House Bill 36

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General Assembly: 132

Short Title: Allow minister not to solemnize marriages contrary to beliefs [ Show Long Title ]

Long Title: To amend section 3101.08 of the Revised Code to provide that an ordained or licensed minister or religious society is not required to solemnize a marriage and a religious society is not required to allow any building or property of the religious society to be used to host a marriage ceremony if the marriage does not conform to the ordained or licensed minister's or religious society's sincerely held religious beliefs, to provide that an ordained or licensed minister or religious society is not subject to civil or criminal liability for such a denial, and to provide that the state and political subdivisions may not penalize or withhold benefits to an ordained or licensed minister or religious society for such a denial.

Primary Sponsor: Representative Vitale

Status: As Introduced

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Co-Sponsors	Rep. Wiggam, Rep. Romanchuk, Rep. Patmon, Rep. Brinkman, Rep. Roegner, Rep. Henne, Rep. Butler, Rep. Antani, Rep. Merrin, Rep. Hagan, Rep. Retherford, Rep. Conditt, Rep. Keller, Rep. Zeltwanger, Rep. Young, Rep. Becker, Rep. Brenner, Rep. Householder, Rep. Dean, Rep. Schaffer, Rep. Hood, Rep. Koehler, Rep. Riedel, Rep. Sprague, Rep. Goodman, Rep. Thompson, Rep. Hill
Subjects	Courts and Civil Law : Civil Law, Juvenile and Family Law : Marriage and Divorce
Committees	House Community and Family Advancement
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