Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB341: Repeal law that authorizes a person who is 17 to marry
Status: In committee, June 10, 2026
To amend sections 2151.23, 2151.233, 2151.352, 3101.01, 3101.05, and 3109.011 and to repeal sections 3101.02, 3101.04, 3101.041, and 3101.042 of the Revised Code to repeal law that authorizes a person who is seventeen years of age to marry.
What the bill says
To amend sections 2151.23, 2151.233, 2151.352, 3101.01, 3101.05, and 3109.011 and to repeal sections 3101.02, 3101.04, 3101.041, and 3101.042 of the Revised Code to repeal law that authorizes a person who is seventeen years of age to marry.
From the amended text, June 10, 2026:
To amend sections 2151.23, 2151.233, 2151.352, 3101.01, 3101.05, and 3109.011 and to repeal sections 3101.02, 3101.04, 3101.041, and 3101.042 of the Revised Code to repeal law that authorizes a person who is seventeen years of age to marry. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 2151.23, 2151.233, 2151.352, 3101.01, 3101.05, and 3109.011 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 2151.23. (A) The juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction under the Revised Code as follows: (1) Concerning any child who on or about the date specified in the complaint, indictment, or information is alleged to have violated section 2151.87 of the Revised Code or an order issued under that section or to be a juvenile traffic offender or a delinquent, unruly, abused, neglected, or dependent child and, based on and in relation to the allegation pertaining to the child, concerning the parent, guardian, or other person having care of a child who is alleged to be an unruly child for being an habitual truant or who is alleged to be a delinquent child for violating a court order regarding the child's prior adjudication as an unruly child for being an habitual truant; (2) Subject to divisions (G), (I), (K), and (V) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code, …
Sponsors
- William DeMora (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Louis Blessing (R, 8) · primary sponsor
- Nickie Antonio (D, 23)
- Hearcel Craig (D, 15)
- George Lang (R, 4)
- Beth Liston (D, 16)
- Nathan Manning (R, SD-013)
- Kent Smith (D, 21)
- Casey Weinstein (D, 28)
Latest actions
- : Reported
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Favorable Passage (June 10, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Domestic Relations, Marriage and Divorce, Juvenile and Family Law
Common questions
- What is SB341?
- SB341 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Repeal law that authorizes a person who is 17 to marry.
- What does SB341 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 2151.23, 2151.233, 2151.352, 3101.01, 3101.05, and 3109.011 and to repeal sections 3101.02, 3101.04, 3101.041, and 3101.042 of the Revised Code to repeal law that authorizes a person who is seventeen years of age to marry.
- What is the status of SB341?
- In committee as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Reported (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB341?
- William DeMora (D, 25), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB341?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb341
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