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Business groups back cutting contract statute-of-limitations to three years for written deals

5557192 · June 11, 2025
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Kevin Schimp of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce testified that Senate Bill 157 would lower the statute of limitations to two years for oral contracts and three years for written contracts to bring faster resolution and reduce business costs.

Kevin Schimp, testifying for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Michael Farley of the Ohio Insurance Institute both urged the committee to support Senate Bill 157, saying shorter limitations periods will bring faster resolution of contract disputes and reduce costs for businesses.

"This reduced period of time to bring contract claims will bolster Ohio's business climate," Kevin Schimp said, describing the bill's reduction to two years for…

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