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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 284: Waive penalty for not filing certain tax returns if no tax is due

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 284 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on October 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Waive penalty for not filing certain tax returns if no tax is due. Primary sponsor: Tim Schaffer (Republican). Most recent recorded action (October 15, 2025): Referred to committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To amend sections 5747.15 and 5751.06 and to enact section 5739.125 of the Revised Code to waive penalties for taxpayers that do not file certain tax returns because no tax is due.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim SchafferPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source