“It’s an attempt to alienate the LGBTQ+ community.”
House Minority Leader Allison Russo, D-Upper Arlington, was disappointed by the passage of HB 68 and HB 8.
“We are deeply disappointed by these anti-LGBTQ bills that are clearly hostile,” she said. “These are real people and real people’s lives that are being used for political fodder.”The House’s Primary and Secondary Committee did not have any public testimony on HB 8 after the most recent amendments — much to the dismay of the Democrats on the committee.
“We have a responsibility to the residents in the state of Ohio to hear them out,” said state Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan, D-Parma, during a June 13 committee meeting. “I would hate to see this bill pass without a full vetting of those that would like to come in and give their perspective on it.” However, state Rep. Don Jones, R-Freeport, called HB 8 common sense legislation.
“It recognizes and affirms the crucial role parents play in their child and their development and it’s alarming to me that we need legislation that is such common sense,” he said during the June 13 committee meeting. “Parents have a right to know what’s being taught to their children. … The opponents of this bill are focused on silencing parents.”
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