the case for protecting children

The Ohio Constitution requires a three-fifths vote of each chamber of the Ohio General Assembly to overturn a governor’s veto.

In the Senate that equals 20 votes.

Senate Republicans cast 24 votes on Wednesday to override the governor's veto of House Bill 68.

This legislation protects women’s sports in Ohio. By maintaining the integrity of Title IX, the bill ensures that our daughters’ courts, playing fields, and locker rooms are safe, competitive, and for women and girls only. 

The bill also prevents gender reassignment surgeries and the use of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers on children, protecting youth from procedures and drugs that have life-long consequences, while also ensuring access to mental health care. It also preserves the right of parents to consent to any such mental health treatment.

Click here to listen to moving floor speeches of the following senators: 

• Senator Kristina Roegner, R-Hudson
• Senator Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland
• Senator George Lang, R-West Chester
• Senator Shane Wilkin, R-Hillsboro
• Senator Stephen Huffman, R-Tipp City
• Senator Andrew Brenner, R-Delaware
• Senator Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green