---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require construction contracts note variation from standard form"
description: "To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 262"
citation: "Ohio SB 262 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government", "State and Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Louis W. Blessing, III"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-09-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-09-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51bc9643-d5a5-454c-8e44-d4e377896548"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb262/"
source_hash: "72d599dca6c6ec1250aedb869e30e27503bcd7c53fc20451c69be68335a1d632"
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 262 (136) — Require construction contracts note variation from standard form

To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form.

## 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/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb262/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb262/04_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb262/02_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb262/03_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate General Government Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb262/01_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb262/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported — **13–0** (fail) · lower
- Concurred in House amendments — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Louis W. Blessing, III — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
- **2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2026-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2026-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/17/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51bc9643-d5a5-454c-8e44-d4e377896548`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).