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HB766 • 2026

Designate Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Month

Designate Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Month

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Brian Lorenz
Last action
Official status
As Passed by the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Designate Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Month

To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to designate October as "Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month."

What This Bill Does

  • To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to designate October as "Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month."

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. Ohio Legislature

    As Introduced

  2. Ohio Legislature

    As Reported by the House Community Revitalization Committee

  3. Ohio Legislature

    As Passed by the House

Official Summary Text

To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to designate October as "Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month."

Current Bill Text

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As Passed by the House

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 766

2025-2026

Representatives Lorenz, Salvo

Cosponsors: Representatives Barhorst,
Williams, Johnson, Abdullahi, Abrams, Brennan, Brent, Brewer,
Brownlee, Bryant Bailey, Claggett, Cockley, Daniels, Deeter, Fowler
Arthur, Glassburn, Grim, Hall, D., Hiner, John, Lawson-Rowe, Lett,
Manning, Mathews, A., Mohamed, Mullins, Peterson, Piccolantonio,
Plummer, Richardson, Robb Blasdel, Rogers, Russo, Sigrist, Sims,
Somani, Stephens, Synenberg, Thomas, C., Tims, White, A., White, E.,
Willis, Workman, Young

To
enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code
to
designate October as "Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(AAC) Awareness Month."

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
section 5.63 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
5.63.
The
month of October is designated as "Augmentative and Alternative
Communication (AAC) Awareness Month."