OH-HB693-2026
Ohio · HB 693 · 2026
Enact the Affirming Families First Act
- Bill key
- OH-HB693-2026
- State
- Ohio
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 693, 136th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Ohio 2026), https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb693.
- Short citation
- Ohio H.B. 693.
- Tags
Summary
Enact the Affirming Families First Act
Curator notes
It's not abuse or neglect to misgender your trans kid and parenting plans can't require supporting your trans kid's gender identity; also Heritage's gamete production sex definition replaces hormone/chromosome one in place; Uses Heritage Foundation's "Defining SEX Act" language
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Click | Republican | Representative | HD-088 | Primary sponsor |
| Josh Williams | Republican | Representative | HD-044 | Primary sponsor |
| Thaddeus Claggett | Republican | Representative | HD-068 | Co-sponsor |
| Levi Dean | Republican | Representative | HD-071 | Co-sponsor |
| Jennifer Gross | Republican | Representative | HD-045 | Co-sponsor |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Representative | HD-046 | Co-sponsor |
| Marilyn John | Republican | Representative | HD-076 | Co-sponsor |
| Angela King | Republican | Representative | HD-084 | Co-sponsor |
| Roy Klopfenstein | Republican | Representative | HD-082 | Co-sponsor |
| Beth Lear | Republican | Representative | HD-061 | Co-sponsor |
| Diane Mullins | Republican | Representative | HD-047 | Co-sponsor |
| Jodi Salvo | Republican | Representative | HD-051 | Co-sponsor |
| Jason Stephens | Republican | Representative | HD-093 | Co-sponsor |
| D. J. Swearingen | Republican | Representative | HD-089 | Co-sponsor |
| Heidi Workman | Republican | Representative | HD-072 | Co-sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Model-bill templates this bill matches
- SAFE Act (AR HB1570 as introduced) Derived
- Help Not Harm 2.0 Shares provisions
Bill text
- As introduced (104,023 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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