Ohio Gen Assembly Overrides DeWine om Emergency Orders

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman made good Wednesday on his promise to hold a vote to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that would give the General Assembly oversight over emergency orders.

Buoyed by three dozen letters of support from hospitals and other health organizations across the state, DeWine vetoed Senate Bill 22 on Tuesday, just as he had a similar bill in December.

This time, however, the Senate voted to override, 23-10, on Wednesday and immediately sent the measure to the House, which also voted to override, 62-35. The override votes remove sole authority for emergency orders from DeWine and the state health department.

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