OH HB617

Limits statewide shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders to 14-day periods; extensions require General Assembly approval and are capped at two additional 14-day periods for a maximum of 42 days total.

After the third 14-day period expires, the Department of Health cannot extend the order and must wait at least 30 days before issuing a new order if the General Assembly does not approve an extension.

Invalidates any existing statewide shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders issued by the Department of Health that were scheduled to expire after the bill's effective date, unless the General Assembly approves an extension on the same date the bill becomes effective.

Preserves the Department of Health's authority to issue quarantine and isolation orders, approve vaccination methods, prevent harmful radiation use, and govern other sanitary matters without the same legislative approval requirements.

Declares the bill an emergency measure effective immediately, citing that shelter-in-place orders lasting more than 42 days risk economic harm to Ohio's citizens and businesses.