H.B. 303, the Uniform Mediation Act, goes into effect on October 29, 2005. See Status Report of Legislation; Uniform Mediation Act, Ohio Legal Research Blog, June 30, 2005. The Uniform Mediation Act creates a privilege for communications in mediation, and states that mediation communications are not subject to discovery or admissable in evidence. The act also provides for the confidentiality of mediation communications. Final Analysis, H.B. 303.