Andrea White News

State Representative Andrea White (R-Kettering) announced that four pieces of legislation she championed and the Legislature passed late last year have now become law, marking a milestone in Ohio’s commitment to the wellbeing of its students, families, and frontline workers. Each of the bills introduced by Representative White were passed as standalone legislation or amended into other bills that became law as of April 9th.  The bills address critical needs in education, mental health, maternal and infant health, workforce development, and healthcare safety. 

State Representatives Andrea White (R-Kettering) and Tom Young (R-Centerville) amended HB312 into SB208- a lame duck education Christmas tree bill in the final weeks of the 135th General Assembly and it was signed by Governor Mike DeWine earlier this afternoon.  

State Representative Andrea White’s (R-Kettering) legislation to address Ohio’s s staggering infant and maternal mortality rates and improve mothers’ and infants’ health, learning and development outcomes has been signed by Governor DeWine.

Legislation that will help high school and college students and their families have greater awareness of the state’s 9-8-8 crisis lifeline number – and access to immediate help in times of urgent need – was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine Wednesday, January 8th. 

COLUMBUS – Legislation introduced by State Representatives Andrea White (R-Kettering) and Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) to better support hospital health care workers by providing a framework for addressing the increase in workplace violence through prevention strategies, workplace safety plans, training and reporting standards throughout Ohio, has passed the Ohio Senate and is headed to the Governor for signing.

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Andrea White (R-Kettering) and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) have successfully passed their legislation that will help ensure consistency around the state for how courts award child support in divorce cases for children with disabilities through the Ohio General Assembly after the Senate unanimously voted in support for the bill Wednesday.

COLUMBUS – A bill sponsored by State Representatives Phil Plummer (R-Dayton) and Andrea White (R-Kettering) to make the streets of Ohio safer by increasing penalties for street takeover, reckless driving and fleeing law enforcement passed out of the Ohio Senate unanimously and received a concurrent vote in the House Wednesday night. 

COLUMBUS– The Ohio House of Representatives today passed Substitute House Bill 2, the state’s two-year construction budget for capital projects throughout the state, which includes for the first-time hundreds of millions for a Strategic Community Investment Fund. The legislation makes $34 million in historic investments in transformational local community projects throughout the Montgomery County, announced State Representatives Andrea White (R-Kettering), Phil Plummer (Dayton) and Tom Young (Washington-Township).