SB 434 OH
Enact the Verified Opioid and Intoxicant Consumer Ed (VOICE) Act
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Summary
This bill enacts the Verified Opioid and Intoxicant Consumer Education (VOICE) Act, which would require that addiction-related educational materials be provided whenever opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines are dispensed to patients. The bill establishes a new requirement in state law for pharmacies or prescribers to include educational information when distributing these controlled substances.
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Official abstract
To enact section 3719.051 of the Revised Code to require that addiction-related educational materials be provided when dispensing opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines and to name this act the Verified Opioid and Intoxicant Consumer Education or VOICE Act.
Sponsor (1)
- Michele Reynolds Republican · primary
Action history (2)
- May 5, 2026 Introduced · upper
- May 13, 2026 Referred to committee · upper
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