Headlines 20 October 2025

Governor DeWine signs bills into law

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law: 

• House Bill 57, sponsored by State Representative Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus) and State Representative Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.), regarding school policies on the administration of overdose reversal drugs, and limits on student attendance in released time courses in religious instruction.

• House Bill 144, sponsored by State Representative Gary Click (R-Vickery) and State Representative Brian Lorenz (R-Powell), to expand the communication disability database to include any person with a disability, to expand access to that database through countywide 9-1-1 systems, and to name this act "Keith's Law."

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