5104.014, 5104.015, 5104.017, 5104.018, and 5104.019 and to enact section 3301.532 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing childhood immunizations and exemptions and to name this act the Parental Clarity on Health Options and Information on Conscientious Exemptions "C.H.O.I.C.E." Act.
What the bill says
To amend sections 3301.16, 3301.53, 3313.671, 5104.014, 5104.015, 5104.017, 5104.018, and 5104.019 and to enact section 3301.532 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing childhood immunizations and exemptions and to name this act the Parental Clarity on Health Options and Information on Conscientious Exemptions "C.H.O.I.C.E." Act.
From the introduced text, October 29, 2025:
To amend sections 3301.16, 3301.53, 3313.671, 5104.014, 5104.015, 5104.017, 5104.018, and 5104.019 and to enact section 3301.532 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing childhood immunizations and exemptions and to name this act the Parental Clarity on Health Options and Information on Conscientious Exemptions "C.H.O.I.C.E." Act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 3301.16, 3301.53, 3313.671, 5104.014, 5104.015, 5104.017, 5104.018, and 5104.019 be amended and section 3301.532 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 3301.16. Pursuant to standards prescribed by the director of education and workforce as provided in division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code, the director shall classify and charter school districts and individual schools within each district except that no charter shall be granted to a nonpublic school unless the school complies with divisions (K)(1) and (L) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, as applicable, divisions (B)(4) and (5) and (F) of section 3313.671 of the Revised Code, and sections 3301.164 and 3313.612 of the Revised Code. In the course of considering the charter of a new school district created under section 3311.26 or 3311.38 of the Revised Code, the director shall require the party proposing creation of the district to submit to the board a map, certified by …
Sponsors
- Melanie Miller (R, 67) · primary sponsor
- Blasdel, Monica Robb (R, 79) · primary sponsor
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Thaddeus Claggett (R, 68)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Rodney Creech (R, 40)
- Levi Dean (R, 71)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Ron Ferguson (R, 96)
- Tex Fischer (R, 59)
- Jennifer Gross (R, 45)
- Thomas Hall (R, 46)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Subjects: Health Care, Health and Human Services, Child Care, Education, Primary and Secondary Education
Common questions
- What is HB561?
- HB561 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Enact the C.H.O.I.C.E. Act.
- What does HB561 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 3301.16, 3301.53, 3313.671, 5104.014, 5104.015, 5104.017, 5104.018, and 5104.019 and to enact section 3301.532 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing childhood immunizations and exemptions and to name this act the Parental Clarity on Health Options and Information on Conscientious Exemptions "C.H.O.I.C.E." Act.
- What is the status of HB561?
- In committee as of November 12, 2025. Latest action: Referred to committee (November 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB561?
- Melanie Miller (R, 67), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB561?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb561
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