Ohio 133rd Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 6 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 679 — Establish/modify requirements for telehealth services

Last action — Refer to Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 133rd Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Refer to Committee

  2. Introduced

  3. Passed

  4. Reported

  5. Refer to Committee

  6. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 26 co-sponsors · 106 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (26)

Not signed on (106)

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Votes

Pass

Passed 91 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 59300
Republican 21000
Democratic 11000
Total 91300
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (94)
Member Party Vote
Anthony DeVitis — Yea
Bill Dean — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Brian Baldridge — Yea
Brigid Kelly — Yea
Candice Keller — Nay
Craig S. Riedel — Yea
Darrell Kick — Yea
Dave Greenspan — Yea
David Leland — Yea
Derek Merrin — Yea
Diane V. Grendell — Yea
Dick Stein — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Doug Green — Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes — Yea
Erica C. Crawley — Yea
Fred Strahorn — Yea
Gary Scherer — Yea
Gil Blair — Yea
J. Todd Smith — Yea
Jack Cera — Yea
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Yea
Jena Powell — Yea
Jessica E. Miranda — Yea
Jim Butler — Yea
John Becker — Yea
John M. Rogers — Yea
John Patterson — Yea
Jon Cross — Yea
Kris Jordan — Yea
Kristin Boggs — Yea
Larry Householder — Yea
Laura Lanese — Yea
Mark Fraizer — Yea
Mark J. Romanchuk — Yea
Mary Lightbody — Yea
Michael J. O'Brien — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Yea
Michael Sheehy — Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan — Yea
Niraj J. Antani — Nay
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Paul Zeltwanger — Yea
Randi Clites — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Rick Carfagna — Yea
Rick Perales — Yea
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Ron Hood — Nay
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Yea
Sedrick Denson — Yea
Stephanie D. Howse — Yea
Stephen D. Hambley — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr. — Yea
Thomas West — Yea
Timothy E. Ginter — Yea
Beth Liston Democratic Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
C. Allison Russo Democratic Yea
Casey Weinstein Democratic Yea
Catherine D. Ingram Democratic Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Yea
Kent Smith Democratic Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Al Cutrona Republican Yea
Bill Reineke Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
George F. Lang Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari Republican Yea
James M. Hoops Republican Yea
Jamie Callender Republican Yea
Jason Stephens Republican Yea
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Kyle Koehler Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

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Reported - Substitute

Passed 13 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8100
Republican 3100
Democratic 2000
Total 13200
% of votes cast 87%13%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Anthony DeVitis — Yea
Derek Merrin — Yea
Gil Blair — Yea
Jessica E. Miranda — Yea
Kristin Boggs — Yea
Mark Fraizer — Yea
Niraj J. Antani — Nay
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr. — Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
George F. Lang Republican Nay
Haraz N. Ghanbari Republican Yea
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 679?
HB 679 is sponsored by Adam Holmes, A., Cindy Abrams (Republican), Thomas Patton, D. J. Swearingen (Republican), Alessandro Cutrona, Jeff LaRe (Republican), Beth Liston (Democratic), Joseph Miller, J., Phil Plummer (Republican), Jason Stephens (Republican), C. Allison Russo (Democratic), Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic), Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. (Democratic), Haraz N. Ghanbari (Republican), Diane V. Grendell, Tavia Galonski, Gary Scherer, Rick Perales, John Patterson, Michael J. O'Brien, Laura Lanese, Jay Edwards, Sara P. Carruthers, Rick Carfagna, Bill Seitz, Jeffrey A. Crossman, Jim Butler, and Mark Fraizer.
What is the current status of HB 679?
This bill died with 133rd Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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