OH HB 492

enacted

Prohibit interfering with motor vehicle-related arrests

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

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Did OH HB 492 pass?

Yes. OH HB 492 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-10-06): Effective 10/6/26

What is OH HB 492 about?

To amend section 4513.36 of the Revised Code to expand the prohibition against interfering with arrest to all motor vehicle-related laws and require drivers to disclose their name, address, and date of birth to a police officer on request.

Who sponsors OH HB 492?

Cindy Abrams, Sharon A. Ray are the primary sponsors of OH HB 492, joined by 21 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-10-01
Latest action: 2026-10-06 — Effective 10/6/26
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-10-06
Effective 10/6/26
became-law
2026-10-06
Effective
became-law
2026-07-07
Signed By The Governor
became-law
2026-07-01
Sent To The Governor
passage
2026-06-10
Passed
passage
2026-06-10
Reported
2026-02-11
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-11-25
Introduced
introduction
2025-11-19
Passed
passage
2025-11-12
Reported - Substitute
2025-10-08
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-10-01
Introduced
introduction

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Votes

Reported
2025-11-12 · fail · 7-3
Member-level votes (10)
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Cecil Thomas: no
- Juanita O. Brent: no
- Latyna M. Humphrey: no
Passed
2025-11-20 · pass · 59-21
Member-level votes (80)
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Sean P. Brennan: yes
- Karen Brownlee: yes
- Jamie Callender: yes
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Gary Click: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Jack K. Daniels: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Chris Glassburn: yes
- Derrick Hall: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- Mark Hiner: yes
- Adam Holmes: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Matt Huffman: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Angela N. King: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Brian Lampton: yes
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Adam Mathews: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Lauren McNally: yes
- Joseph A. Miller, III: yes
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Melanie Miller: yes
- Johnathan Newman: yes
- Mike Odioso: yes
- Scott Oelslager: yes
- Bob Peterson: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Tracy M. Richardson: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
- Bill Roemer: yes
- Jodi Salvo: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Mark Sigrist: yes
- Jason Stephens: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- David Thomas: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Ty Moore: yes
- Munira Abdullahi: no
- Rachel B. Baker: no
- Juanita O. Brent: no
- Darnell T. Brewer: no
- Levi Dean: no
- Latyna M. Humphrey: no
- Dani Isaacsohn: no
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: no
- Brian Lorenz: no
- Ismail Mohamed: no
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: no
- C. Allison Russo: no
- Veronica R. Sims: no
- Bride Rose Sweeney: no
- Eric Synenberg: no
- Michelle Teska: no
- Cecil Thomas: no
- Desiree Tims: no
- Erika White: no
- Ashley Bryant Bailey: no
Reported
2026-06-10 · fail · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Nathan H. Manning: yes
- Michele Reynolds: yes
- Theresa Gavarone: yes
- Al Cutrona: yes
- Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: no
- Kent Smith: no
Passed
2026-06-11 · pass · 24-9
Member-level votes (33)
- Steve Wilson: yes
- Rob McColley: yes
- Stephen A. Huffman: yes
- Nathan H. Manning: yes
- Andrew O. Brenner: yes
- Kristina D. Roegner: 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
- Al Landis: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
- Michele Reynolds: yes
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Al Cutrona: yes
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Thomas F. Patton: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: no
- Nickie J. Antonio: no
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: no
- William P. DeMora: no
- Kent Smith: no
- Catherine D. Ingram: no
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: no
- Beth Liston: no
- Casey Weinstein: no

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