Headlines 19 June 2026

Governor DeWine signs bills into law

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed the following bills into law: 

Senate Bill 262, sponsored by State Senator Louis Blessing III (R-Colerain Township), to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form.

Senate Bill 263, sponsored by State Senator Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson), to make changes regarding the treatment of professional employer organizations and alternate employer organizations under the Unemployment Compensation Law.

Senate Bill 273, sponsored by State Senator Kyle Koehler (R-Springfield), to enact the Keep Them Safe Act and to make an appropriation.

House Bill 359, sponsored by State Representative Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) and State Representative Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester), to clarify the statewide emergency alert system in cases of missing autistic or developmentally disabled children and to name the alert the Joshua Alert.
 

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