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Introduced
11/07/2017
11/07/2017
In Committee
01/25/2018
01/25/2018
Crossed Over
06/07/2018
06/07/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
132nd General Assembly
Bill Summary
To amend sections 2103.02, 2103.09, and 2106.24 of the Revised Code to abolish the estate by dower.
AI Summary
This bill abolishes the estate by dower, which is a legal interest a spouse has in the real property of their deceased spouse. The bill amends sections 2103.02, 2103.09, and 2106.24 of the Ohio Revised Code to remove references to dower rights, while specifying that the abolition of dower does not affect any dower interests that had already vested before the effective date of this amendment. The bill aims to simplify the state's property laws by eliminating this outdated legal concept.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (26)
Jonathan Dever (R)*,
Bill Seitz (R)*,
Marlene Anielski (R),
Barbara Boyd (D),
Richard Brown (D),
James Butler (R),
Bill Dean (R),
Teresa Fedor (D),
Timothy Ginter (R),
Stephen Hambley (R),
Michael Henne (R),
Glenn Holmes (D),
Catherine Ingram (D),
George Lang (R),
David Leland (D),
Michele Lepore-Hagan (D),
Nathan Manning (R),
Thomas Patton (R),
Dorothy Pelanda (R),
Daniel Ramos (D),
Craig Riedel (R),
John Rogers (D),
Scott Ryan (R),
Andrew Thompson (R),
Thomas West (D),
Scott Wiggam (R),
Last Action
Refer to Committee: Judiciary (on 11/14/2018)
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