SB22 gives power to the legislature to rescind health orders issued by the governor or the Ohio Department of Health.
The Ohio State Senate voted to override the Governor’s veto of SB22 on February 17, 2021 and passed by a vote of 53 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because our founding fathers believed that checks and balances in government are essential to keeping our elected officials in check with the Constitution and to prevent any unconstitutional government overreach. Article IV, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, requires a limitation and separation of powers. Also, a non-elected bureaucratic local health board should not have the authority to shut down or regulate businesses.