National and Local Updates for the Week of December 5th

Urgent Legislative Update for Substitute Senate Bill 178 – TAKE ACTION TODAY

Legislative Update for Substitute Senate Bill 178.

As reported in last week’s call-to-action concerning Substitute Senate Bill 178, the legislation was passed out of the senate with 22 votes in favor and 7 nays on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. There are 33 members of the Ohio Senate. To view voting details, please visit the following page.

Sub. S. B. 178 is now being fast-tracked through the Ohio House Primary and Secondary Education Committee. The first Sponsor testimony hearing was heard today, December 12 at 1:00 p.m. Read the Sponsor Testimony presented by Senator Reineke.

The next hearing is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, December 13, 2022, with a likely vote.

Committee Chair and Members contact information

Urgent Call-To-Action: COVID-19 Health Care Professional-Patient Relationship Protection Act

Last Spring, Ohio State Rep. Kris Jordan (R-Ostrander) introduced House Bill 631, otherwise known as the COVID-19 Health Care Professional-Patient Relationship Protection Act.

H.B. 631was referred to the Civil Justice Committee and had its first Sponsor Testimony hearing on Tuesday, November 15^th. To read State Rep. Jordan’s testimony, please visit this link.

To ensure this Bill is given the attention and consideration it merits to pass the legislature and protect Ohioans Health Care Professional-Patient relationship, please contact your legislators and members of Civil Justice Committee. Lives literally depend on it!

Read more about House Bill 631

Haleigh’s Heart presents Real Not Rare Documentary

Haleigh’s Heart presents Real Not Rare Documentary: Premiering Sunday, February 12, 2023.  Please visit this link to purchase a ticket and reserve your seat. Sponsors are also welcome and appreciated.  Please share widely so others may benefit from this powerful documentary and learn the truth.

Film Preview:  Real Not Rare: Our Tears, Our Truths, Our Testimonies

Please watch the recent Good Morning CHD TV for a very important show featuring Dawn Combs, the best selling author of “Conceiving Healthy Babies.” We are going to be discussing the topic of infertility that is impacting countless (and growing), share some crucial information and provide hope, education and powerful insights via Dawn’s personal testimony and valuable knowledge on this topic!

Watch this episode now!

Senator Ron Johnson’s Historic Roundtable Discussion: This past Wednesday, Senator Ron Johnson led a roundtable discussion to shed light on the current state of knowledge surrounding the vaccine and the path forward. The expert panel included Dr. Pierre Kory, Dr. Peter McCullough, Edward Dowd, Attorney Aaron Siri and many more doctors and scientists who specialize in COVID-19 vaccine research and treatment. Please read and share Josh Mitteldorf’s latest article in The Defender where he highlights that the story the expert panel told of corruption and mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic is a turning point for humanity.  If you missed the livestream, please click here to watch!

This Week With Mary and Polly: Be sure to tune in to the latest episode of ‘This Week’ for all of the important news and headlines regarding COVID-19 Vaccines and other issues. This episode’s topics include news that Pfiizer’s annual revenue is expected to reach $101.3 billion in 2022, results from a recent CDC report regarding the COVID-19 bivalent booster, Pfizer’s request for U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, the federal appeals court upholding an injunction prohibiting the U.S. Air Force from punishing or terminating service members, and much more! Please watch and share within all of your groups.

House Bill Rescinds Military Mandate for COVID-19 Vaccine: The U.S. House of Representatives voted to rescind the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate this past Thursday. This came after House Republicans threatened to withhold votes for the $858 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) unless the bill removed the vaccine mandate for service members. According to an article by AP News, Democrats agreed to Republican demands to remove the requirement for service members to get a COVID vaccine in order to win bipartisan support for the bill. The Pentagon will have 30 days to rescind the mandate and there appears to be no sign as to whether or not President Biden will veto the bill.

Please be sure to read and share the November Spotlight, which includes important legal updates for the month of November from our Litigation Team!