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HB 754136th General AssemblyIN COMMITTEEREPUBLICAN

Require fetal death register; fetal heartbeat life certificate

Introduced Mar 11, 2026Jean Schmidt (R-OH)

Summary

To amend sections 313.12, 3705.01, 3705.08, 3705.16, 3705.20, 3705.29, 3727.16, and 4731.82 and to enact sections 3705.161 and 3705.50 of the Revised Code to require the registration of all fetal deaths and to require the filing of a certificate of life after the detection of a fetal heartbeat.

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Legislative Journey

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Passed Chamber 1
  5. Passed Chamber 2
  6. Signed
Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

House
Mar 18, 2026

Referred to committee

House