---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards vicarious liability in tort actions; statutes of repose"
description: "Regards vicarious liability in tort actions; statutes of repose"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "HB 179"
citation: "Ohio HB 179 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Law", "Courts and Civil Law", "Courts and Civil Law"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adam Mathews", "Brian Stewart"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 9
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2023-05-22"
last_action: "2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4f371f6-ad06-4f8a-9223-95ad7339319e"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/hb179/"
source_hash: "3e88d7e93eb39802e24c7d1da8f9c68a800cbd421400502d7566aa5aa2ae3a8f"
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 179 (135) — Regards vicarious liability in tort actions; statutes of repose

## 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/hb179/IN/00/hb179_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/hb179/PH/02/hb179_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/hb179/PS/04/hb179_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/hb179/RH/01/hb179_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/hb179/RS/03/hb179_03_RS?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb179/EN/05/hb179_05_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adam Mathews — primary (person)
- Brian Stewart — primary (person)
- Al Cutrona — cosponsor (person)
- Bernard Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Beryl Piccolantonio — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Brett Hillyer — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas, C. — cosponsor (person)
- D. J. Swearingen — cosponsor (person)
- Dani Isaacsohn — cosponsor (person)
- Darnell Brewer — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Stein — cosponsor (person)
- Elliot Forhan — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Click — cosponsor (person)
- Haraz Ghanbari — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Ismail Mohamed — cosponsor (person)
- Jean Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Dell'Aquila — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Terrence Upchurch — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Young, T. — cosponsor (person)
- William DeMora — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-05-23** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** Reported
- **2024-01-10** Passed `passage`
- **2024-01-16** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2024-01-24** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26** Passed `passage`
- **2024-06-26** Reported
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 10/24/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4f371f6-ad06-4f8a-9223-95ad7339319e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).