Committee set to hear bill focusing on parent’s ‘rights’ to insist on child’s ‘biological reality’

By: Susan Tebben

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 616

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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A new bill set to be heard in the Ohio General Assembly this week looks to codify gender identity regulations, in a measure that sponsors say would ensure “parents are not punished for raising their children consistent with biological reality.”

The bill is being criticized by LGBTQ+ advocates as discriminatory against transgender youth.

Ohio House Bill 639 is yet another bill under the GOP-supported umbrella of “parental rights.”

It would establish that “affirming a …

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