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"There's simply not a consensus on it, just as there is not across the state of Ohio," said House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima).
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The bill allows students and workers in both the private and public sector to choose not to follow COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) says they're approaching the issue with the question of whether or not the government should intervene to say "businesses, you can't do mandates."
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It's now up to House Republican leaders to decide what's next for the bill that grants exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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The House Labor and Commerce Committee held the first of two hearings on HB435.
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Republican leaders say they want to see movement on this issue soon.