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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Bill Prohibits Minor Mental Health Services and Gender-Related Treatment Without Parental Consent
Last action · October 1, 2025: Referred to HealthSponsors: Jerry Cirino and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio Senate Bill 274 requires mental health professionals to obtain parental consent before diagnosing or treating minors for gender-related conditions, and mandates that public school districts adopt policies promoting parental involvement, including prior notice for health services and student counseling changes.
Parents gain expanded access and decision-making authority regarding their minor children's mental health treatment and school-provided health and counseling services, while mental health professionals and public school districts face new restrictions and mandatory notification procedures.
- The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature responsible for enacting statutory laws and amending the Ohio Revised Code. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Parents
Parents gain explicit rights to authorize mental health and health care services for minors, receive notification of counseling and health changes, and review instructional materials containing sexuality content.
Minors
Minors are restricted from receiving mental health diagnoses or treatments for gender-related conditions or other health care services without parental consent.
Mental health professionals
Mental health professionals are prohibited from treating minors for gender-related conditions without parental consent and are required to perform specific comorbidity and abuse screenings.
School districts
School districts must adopt policies promoting parental involvement, establish health care service authorization procedures, and prohibit sexuality content instruction for grades kindergarten through three.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can provide consent for a minor seeking treatment for a gender-related condition under this bill?
Are school districts required to notify parents about changes in student counseling services?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Oct 1, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Health
- Sep 30, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Repeal of Section 5122.04
The bill explicitly repeals section 5122.04 of the Revised Code to eliminate previous statutory pathways or exceptions regarding minor mental health services.
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www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz75Current news / social attention level
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