---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend child support laws"
description: "Amend child support laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "132"
identifier: "SB 70"
citation: "Ohio SB 70 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Juvenile and Family Law", "Child Custody and Support"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Coley"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-22"
last_action: "2018-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9f16d7f-06f6-4339-9c9f-3c1c97725a1f"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb70/"
source_hash: "94e28f2964b7196b24983aca1346a1edd243a895eb690e35f1c75138b1da02ba"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
---

# Ohio SB 70 (132) — Amend child support laws

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb70/IN/00?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb70/PH/04?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb70/PS/02?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Community and Family Advancement Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb70/RH/03?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb70/RS/01?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb70/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- crpt_301 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- pass_300 — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- crpt_301 — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- pass_300 — **96–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Coley — primary (person)
- Adam Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Bernadine Kent — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Beagle — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Patmon — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Cliff Hite — cosponsor (person)
- Darrell Kick — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Greenspan — cosponsor (person)
- Dorothy Pelanda — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Gayle Manning — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Janine Boyd — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Rezabek — cosponsor (person)
- John Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- John Eklund — cosponsor (person)
- John Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- John Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Terhar — cosponsor (person)
- Marilyn Slaby — cosponsor (person)
- Marlene Anielski — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Ashford — cosponsor (person)
- Michael O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Lepore-Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Perales — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Sprague — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Young — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah LaTourette — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wiggam — cosponsor (person)
- Sean O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Hambley — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Arndt — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Fedor — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas West — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Ginter — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-07** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-27** Reported
- **2017-06-28** Passed `passage`
- **2017-06-29** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2017-09-12** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-03** Reported
- **2018-01-31** Passed `passage`
- **2018-01-31** Senate Bill - No amendment
- **2018-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9f16d7f-06f6-4339-9c9f-3c1c97725a1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).