Ohio Code § 101.53

Ohio Code § 101.53. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 101.53.

(A) A legislative action to amend or enact a codified or uncodified statutory section

shall be indicated in bills and enrolled acts according to the following principles: (1) New matter that is to be inserted into an existing codified or uncodified section

shall be indicated by inserting the new matter, underlined, into the section at the

appropriate place, in the same form as it is to appear in the resulting law. (2) Old matter that is to be omitted from an existing codified or uncodified section

shall be indicated by retaining the matter as it appears in the section and striking

it through with a horizontal line. (3) A new codified section that is to be added to the law shall be indicated by presenting

the section, underlined, in the same form as it is to appear in the resulting law. (4) A new uncodified section that is to be added to the law shall be indicated by presenting

the section, without underlining, in the same form as it is to appear in the resulting

law. (B)(1) A legislative proposal to amend or enact a section of the Ohio Constitution shall

be indicated in a joint resolution the same as an amendment to or an enactment of

a codified statutory section in a bill. (2) A legislative proposal of a schedule or of an amending, enacting, repeal, effective

date, or other special clause applying to a proposed amendment of the Ohio Constitution

shall be indicated in a joint resolution the same as an enactment of a new uncodified

statutory section in a bill. (C) Bills shall be printed in the exact language in which they were passed, under the

supervision of the clerk of the house in which they originated.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 101.53
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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