Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB262: Require construction contracts note variation from standard form
Status: Signed into law, September 17, 2026
To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form.
What the bill says
To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form.
From the enrolled text, June 10, 2026:
To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: Section 1. That sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 9.334. (A)(1) Every public authority planning to contract for construction management services with a construction manager at risk shall evaluate the proposals submitted and select not fewer than three construction managers at risk the public authority considers to be the most qualified to provide the required construction management services, except that the public authority shall select and rank fewer than three when the public authority determines in writing that fewer than three qualified construction managers at risk are available. (2) For projects valued at less than four million dollars, the public authority may require the construction manager at risk to submit a proposal described in division (A)(1) of this section along with a pricing proposal described in division (C) of this section. The public authority shall provide each construction manager at risk who desires to submit a proposal under this division a pre-proposal meeting to explore the proposals further, in which the public authority …
Sponsors
- Louis Blessing (R, 8) · primary sponsor
- Nickie Antonio (D, 23)
- Willis Blackshear (D, 6)
- Jerry Cirino (R, 18)
- William DeMora (D, 25)
- Theresa Gavarone (R, 2)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (D, 11)
- Stephen Huffman (R, 5)
- Catherine Ingram (D, 9)
- Michele Reynolds (R, 3)
- Kristina Roegner (R, 27)
- Timothy Schaffer (R, 20)
Latest actions
- : Effective
- : Signed By The Governor
- : Sent To The Governor
- : Concurred in House amendments
- : Passed
- : Reported - Amended
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported
Votes
- Passed (June 10, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (June 3, 2026): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 3, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Passed (March 4, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (February 18, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: State Government, State and Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB262?
- SB262 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Require construction contracts note variation from standard form.
- What does SB262 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form.
- What is the status of SB262?
- Signed into law as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Effective (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB262?
- Louis Blessing (R, 8), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB262?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb262
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