DeWine clashed with his fellow Republicans over a different law that bans gender-affirming care for minors and blocks transgender girls and women from playing in female sports. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio continues to fight the ban on gender-affirming care after a Franklin County judge ruled in August that it could take effect.

The Ohio Senate unanimously approved a bill this week to grant civil immunity to any individual for causing injuries while defending themselves or other members and guests of a nonprofit corporations like churches and synagogues.