Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Trial lawyers warn shortening contract statutes could harm small businesses
Senate Judiciary Committee · February 18, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.
Summary
An opponent told the committee that Senate Bill 157 would reduce written‑contract limitations from six to three years and oral contracts from four to two, a change he said would extinguish valid claims by small businesses and increase rushed litigation.
Senate Bill 157, taken up for its third hearing, drew opponent testimony from Matthew Wilson of Meyer, Wilson & Warning on behalf of the Ohio Association for Justice. Wilson said the bill would shorten the statute of limitations for breach‑of‑contract claims — reducing written contract claims from six years to…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans
