Reduce statute of limitations for contract actions

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill changes Ohio law so that most written or oral contract claims must be filed within four years of when the claim arises, with certain actions allowed up to six years. Consumer transactions for personal, family, or household purposes get a six‑year limit, and any contract‑specified period cannot exceed thirty years. The new limits apply only to actions that accrue after the law takes effect.

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Hearings

• Senate Judiciary: S. B. No. 418, S. B. No. 135, S. B. No. 157, S. B. No. 163, S. B. No. 225, S. B. No. 393, H. B. No. 86, Sub. H. B. No. 105, S. B. No. 292, S. B. No. 421, S. B. No. 422
  Senate Judiciary · May 20, 2026
• Senate Judiciary: Sub. H. B. No. 105, S. B. No. 422, S. B. No. 135, S. B. No. 157, S. B. No. 163, S. B. No. 277, S. B. No. 341, Sub. H. B. No. 126, S. B. No. 58, S. B. No. 393
  Senate Judiciary · May 13, 2026
• Senate Judiciary: S. B. No. 83, H. B. No. 195, H. B. No. 31, S. B. No. 157, S. B. No. 87
  Senate Judiciary · Feb 18, 2026
• Senate Judiciary: S. B. No. 10, H. B. No. 184, S. B. No. 102, S. B. No. 157, S. B. No. 146
  Senate Judiciary · Jun 11, 2025
• Senate Judiciary: S. B. No. 157, Am. H. B. No. 55, S. B. No. 174, S. B. No. 155
  Senate Judiciary · May 14, 2025

History

1. May 27, 2026Referred to committee
2. May 26, 2026Introduced
3. May 20, 2026Reported - Substitute
4. May 20, 2026Passed
5. Mar 26, 2025Referred to committee
6. Mar 25, 2025Introduced

Sponsors

• George Lang (R) · sponsor
• George F. Lang

Bill text

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