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Health advocates worry the language would make it easier for students to attend colleges without getting vaccines to prevent spreadable, communicable illnesses.

The group is backing a new bill that focuses on incentives and penalties for businesses based on the vaccine status of employees

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost rejected petition summary language for the initiated statute for the fourth time

The state is challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) rule that workers in companies with more than 100 people must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly for the virus.

An effort is underway to push the issue to the statewide ballot if Ohio lawmakers fail to pass a bill soon that would prevent people without vaccines for COVID or other illnesses from being treated differently.

The bill would be enforced on businesses and schools in both the private and public sector.

The lawsuit was filed on the same day that the federal government announced when its "vaccine or test" rule for businesses will take effect.

The bill is headed to a full House vote on Wednesday.

This bill doesn't go as far as a previous bill that has stalled in the state legislature.

The health committee chair says he urged House leadership to allow the members to come back before the end of summer break.