SCR 9 Ohio Senate · 135th Legislature (2023-2024)

Urge Congress support military, veteran mental health treatment

This Ohio Senate Resolution urges the U.S. Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to prioritize mental health care for military personnel and veterans suffering from PTSD and other service-related stress disorders. The bill calls for prompt and comprehensive diagnosis and treatment, emphasizing that only qualified medical professionals should approve such care. It also requests that the government fully implement recommendations to consider mental health conditions before separating service members for misconduct and advocates for correcting discharge records for those separated due to mental health issues. Additionally, the resolution states that a veteran's civilian income should not affect their eligibility for healthcare benefits.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 7, 2023 Last action Jun 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2024

How they voted

300
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 10, 2024
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
23 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 23, 2024
Committee
Introduced and Referred to Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Nov 15, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
upper
Nov 7, 2023
Introduced
Offered
upper
1 primary · 30 co-sponsors

Sponsors