Ohio House Bill 286 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-11-30 - Reported - Amended: Community and Family Advancement
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

To amend section 3101.08 of the Revised Code to provide that an ordained or licensed minister or religious society is not required to solemnize a marriage and a religious society is not required to allow any building or property of the religious society to be used to host a marriage ceremony if the marriage does not conform to the ordained or licensed minister's or religious society's sincerely held religious beliefs, to provide that an ordained or licensed minister or religious society is not subject to civil or criminal liability for such a denial, and to provide that the state and political subdivisions may not penalize or withhold benefits to an ordained or licensed minister or religious society for such a denial.

Permits a religious entity to refuse to solemnize a marriage

Rep. Nino Vitale [R]

2016-11-30 - House - House Favorable Passage (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-11-30	House	Reported - Amended: Community and Family Advancement
2015-09-16	House	Refer to Committee: Community and Family Advancement
2015-07-13	House	Introduced

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
31			Amended Code	Citation Text
31	01		Amended Code	Citation Text
31	01	08	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-286
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_131/bills/hb286/IN/00/hb286_00_IN?format=pdf
Text	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_131/bills/hb286/RH/01/hb286_01_RH?format=pdf
Roll Call	https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-votes?id=GA131-HB-286