---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminate limitations period for certain sexual abuse claims"
description: "Eliminate limitations period for certain sexual abuse claims"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "HB 35"
citation: "Ohio HB 35 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Law", "Courts and Civil Law", "Courts and Civil Law", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Juvenile Justice", "Juvenile and Family Law", "Sex Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Seitz", "Jessica Miranda"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 16
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-10-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56465983-ad6c-436b-8bcd-0ad328958ff8"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/hb35/"
source_hash: "d456a5eabbdac7b3ffd22bb1be62239023a94afb19060c9c4ae8867ccf5babdf"
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 HB 35 (135) — Eliminate limitations period for certain sexual abuse claims

## 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_135/bills/hb35/IN/00/hb35_00_IN?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb35/PH/02/hb35_02_PH?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb35/PS/04/hb35_04_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Civil Justice Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb35/RH/01/hb35_01_RH?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb35/RS/03/hb35_03_RS?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb35/EN/05/hb35_05_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Concurred in Senate amendments — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Seitz — primary (person)
- Jessica Miranda — primary (person)
- Adam Mathews — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Miller, A. — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Andrea White — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Anita Somani — cosponsor (person)
- Bernard Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Roemer — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Brett Hillyer — cosponsor (person)
- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas, C. — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
- Dani Isaacsohn — cosponsor (person)
- Darnell Brewer — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Stein — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Dontavius Jarrells — cosponsor (person)
- Elgin Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Elliot Forhan — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Gail Pavliga — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Click — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Ismail Mohamed — cosponsor (person)
- James Hoops — cosponsor (person)
- Jean Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gross — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Thomas, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Jon Cross — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Miller, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Juanita Brent — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina Roegner — cosponsor (person)
- Latyna Humphrey — cosponsor (person)
- Lauren McNally — cosponsor (person)
- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Lightbody — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Grim — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Robb Blasdel — cosponsor (person)
- Munira Abdullahi — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- P. Lipps — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Dell'Aquila — cosponsor (person)
- Rob McColley — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Sedrick Denson — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Huffman, S. — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Terrence Upchurch — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Claggett — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Barhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Young, T. — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)
- William DeMora — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Reported
- **2023-03-29** Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2023-04-19** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-27** Reported
- **2023-09-27** Passed `passage`
- **2023-10-11** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2023-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 10/12/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56465983-ad6c-436b-8bcd-0ad328958ff8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).