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COLUMBUS – Today Governor John R. Kasich signed the following bills into law:

HB 300 (Baker, Manning) modifies the law governing the termination or modification of a lifetime driver's license suspension or a class two suspension that exceeds fifteen years, specifies that a class one driver's license suspension for a specified aggravated vehicular homicide offense begins upon the offender's release from prison, and expands the purposes for which limited driving privileges may be granted during a driver's license suspension.

SB 225 (Bacon) designates the first day of June as "Hypoparathyroidism Awareness Day."

SB 232 (Bacon) amends the law related to transfer on death designation deeds and affidavits and makes changes in the probate and trust laws regarding the inheritance and beneficial rights of after born or pretermitted children or heirs.

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As governor, John Kasich has continued his support for pro-life policies and has signed into law legislation banning late-term abortions, elective abortions in public, taxpayer hospitals, and funding for abortions through public employee health plans. During his term as governor, abortions in Ohio have dropped to the lowest level in almost 40 years.

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VETO MESSAGES

STATEMENT OF THE REASONS FOR THE VETO OF ITEMS IN AMENDED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 493

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Pursuant to Article II, Section 16 of the Ohio Constitution, which states that the Governor may disapprove any items in a bill making an appropriation of money, I hereby disapprove the following items contained in Amended Substitute House Bill 483 and set forth below the reasons for so doing. The text I am disapproving is