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OH SB 262

enacted

Require construction contracts note variation from standard form

Ohio · 2025-2026 Regular Session (136th General Assembly) · upper

Quick answers

Did OH SB 262 pass?

Yes. OH SB 262 has been enacted into law as of 2026-09-17. Latest recorded action (2026-09-17): Effective 9/17/26

What is OH SB 262 about?

To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form.

Who sponsors OH SB 262?

Louis W. Blessing, III is the primary sponsor of OH SB 262.

Description

To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form.

Introduced
2025-09-16
Latest action
2026-09-17 — Effective 9/17/26
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Louis W. Blessing, IIIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-09-16

    Introduced

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-01

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-18

    Reported

  4. 2026-03-04

    Passed

    passage

  5. 2026-03-10

    Introduced

    introduction

  6. 2026-03-18

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-06-03

    Reported - Amended

  8. 2026-06-03

    Passed

    passage

  9. 2026-06-10

    Concurred in House amendments

    amendment-passage

  10. 2026-06-12

    Sent To The Governor

    passage

  11. 2026-06-18

    Signed By The Governor

    became-law

  12. 2026-09-17

    Effective

    became-law

  13. 2026-09-17

    Effective 9/17/26

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported

    2026-02-18 · fail · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kristina D. Roegner: yes
    • Theresa Gavarone: yes
    • Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: yes
    • William P. DeMora: yes
    • Stephen A. Huffman: yes
    • Bill Reineke: yes
    • Jane M. Timken: yes

  • Passed

    2026-03-05 · pass · 31-0

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Steve Wilson: yes
    • Rob McColley: yes
    • Stephen A. Huffman: yes
    • Nathan H. Manning: yes
    • Andrew O. Brenner: yes
    • Nickie J. Antonio: yes
    • Kristina D. Roegner: yes
    • Theresa Gavarone: yes
    • Tim Schaffer: yes
    • Terry Johnson: yes
    • Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
    • George F. Lang: yes
    • Jerry C. Cirino: yes
    • Mark Romanchuk: yes
    • Bill Reineke: yes
    • Sandra O'Brien: yes
    • Paula Hicks-Hudson: yes
    • Al Landis: yes
    • William P. DeMora: yes
    • Kent Smith: yes
    • Shane Wilkin: yes
    • Catherine D. Ingram: yes
    • Michele Reynolds: yes
    • Brian M. Chavez: yes
    • Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: yes
    • Kyle Koehler: yes
    • Susan Manchester: yes
    • Beth Liston: yes
    • Thomas F. Patton: yes
    • Casey Weinstein: yes
    • Jane M. Timken: yes

  • Reported

    2026-06-03 · fail · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Jim Thomas: yes
    • D. J. Swearingen: yes
    • Eric Synenberg: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Ismail Mohamed: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Scott Oelslager: yes
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • Desiree Tims: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes

  • Passed

    2026-06-03 · pass · 93-0

    Member-level votes (93)
    • Munira Abdullahi: yes
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Rachel B. Baker: yes
    • Tim Barhorst: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Sean P. Brennan: yes
    • Juanita O. Brent: yes
    • Darnell T. Brewer: yes
    • Karen Brownlee: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
    • Gary Click: yes
    • Christine Cockley: yes
    • Meredith Craig: yes
    • Rodney Creech: yes
    • Jack K. Daniels: yes
    • Levi Dean: yes
    • Kellie Deeter: yes
    • Steve Demetriou: yes
    • Ron Ferguson: yes
    • Tex Fischer: yes
    • Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
    • Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
    • Chris Glassburn: yes
    • Michele Grim: yes
    • Jennifer Gross: yes
    • Derrick Hall: yes
    • Thomas Hall: yes
    • Mark Hiner: yes
    • Adam Holmes: yes
    • James M. Hoops: yes
    • Matt Huffman: yes
    • Latyna M. Humphrey: yes
    • Dani Isaacsohn: yes
    • Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
    • Marilyn John: yes
    • Mark Johnson: yes
    • Angela N. King: yes
    • Matthew Kishman: yes
    • Roy Klopfenstein: yes
    • Brian Lampton: yes
    • Jeff LaRe: yes
    • Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: yes
    • Beth Lear: yes
    • Crystal Lett: yes
    • Brian Lorenz: yes
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Ty D. Mathews: yes
    • Riordan T. McClain: yes
    • Kevin D. Miller: yes
    • Melanie Miller: yes
    • Ismail Mohamed: yes
    • Diane Mullins: yes
    • Johnathan Newman: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Scott Oelslager: yes
    • Bob Peterson: yes
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
    • Justin Pizzulli: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Tristan Rader: yes
    • Tracy M. Richardson: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
    • C. Allison Russo: yes
    • Jodi Salvo: yes
    • Nick Santucci: yes
    • Jean Schmidt: yes
    • Mark Sigrist: yes
    • Veronica R. Sims: yes
    • Anita Somani: yes
    • Jason Stephens: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • D. J. Swearingen: yes
    • Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
    • Eric Synenberg: yes
    • Cecil Thomas: yes
    • David Thomas: yes
    • Jim Thomas: yes
    • Desiree Tims: yes
    • Daniel P. Troy: yes
    • Terrence Upchurch: yes
    • Andrea White: yes
    • Erika White: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Heidi Workman: yes
    • Tom Young: yes
    • Ashley Bryant Bailey: yes

  • Concurred in House amendments

    2026-06-10 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (33)
    • Steve Wilson: yes
    • Rob McColley: yes
    • Stephen A. Huffman: yes
    • Nathan H. Manning: yes
    • Hearcel F. Craig: yes
    • Andrew O. Brenner: yes
    • Nickie J. Antonio: yes
    • Kristina D. Roegner: yes
    • Theresa Gavarone: yes
    • Tim Schaffer: yes
    • Terry Johnson: yes
    • Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
    • George F. Lang: yes
    • Jerry C. Cirino: yes
    • Mark Romanchuk: yes
    • Bill Reineke: yes
    • Sandra O'Brien: yes
    • Paula Hicks-Hudson: yes
    • Al Landis: yes
    • William P. DeMora: yes
    • Kent Smith: yes
    • Shane Wilkin: yes
    • Catherine D. Ingram: yes
    • Michele Reynolds: yes
    • Brian M. Chavez: yes
    • Al Cutrona: yes
    • Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: yes
    • Kyle Koehler: yes
    • Susan Manchester: yes
    • Beth Liston: yes
    • Thomas F. Patton: yes
    • Casey Weinstein: yes
    • Jane M. Timken: yes

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