HB 207 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Designate Male Wellness Month and Take Your Dad to the Doctor Day

Summary
To enact sections 5.2322 and 5.2323 of the Revised Code to designate June as "Male Wellness Month" and the third Monday in June as "Take Your Dad to the Doctor Day."
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action Jun 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Passed by the House · 4 edits · Jun 18, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand the scope of the 'Take Your Dad to the Doctor Day' designation from just 'Doctor Day' to 'Doctor and Dentist Day', also known as 'DAD Day'. Additionally, the list of cosponsors was updated to reflect new supporters, and the target demographic for male wellness month was slightly expanded to include suburban males alongside rural and urban males.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include dental health screenings in addition to medical screenings, broadening the health promotion focus from general medical care to include dental care as well.
SCOPE

The official name of the day was changed from 'Take Your Dad to the Doctor Day' to 'Take Your Dad to the Doctor and Dentist Day' to explicitly include dental health awareness.

The target demographic for Male Wellness Month was updated to include 'suburban' males in addition to rural and urban males.

DEFINITION

The abbreviation 'DAD Day' was added as an alternative name for the designated day.

TECHNICAL

The list of cosponsors was updated to include additional representatives, reflecting changes in bill sponsorship after passage by the House.

Floor votes · House Jun 18, 2025

How they voted

950
Passed
Total votes 95
Jun 18, 2025
D Democratic32
32 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican63
63 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors