Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “To enact sections 1357.01, 1357.011, 1357.02, 1357.03, 1357.04, 1357.05, 1357.06, 1357.07, 1357.08, 1357.09, and 1357.10 and to repeal section 1349.55 of the Revised Code to revise and supplement state regulations concerning non-recourse litigation funding agreements.” Read the full text
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136th General Assembly
Where it is
Introduced · Feb 18, 2025
House
Referred to committee (Insurance) · Feb 26, 2025
House
Reported - Substitute (Insurance) · Nov 18, 2025
House
Passed · Nov 19, 2025
House
Introduced · Nov 25, 2025
Senate
Referred to committee (Judiciary) · Mar 24, 2026
Senate
Message Read · Jun 10, 2026
House
Concurred in Senate amendments · Jun 10, 2026
House
The question being, Shall the amendments be concurred in? · Jun 10, 2026
House
Reported - Substitute (Judiciary) · Jun 10, 2026
Senate
Passed · Jun 10, 2026
Senate
Sent To The Governor · Jul 1, 2026
Signed By The Governor · Jul 7, 2026
The numbers
28
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Meredith CraigJim ThomasTim BarhorstSean P. BrennanJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterHaraz N. GhanbariDerrick HallMarilyn JohnAngela N. KingBrian LamptonBrian LorenzRiordan T. McClainMike OdiosoBob PetersonSharon A. RayBill RoemerMark SigristDavid ThomasJosh WilliamsBernard WillisJerry C. CirinoGeorge F. LangNathan H. ManningSandra O'BrienThomas F. PattonBill ReinekeJane M. Timken
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-06-10 · Passed · Yeas 82, Nays 12
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-06-10 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 6, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-06-10 · Passed · Yeas 31, Nays 2
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-11-19 · Passed · Yeas 76, Nays 14
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-11-18 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 12, Nays 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Ohio legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding (ARC)via Kevin L Futryk
1 filingAlliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding (ARC)via RJ Mancini
1 filingAllstate Insurance Companyvia Matt Koppitch
1 filingAllstate Insurance Companyvia Gregory J Lestini
1 filingAllstate Insurance Companyvia Elizabeth Ford Martini
1 filingAllstate Insurance Companyvia Christopher N Slagle
1 filingAmerican Legal Finance Associationvia Paul Kudlak
1 filingAmerican Security Coalitionvia Michael Hall
1 filingFrom 149 filings in Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee (JLEC) OLAC lobbying disclosures, via www2.jlec-olig.state.oh.us, naming this bill. Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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