Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed into law a bill requiring schools to notify parents of any instances where a child expresses gender confusion, as well as other significant changes to a child's mental,

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that will require school districts to create a mandatory religious instruction release time policy and require educators to out a students’ sexuality to their parents.

Under House Bill 8, school officials will have to tell parents if their child asks to be identified by a different gender or is exposed to explicit content.

House Bill 206 lets school boards establish protocol allowing superintendents to expel students who pose a threat to the health and safety of other students and school employees.

The Fight Organized Retail Crime and Empower Law Enforcement Act creates a new felony offense of organized retail theft, with escalating penalties based on the value of stolen goods. Repeat offenders face a minimum fourth-degree felony charge if they have a prior felony theft conviction within three years.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed a stack of bills Wednesday from the lame duck legislative session, including House Bill 8, the so-called "Parents Bill of Rights."

Gov. Mike DeWine in a Wednesday afternoon ceremony signed a bill into law that makes sexual extortion a felony offense in Ohio.