HB 898 OH
Enact the Putative Fathers Matter Act
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Summary
Ohio House Bill 898 enacts the Putative Fathers Matter Act to ensure that putative fathers and grandparents receive notice of child welfare proceedings. A putative father is a man who may be the biological father of a child but has not been legally established as the father. The bill requires that putative fathers be notified of child welfare hearings and companionship or visitation proceedings involving children. The act also requires that grandparents receive notice of child welfare hearings, ensuring that family members have the opportunity to participate in legal decisions affecting the child.
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Official abstract
To amend sections 2151.011, 2151.28, 2151.35, 2151.412, 2151.414, 2151.415, 2151.416, 2151.417, and 3107.062 and to enact sections 2151.47, 2151.471, 3109.121, and 3109.122 of the Revised Code to enact the Putative Fathers Matter Act to require notice to putative fathers regarding child welfare hearings and companionship or visitation proceedings and to require notice to grandparents regarding child welfare hearings.
Sponsor (1)
- Darnell T. Brewer Democratic · primary
Action history (2)
- May 12, 2026 Introduced · lower
- May 20, 2026 Referred to committee · lower
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