Governor DeWine Signs Bills Into Law

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law:

  • House Bill 223, sponsored by Representative Brett Hillyer allows vendors to deduct sales tax remitted for certain bad debts charged off as uncollectible by credit account lenders.
  • Senate Bill 210, sponsored by Senator Theresa Gavarone, regards agreements affecting legal relations between spouses; domestic violence protection orders in a dating relationship; courts maintaining Social Security numbers of parties in divorce, dissolution, annulment, or spousal support proceedings; and removes the population limit and in-territory residency preference for appointing acting judges.