OH HB 3

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Enact the School Bus Safety Act

Ohio · 2025-2026 Regular Session (136th General Assembly) · lower

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Did OH HB 3 pass?

Not yet law. OH HB 3 has passed both chambers but has not been enacted. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): Passed

What is OH HB 3 about?

To amend sections 4503.03, 4510.036, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76 and to enact sections 5.501, 3327.18, and 3327.19 of the Revised Code to address school bus safety, to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act, and to make an appropriation.

Who sponsors OH HB 3?

Cecil Thomas, Bernard Willis are the primary sponsors of OH HB 3, joined by 58 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-01-23
Latest action: 2026-06-10 — Passed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-10
Passed
passage
2026-06-10
Reported - Substitute
2025-11-19
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-06-12
Introduced
introduction
2025-06-11
Passed
passage
2025-05-27
Reported - Substitute
2025-05-07
Reported - Re-referred to Finance
2025-04-30
Reported - Substitute - Re-referred to Rules and Reference
2025-01-28
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced
introduction

Versions

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As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety CommitteeCompare
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Votes

Reported
2025-04-30 · fail · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Jack K. Daniels: yes
- Michele Grim: yes
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Ismail Mohamed: yes
- Johnathan Newman: yes
- Justin Pizzulli: yes
- Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
Reported
2025-05-07 · fail · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Matt Huffman: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- C. Allison Russo: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Michele Grim: yes
- Dani Isaacsohn: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
Reported
2025-05-27 · fail · 27-1
Member-level votes (28)
- Brian Stewart: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Rachel B. Baker: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Jamie Callender: yes
- Chris Glassburn: yes
- Michele Grim: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Dani Isaacsohn: yes
- Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
- Bill Roemer: yes
- Veronica R. Sims: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Don Jones: no
Passed
2025-06-11 · pass · 90-0
Member-level votes (90)
- Munira Abdullahi: yes
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Sean P. Brennan: yes
- Darnell T. Brewer: yes
- Karen Brownlee: yes
- Jamie Callender: yes
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Gary Click: yes
- Christine Cockley: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Rodney Creech: yes
- Jack K. Daniels: yes
- Levi Dean: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Steve Demetriou: yes
- Sedrick Denson: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Ron Ferguson: yes
- Tex Fischer: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Chris Glassburn: yes
- Michele Grim: yes
- Jennifer Gross: yes
- Derrick Hall: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- Mark Hiner: yes
- Adam Holmes: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Matt Huffman: yes
- Latyna M. Humphrey: yes
- Dani Isaacsohn: yes
- Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Angela N. King: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Brian Lampton: yes
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: yes
- Beth Lear: yes
- Crystal Lett: yes
- Brian Lorenz: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Adam Mathews: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Lauren McNally: yes
- Joseph A. Miller, III: yes
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Melanie Miller: yes
- Ismail Mohamed: yes
- Mike Odioso: yes
- Scott Oelslager: yes
- Bob Peterson: yes
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
- Justin Pizzulli: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Tristan Rader: yes
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Tracy M. Richardson: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
- Bill Roemer: yes
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
- C. Allison Russo: yes
- Jodi Salvo: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Mark Sigrist: yes
- Veronica R. Sims: yes
- Jason Stephens: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
- Eric Synenberg: yes
- Michelle Teska: yes
- Cecil Thomas: yes
- David Thomas: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Terrence Upchurch: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Erika White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
Reported
2026-06-10 · fail · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Terry Johnson: yes
- Steve Wilson: yes
- Casey Weinstein: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: yes
- Thomas F. Patton: yes
- Tim Schaffer: yes
Passed
2026-06-11 · pass · 31-2
Member-level votes (33)
- Steve Wilson: yes
- Rob McColley: yes
- Stephen A. Huffman: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: yes
- Andrew O. Brenner: yes
- Nickie J. Antonio: yes
- Theresa Gavarone: yes
- Tim Schaffer: yes
- Terry Johnson: yes
- Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
- George F. Lang: yes
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- Mark Romanchuk: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Sandra O'Brien: yes
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: yes
- Al Landis: yes
- William P. DeMora: yes
- Kent Smith: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
- Catherine D. Ingram: yes
- Michele Reynolds: yes
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Al Cutrona: yes
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: yes
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Beth Liston: yes
- Thomas F. Patton: yes
- Casey Weinstein: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes
- Nathan H. Manning: no
- Kristina D. Roegner: no

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