Enact the Fair Trial Protection Act

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To amend section 2945.21 of the Revised Code to enact the Fair Trial Protection Act to create a process for objecting to a peremptory challenge on the basis that the challenge is based on the prospective juror's race, color, religion, sex, military status, national origin, disability, age, or ancestry.

Chamber: House
Introduced: May 19, 2026
Last action: May 20, 2026 — Referred to committee
Session: 136
Momentum: 27 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 4%, measured from OH's completed sessions
Momentum -5 27/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -20 143 days quiet

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