ISSUE 1 Re-districting:  Not accountable. Not elected. not “fair”. DON’T BUY THE LIES!   Here are the facts on issue 1 1) LED BY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS & A CAREER POLITICIAN: Maureen O’Connor  has taken the lead on ISSUE 1 by joining with the ACLU and other SPECIAL INTEREST groups to manipulate maps to gain CONTROL of the statehouse, and insert the policy agendas of those groups, and  marketing it as a “citizens not politicians” initiative! 2 ) REMOVES ACCOUNTABILITY TO VOTERS- TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION: The tax-payer funded, “citizen commission” map drawers are NOT  ELECTED and they will be totally UNACCOUNTABLE to the VOTERS. Instead, they will subject to the lobbying of special interests and big money donors. Elected official are REQUIRED to DISCLOSE campaign and investment reports. The citizen commission is NOT. If voters feel the maps are unfair, there is NOTHING they can do. Voters DON’T HIRE them, so they CAN’T FIRE them! 3) REMOVES OVERSIGHT: Maps under Issue 1 WON’T be subject to REVIEW by the Ohio courts and can ONLY be CHALLENGED and reviewed BY APPOINTED “special masters”. 4) MANDATES GERRYMANDERING & CAN GIVE GOVERNOR ULTIMATE CONTROL : The “Citizen Commission” will be required under the amendment to gerrymander districts politically and racially to meet "proportionality." They will need to draw districts based on the total statewide votes each party receives over a period of time. This effectively determines the number of Republican and Democrat seats in the statehouse. When Republicans fall below 60 seats in the House or 20 in the Senate, it will be IMPOSSIBLE for them to have the numbers needed to pass a constitutional amendments like “Un-Mask Ohio” OR to OVERRIDE a VETO from the governor. This would leave the state POWERLESS against harmful “public heath” mandates during pandemics, or when the governor VETOS crucial medical freedom or child protection bills like we saw with SB 22 and HB 68 (The Safe Act)! 5) ELIMINATES EXISTING GERRYMANDING RESTRICTIONS: Issue 1 ELIMINATES the anti-gerrymander restrictions mandated by VOTERS in 2015 and 2018. Empower your community with the #Truth on Nov. ISSUE 1! Spread the word at local events and ensure every vote counts. Download your flyer now ⬇️ HELP SPREAD THE WORD! Order a “Vote NO on November Issue 1” T-shirt today and start having this conversation out in the community! It’s going to take an army of grassroots patriots to save Ohio from this disastrous amendment that is being spun as “citizen led”!   Please note: OAMF does NOT profit from the sale of Issue 1 shirts. We have donated the design because we care about the future of Ohio! ORDER MENS & WOMENS tee’s here ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

HB73: “The Dave and Angie Patient and Health Provider Protection Act” HB73 (The Dave & Angie Patient and Health Provider Protection Act - sponsors: Gross & Loychik) is a bill that guarantees doctors the right to prescribe any off-label drug that is FDA approved, legal in the state of Ohio, and not a controlled  substance, without the threat of losing their license. It ensures medical free speech, and guarantees patients a pathway to access off-label drugs prescribed by their provider in both outpatient and inpatient settings. It also has a provision to protect patients from being denied food or fluids while in the hospital. There is also a provision that states the World Health Organization has no jurisdiction in the state of Ohio and that no rule, mandate, or order shall be enforced or funded by any state agency. Read the language and status for HB 73 here CURRENT CALL to ACTION for HB 73: First, contact Senate Health Chairman Steve Huffman and ask him “Will you stand with the people and doctors of Ohio and adopt the most recent version of HB 73 and CALL it to a VOTE during the first scheduled health committee? When is the first committee?” 📬 SHuffman@ohiosenate.gov ☎️ (614) 466-6247 Second, contact the Senate Health Committee and your personal senator to let them know why HB 73 is important to you. ⬇️ EASY CUT & PASTE EMAILS HERE ⬇️ SHuffman@ohiosenate.gov, johnson@ohiosenate.gov, antonio@ohiosenate.gov, Romanchuk@ohiosenate.gov, hackett@ohiosenate.gov, Ingram@ohiosenate.gov, roegner@ohiosenate.gov Help spread awareness on HB 73 locally to your neighbors, at political events, your church or county fair! Get others involved in our call to action! Download the printable HB 73 flyer here ⬇️

HB 236 “The Never Alone Act” PASSED the House floor on June 12, 2024 - with 88 Bipartisan votes!  It is now in the Senate Health Committee awaiting sponsor testimony. HB 236 (The Never Alone Act - sponsors: M. Miller & Lear) is a bill that ensures every patient in a hospital, nursing home, or VA hospital has access to an on-site advocate, during a pandemic or public health orders and that “every reasonable effort” will be made to have an advocate present in the room during non-emergency times. It has a provision to allow for injunctive relief to get in to see your loved one if the facility is violating your advocate rights and recoup of legal costs, if the facility is found to have violated your right to be present. Read the language and status for HB 236 here: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb236 CURRENT CALL to ACTION for HB 236 here: Please contact Senate Health Chair Steve Huffman and ask him to “Please schedule HB 236 for Sponsor testimony on the first week of committee after session resumes in the fall. Please move this important legislation through the process quickly so we can pass these vital protections into law before the CC bill dies on Dec. 31st” If you have a story about being denied access to a loved one during Covid then please include a brief summary in your email to the chairman. CC the Senate Heath Committee members on the email to the Chairman so they know this bill is important to you! Chairman Huffman 📬 SHuffman@ohiosenate.gov ☎️ (614) 466-6247 ⬇️EASY CUT & PASTE EMAILS HERE⬇️ johnson@ohiosenate.gov, antonio@ohiosenate.gov, Romanchuk@ohiosenate.gov, hackett@ohiosenate.gov, Ingram@ohiosenate.gov, roegner@ohiosenate.gov

HB617: “Un-Mask Ohio” HB 617 (Un-Mask Ohio - sponsor: Wiggam) prevents masks from being mandated in any school, college, or any government building or public transit, and in any place of public accommodation or where public services are rendered in the private sector. Find HB 617 language and status here: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb617 CURRENT CALL to ACTION for HB617 here: Contact House Public Health Services Committee Chair Adam Matthews and ask him to “Please re-schedule the proponent testimony that you cancelled in June for the first scheduled committee date on the return of the House this fall. This legislation is very important to me and my family.” Chairman Matthews 📫 rep56@ohiohouse.gov ☎️ (614) 644-6027

HB 319: “Conscientious, Right to Refuse” HB 319 (Conscientious, Right to Refuse.- Sponsors: Gross & Wiggam)  is a bill that guarantees the right of any Ohioan, 18 and older to decline any vaccine, pharmaceutical, drug, or biologic, that they have a conscientious or religious objection to without suffering discrimination, retribution, financial penalty, loss of employment, or loss of access to public services. It has a provision to allow for litigation and recoup of legal costs, if discrimination occurs. (Note: this bill does not include children because daycares and K-12 schools already have conscientious, religious and medical exemptions available. See our K-12 exemption section for details.) Find HB 319 bill language and status here: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb319 CURRENT CALL to ACTION for HB 319: Newly appointed House Health Provider Services Chair Oelslager cancelled opposition testimony the week before session ended which prevented the bill from having a chance to go to the floor for a vote before they recessed for a long summer break. First, contact the (OAMF A+ rated) House Heath Provider Services Committee Chair DJ Swearingen at 📫 rep89@ohiohouse.gov.   ☎️ (614) 644-6011 Let him know why HB 319 is important to you and ask him “Will you schedule opposition testimony for HB 319 for the first scheduled committee, so we can quickly bring 319 to a vote?”” Second, contact the House Health Provider Services Committee Members and tell them why HB 319 is important to you and ask them if they are a YES vote on this important legislation! Health Provider Services Committee Members ⬇️CUT & PASTE EMAILS⬇️ Rep45@ohiohouse.gov; Rep37@ohiohouse.gov; Rep57@ohiohouse.gov; Rep67@ohiohouse.gov; Rep78@ohiohouse.gov; Rep85@ohiohouse.gov; Rep90@ohiohouse.gov; Rep11@ohiohouse.gov; Rep18@ohiohouse.gov; Rep20@ohiohouse.gov; Rep27@ohiohouse.gov; Rep8@ohiohouse.gov

For more information, visit: www.MedicalRight2Refuse.com

OhioAMF supports Ohio House Bill 248... To enact section 3792.02 of the Revised Code to authorize an individual to decline a vaccination and to name this act the Vaccine Choice and Anti-Discrimination Act. Protect Vaccine Choice Protect Privacy Prohibit Vaccine "Passport"/Registry/etc Provide Transparency & Reinforce that Schools must Honor Exemptions Prohibit Discrimination Protect Businesses Following the Law Ensure this New Law Prevails in Future Public Emergencies Provide Legal Recourse for Violations For more information about this piece of legislation.

Bill to prohibit public schools from requiring students to wear a mask or other facial covering on school premises or a school bus and to declare an emergency. Read more about the bill.

Bill to prohibit the state from conducting a lottery dependent on an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status, to name the act the "Taxpayer Protection Against the Frivolous Vaccine Lottery Act," to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency. Read more about the bill.

Bill to specify the information in the Vax-A-Million database is not public record and to declare an emergency. Read more about the bill.

Bill to a) reverse and expunge any adverse actions taken by the state et al against a business who was found to be in violation of orders issued under the emergency order, b) restore rights and privileges that were affected by such adverse actions, c) refund businesses any penalties/fines levied. Read more about the bill.

Bill to a) limit the governor's power to extend emergency rule, b) implement oversight on emergency rule changes, to specifically mitigate adverse impact on businesses, c) limit the duration of emergency rules. While this bill doesn't prohibit the type of rules that can be implemented (vaccine mandate, mask mandate, vaccine passport, business closures, etc), it does provide further limitations on the state from endlessly perpetuating emergency rules. Read more about the bill.

Bill to establish legislative oversight of the Governor's executive orders, certain public health orders, and emergency rules, including by establishing the Ohio Health Oversight and Advisory Committee. While SB22 passed into law, HB90 was better language and OhioAMF would like to see HB90 passed into law in a way that it amended SB22 to improve the code. Read more about the bill.

Bill to prohibit certain actions related to COVID-19 and genetic technologies. While HB425 aims to reduce vaccine choice discrimination in Ohio, this bill would only apply to "vaccines" utilizing "messenger ribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid, or any other genetic vaccine technology".OhioAMF believes that vaccine choice bills should protect all Ohioans in all circumstances, as such, we support HB248. We are waiting to see how this bill evolves before making further determinations regarding our support or opposition to the bill. Read more about the bill.

Bill to prohibit mandatory disclosures related to an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status, to name the act the Individual Privacy and Anti-Discrimination Act, and to declare an emergency. While HB411 aims to reduce vaccine choice discrimination in Ohio, OhioAMF's analysis of the bill is that it is a much weaker version of Ohio House Bill 248, and OhioAMF fully supports HB248. We are waiting to see how this bill evolves before making further determinations regarding our support or opposition to the bill. Read more about the bill.

Bill to exempt an injury or disability caused by an employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccination from the Workers' Compensation Law and to allow the employee to sue the employer for damages. While HB401 would make a good effort at reducing vaccine choice discrimination in Ohio, since employers would assume liability for vaccine-related injuries to employees as a result of employer-mandated vaccines, OhioAMF believes that employers shouldn't be permitted to mandate vaccines to begin with, such as the protections provided within HB248. We are waiting to see how this bill evolves before making further determinations regarding our support or opposition to the bill. Read more about the bill.

Bill to prohibit taking certain actions against an individual because the individual refuses to be vaccinated against a disease. While HB288 would make a good effort at reducing vaccine choice discrimination in Ohio, OhioAMF believes that vaccine choice bills should protect all Ohioans in all circumstances, as such, we support HB248. We are waiting to see how this bill evolves before making further determinations regarding our support or opposition to the bill. Read more about the bill.

Bill to prohibit state mask mandates during the current state of emergency. Our concern is that this bill is that it doesn't protect our mask choice from county, township, city, or other local jurisdictions, or from private sector requirements by employers, businesses, etc. Additionally, per the bill, if made law, it would only apply to the current state of emergency, and would not apply to future emergency orders. Read more about the bill.

Bill address COVID-19 vaccine requirements for employees and students; to extend certain timelines for qualified civil immunity and expand immunity to include hearing aid dealers and hearing aid fitters; to authorize emergency medical technicians to administer COVID-19 tests; to expressly cover COVID-19 vaccine injuries under the workers' compensation system. OhioAMF believes that vaccine choice bills should protect all Ohioans in all circumstances, as such, we support HB248 and believe that any other legislation that claims to have the same or similar goals only serve to distract or undermine HB248. Read more about the bill.

Bill to prohibit a political subdivision, public official, public school, state agency, or state institution of higher education from taking certain actions related to the COVID-19 vaccine OhioAMF believes that vaccine choice bills should protect all Ohioans in all circumstances, as such, we support HB248 and believe that any other legislation that claims to have the same or similar goals only serve to distract or undermine HB248. Read more about the bill.

Bill to prohibit mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination, and certain other actions relating to an individual's COVID-19 vaccination or health status and to declare an emergency. OhioAMF believes that vaccine choice bills should protect all Ohioans in all circumstances, as such, we support HB248 and believe that any other legislation that claims to have the same or similar goals only serve to distract or undermine HB248. Read more about the bill.

Bill to allow county recorders to record COVID-19 vaccination record cards. OhioAMF opposes any effort of government agencies to track vaccine status, or any other health records of Ohioans, in a non-anonymized fashion, that isn't directly related to the care and/or treatment of a patient. Read more about the bill.

Bill to amend the versions of sections 106.022, 111.15, 119.03, 2743.03, 3701.13, 3701.14, 3707.01, 3707.26, 3715.74, and 4935.03 scheduled to take effect on June 23, 2021, to repeal the versions of sections 101.36, 103.65, 103.651, 107.42, 107.43, 3707.11, 3707.54, 3709.212, and 3709.50 of the Revised Code scheduled to take effect on June 23, 2021, and to repeal the version of Section 3 of S.B. 22 of the 134th General Assembly scheduled to take effect on June 23, 2021, to repeal the changes made by S.B. 22 of the 134th General Assembly to the laws governing legislative oversight of certain orders and rules issued by the executive branch, including the establishment of the Ohio Health Oversight and Advisory Committee, and to declare an emergency. OhioAMF believes that the Governor and Ohio health agencies should have limited powers to declare emergencies and health orders. Repealing SB 22 is the wrong direction. SB 22 should be strengthened. Read more about the bill.

Bill to a) prohibit the state or state agencies from requiring proof of vaccination for entry into a state building, or a building controlled, operated, or owned by the state, b) prohibits state, county, townships, cities, public schools from requiring proof of vaccination, and c) make an individual's vaccine status confidential when it is required under other circumstances. OhioAMF believes that vaccine choice bills should protect all Ohioans in all circumstances, as such, we support HB248 and believe that any other legislation that claims to have the same or similar goals only serve to distract or undermine HB248. Read more about the bill.

Bill to a) prohibit a person or the state, county, townships, cities, public schools from mandating a Covid vaccine, and b) prohibits state, county, townships, cities, public schools from requiring proof of vaccination, and c) make an individual's vaccine status confidential when it is required under other circumstances. OhioAMF believes that vaccine choice bills should protect all Ohioans in all circumstances, as such, we support HB248 and believe that any other legislation that claims to have the same or similar goals only serve to distract or undermine HB248. Read more about the bill.

Bill to prohibit certain mandatory vaccinations and other activities related to an individual's vaccination status and to make an appropriation related to coronavirus local fiscal recovery. OhioAMF believes that vaccine choice bills should protect all Ohioans in all circumstances, as such, we support HB248 and believe that any other legislation that claims to have the same or similar goals only serve to distract or undermine HB248. Read more about the bill.

Bill to establish legislative oversight of certain orders and rules issued by the executive branch, including by establishing the Ohio Health Oversight and Advisory Committee. While SB22 passed into law, HB90 was better language and OhioAMF would like to see HB90 passed into law in a way that it amended SB22 to improve the code. Read more about the bill.

Bill regarding technology-based educational opportunities for, and the enrollment of, military children; regarding public schools, state institutions of higher education, and prohibitions on mandatory vaccinations and discrimination; and regarding the authority of the Ohio Department of Health over matters of quarantine and isolation. OhioAMF believes that vaccine choice bills should protect all Ohioans in all circumstances, as such, we support HB248 and believe that any other legislation that claims to have the same or similar goals only serve to distract or undermine HB248. This bill extends vaccine choice rights to some Ohioans, but not all. Additionally, this bill protects those Ohioans from non-FDA approved vaccines, but not other vaccines. Read more about the bill.

Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom opposes the current Health Orders as issued by Governor DeWine and the State Health Director. Please contact the Governor's Office to voice your opposition to the current orders.