HB 126 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Prohibit certain public nuisance actions

House Bill 126 proposes to prohibit specific types of public nuisance actions. It achieves this by amending existing sections and enacting a new section within the Revised Code (715.44, 2307.71, and 2307.801). The bill's provisions would limit the ability to file certain lawsuits related to public nuisances. This change directly affects who can bring such claims and under what circumstances.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Passed by the House · 5 edits · May 7, 2025
MODERATE
This bill was amended to broaden its scope from prohibiting specific public nuisance actions to explicitly covering all public nuisance actions concerning product liability. The House version adds a new section clarifying that the General Assembly intends to codify the Ohio Supreme Court's decision to abrogate public nuisance claims related to product liability, while retaining the ability to pursue environmental contamination claims separately.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from targeting specific nuisance actions to explicitly encompassing all public nuisance claims related to product liability, while maintaining separate treatment for environmental contamination claims.
SCOPE

The bill title and purpose were changed to explicitly include 'product liability' in the prohibition of public nuisance actions, broadening the bill's focus.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'Product liability claim' that explicitly includes public nuisance claims alleging that product design, manufacture, or marketing unreasonably interferes with public rights.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new section 2307.801 that prohibits bringing public nuisance claims related to product liability and codifies the Ohio Supreme Court's decision to abrogate such claims.

REQUIREMENT

Added clarification that environmental contamination claims remain separate and can still be pursued alongside product liability claims in the same civil action.

TECHNICAL

Removed page numbers and formatting markers from the original bill text as part of the amendment process.

Floor votes · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

5935
Passed
Total votes 94
May 7, 2025
D Democratic30
30 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican64
59 Yea 5 Nay
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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