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OH HB485

Bill

Status

Engrossed

11/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Melanie Miller

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Origin

House of Representatives

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all Ohio public schools (city, local, exempted village, joint vocational districts, community schools, STEM schools, and college-preparatory boarding schools) to include human growth and development instruction in grades 5-12

  • Mandates showing students a high-definition ultrasound video of at least 3 minutes depicting fetal brain, heart, sex organs, and vital organ development, plus the "Meet Baby Olivia" video by Live Action or a substantially similar video showing fertilization through birth

  • Allows parents to opt their children out of the instruction through written request, and requires schools to make instructional materials available to parents upon request

  • Requires the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce to establish and publish a list of approved instructional materials, conduct annual compliance audits of each school, and publish audit findings within 120 days of each school year's start

  • Prohibits the department from adopting any model health curriculum that conflicts with these requirements and exempts this section from innovative education pilot program waivers

Legislative Description

Enact the Baby Olivia Act

Education

Last Action

Referred to committee: Education

2/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Education2/11/2026
Education 10/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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