02/13/2024

House Bill 5

Lead Sponsors: Representative Sharon Ray and Representative Rachel Baker

Status: Passed the House 94-0 (June 27, 2023), 1st Hearing in Senate Judiciary (December 6, 2023)

Description: The bill makes many changes to Ohio's adoption laws. One of the provisions that pertain to counties ins allowing public children services agencies to accept voluntary permanent surrender of a child by the child's parents while the child is in the agency's temporary custody, 

CCAO Position: No position (as of July 2024)

Other Notes: The Ohio Judicial Conference provided proponent testimony in House Families and Aging.