House Bill 286
Permits a religious entity to refuse to solemnize a marriage
To amend section 3101.08 of the Revised Code to provide that an ordained or licensed minister or religious society is not required to solemnize a marriage and a religious society is not required to allow any building or property of the religious society to be used to host a marriage ceremony if the marriage does not conform to the ordained or licensed minister's or religious society's sincerely held religious beliefs, to provide that an ordained or licensed minister or religious society is not subject to civil or criminal liability for such a denial, and to provide that the state and political subdivisions may not penalize or withhold benefits to an ordained or licensed minister or religious society for such a denial.
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Introduced In House
In House Committee
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Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
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Sent To The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Community and Family Advancement Committee
Primary Sponsors
A. Nino Vitale
Cosponsors
Representatives
Niraj J. Antani
John Becker
Andrew Brenner
Thomas E. Brinkman, Jr.
Jim Butler
Margaret Conditt
Timothy Derickson
Timothy E. Ginter
Bill Hayes
Michael Henne
Brian Hill
Ron Hood
Steven W. Kraus
Jeffrey A. McClain
Bill Patmon
Rick Perales
Wes Retherford
Kristina Roegner
Mark J. Romanchuk
Margaret Ann Ruhl
Tim Schaffer
Robert Cole Sprague
Lou Terhar
Andy Thompson
Ron Young
Paul Zeltwanger
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