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Legislative Update March 12,  2026 Jan Lanier, JD, RN   Introduction Members of the General Assembly have been busy attending committee meetings as chairs have scheduled numerous bills for hearing to clear their desks of a backlog of pending legislation.  Pursuant to rules adopted by

Legislative Update February 16,  2026 Jan Lanier, JD, RN   Weather closings affected Ohio’s General Assembly Like so many Ohioans (and people across the country)  the state’s elected officials were sidetracked by the snow and cold that forced  postponement of their  return to Columbus in

To read the ANA-Ohio's recent Press Release, click on ANA-Ohio Condemns Deadly Shooting of ICU Nurse Alex Pretti and Calls for Congressional Action below. ANA-Ohio Condemns Deadly Shooting of ICU Nurse Alex Pretti and Calls for Congressional Action

To read the ANA-Ohio Letter sent to U.S. Senators from Ohio, click on the "ANA-Ohio Letter re: MN Nurse Pretti" below. ANA-OH Letter re MN Nurse Pretti

To read the latest Bill Tracking for the 136th General Assembly, click the on “136th GA Bill Tracking January 2026” below. 136th GA Bill Tracking January 2026

Legislative Update January 8, 2026 Jan Lanier, JD, RN The general assembly  is reconvening after its holiday break with the May 5th primary election  looming.  It was relatively quiet around the statehouse while legislators were away for their holiday break.  However,  that welcome

Legislative Update December 1, 2025 Jan Lanier, JD, RN   General assembly business—Nurse staffing, and much more As the 136th General Assembly prepares for holiday breaks and gears up for the 2026 election, the legislative wheels have been grinding furiously. In one day

Legislative Update October 12,  2025 Jan Lanier, JD, RN   Business as usual Legislators returned to the statehouse as expected in mid-September and picked up where they left off in July.  The senate upheld the house’s veto override of budget bill language that limits the

Legislative Update September 11,  2025 Jan Lanier, JD, RN   Introduction The members of the General Assembly are returning to Columbus the week of September 15th  with a full agenda.  Many of the bills introduced during the summer recess have been assigned to standing

Legislative Update August 6,  2025 Compiled by Jan Lanier, JD, RN Contributors: Barb Bright, Erica Scarborough, Jake Schmidt members ANA-Ohio Public Policy Committee Bill Tracking Team   Summer recess happenings Veto overrides—Although members of the general assembly are, for the most part, home in their districts