House Bill 5
Modernize the adoption process
To amend sections 2101.24, 2151.412, 2937.02, 3107.01, 3107.011, 3107.02, 3107.03, 3107.04, 3107.05, 3107.055, 3107.06, 3107.07, 3107.08, 3107.082, 3107.083, 3107.084, 3107.11, 3107.12, 3107.14, 3107.16, 3107.161, 3107.17, 3107.18, 3107.19, 3107.46, 5103.15, 5103.153, and 5103.16; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 3107.051 (3107.052); to enact new section 3107.051 and section 3107.20; and to repeal sections 3107.071 and 3107.13 of the Revised Code to modernize adoption laws.
Current Version
Effective Date
March 20, 2025
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By Senate
Signed By The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Families and Aging Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Primary Sponsors
Sharon A. Ray
Rachel B. Baker
Cosponsors
Senators
Nickie J. Antonio
Louis W. Blessing, III
Andrew O. Brenner
Jerry C. Cirino
Hearcel F. Craig
William P. DeMora
Matt Dolan
Theresa Gavarone
Paula Hicks-Hudson
Stephen A. Huffman
Catherine D. Ingram
Terry Johnson
Stephanie Kunze
Al Landis
Nathan H. Manning
Sandra O'Brien
Bill Reineke
Michele Reynolds
Kristina D. Roegner
Mark Romanchuk
Kent Smith
Vernon Sykes
Shane Wilkin
Steve Wilson
Representatives
Munira Abdullahi
Cindy Abrams
Tim Barhorst
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.
Sean P. Brennan
Juanita O. Brent
Darnell T. Brewer
Richard D. Brown
Jamie Callender
Sara P. Carruthers
Thaddeus J. Claggett
Jon Cross
Richard Dell'Aquila
Steve Demetriou
Sedrick Denson
Dave Dobos
Jay Edwards
Elliot Forhan
Sarah Fowler Arthur
Tavia Galonski
Michele Grim
Thomas Hall
Brett Hudson Hillyer
James M. Hoops
Dani Isaacsohn
Dontavius L. Jarrells
Marilyn John
Mark Johnson
Don Jones
Darrell Kick
Angela N. King
Roy Klopfenstein
Brian Lampton
Mary Lightbody
Beth Liston
Mike Loychik
Gayle Manning
Adam Mathews
Lauren McNally
Joseph A. Miller, III
Melanie Miller
Jessica E. Miranda
Thomas F. Patton
Gail K. Pavliga
Bob Peterson
Justin Pizzulli
Tracy M. Richardson
Monica Robb Blasdel
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
Elgin Rogers, Jr.
C. Allison Russo
Jean Schmidt
Bill Seitz
Anita Somani
Dick Stein
D. J. Swearingen
Bride Rose Sweeney
Cecil Thomas
Daniel P. Troy
Terrence Upchurch
Andrea White
Josh Williams
Bernard Willis
Tom Young
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