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House Bill 35 - 135th General Assembly

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Legislation General Information

Eliminate limitations period for certain sexual abuse claims

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To amend section 2305.111 and to enact section 2950.021 of the Revised Code to enact the Scout's Honor Law to eliminate the limitations period for a civil action based on a claim of childhood sexual abuse only for purposes of filing claims against a bankruptcy estate of an organization chartered under federal law; to provide with respect to sex offenders and child-victim offenders who committed their offense prior to January 1, 2008, mechanisms for reclassifying or classifying the offenders in specified circumstances under the SORN Law in effect prior to that date; to subsequently amend section 2305.111 of the Revised Code five years after the effective date of that section to remove the described elimination of the limitations period; and to declare an emergency.
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Current Version

As Enrolled
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Effective Date

October 12, 2023
Emergency: Amendments to R.C. 2305.111 effective October 12, 2023; R.C. 2950.021 effective January 11, 2024; Amendments to R.C. 2305.111 reversed effective October 12, 2028

Subjects

Courts and Civil Law Courts and Civil Law: Civil Law Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement: Sex Offenses Juvenile and Family Law: Juvenile Justice
 
 

Committees

Senate Judiciary Committee House Civil Justice Committee
 
 

Legislation Documents

Legislation Text

As Enrolled (PDF)
 
As Passed By Senate (PDF)
 
As Reported By Senate Committee (PDF)
 
As Passed By House (PDF)
 
As Reported By House Committee (PDF)
 
As Introduced (PDF)
 
 

Analysis

Final Analysis (PDF)
 
As Reported By Senate Committee (PDF)
 
As Passed By House (PDF)
 
As Reported By House Committee (PDF)
 
As Introduced (PDF)
 
 

Fiscal Notes

Final Fiscal Note (PDF)
 
As Passed By Senate (PDF)
 
As Reported By Senate Committee (PDF)
 
As Passed By House (PDF)
 
As Reported By House Committee (PDF)
 
As Introduced (PDF)
 
 

Additional Documents Notes

Synopsis of Committee Amendments (PDF)
 
 

Primary Sponsors

 
Bill Seitz
District 30   R
 
Jessica E. Miranda
District 28   D
 

Cosponsors

REPRESENTATIVES
Munira Abdullahi Cindy Abrams Rachel B. Baker Tim Barhorst Sean P. Brennan Juanita O. Brent Darnell T. Brewer Richard D. Brown Sara P. Carruthers Thaddeus J. Claggett Gary Click Jon Cross Richard Dell'Aquila Sedrick Denson Dave Dobos Elliot Forhan
Tavia Galonski
Michele Grim Jennifer Gross Brett Hudson Hillyer James M. Hoops Latyna M. Humphrey Dani Isaacsohn Dontavius L. Jarrells Mark Johnson Don Jones
Mary Lightbody
P. Scott Lipps Beth Liston Adam Mathews Lauren McNally Adam C. Miller Joseph A. Miller, III Ismail Mohamed Thomas F. Patton Gail K. Pavliga Monica Robb Blasdel Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Bill Roemer Elgin Rogers, Jr. C. Allison Russo Jean Schmidt Anita Somani Dick Stein Cecil Thomas Jim Thomas Terrence Upchurch
Casey Weinstein Andrea White Josh Williams Bernard Willis Tom Young
 
SENATORS
Nickie J. Antonio Louis W. Blessing, III Andrew O. Brenner Jerry C. Cirino Hearcel F. Craig William P. DeMora Matt Dolan Theresa Gavarone Bob D. Hackett Paula Hicks-Hudson
Frank Hoagland
Stephen A. Huffman Catherine D. Ingram Terry Johnson Stephanie Kunze Al Landis Nathan H. Manning Rob McColley Bill Reineke Michele Reynolds Kristina D. Roegner Mark Romanchuk Tim Schaffer Kent Smith Vernon Sykes
Shane Wilkin