Modify excavation requirements
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “To amend sections 153.64, 3781.25, 3781.26, 3781.261, 3781.27, 3781.271, 3781.28, 3781.29, 3781.30, and 4913.01 of the Revised Code to modify excavation requirements.” Read the full text
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136th General Assembly
Where it is
Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
House
Referred to committee (Commerce and Labor) · Apr 9, 2025
House
Reported - Substitute (Commerce and Labor) · Oct 8, 2025
House
Passed · Oct 15, 2025
House
Introduced · Oct 21, 2025
Senate
Referred to committee (Public Utilities) · Oct 22, 2025
Senate
Reported - Substitute (Public Utilities) · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Passed · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Resolution for Immediate Adoption - Agreed to without objection · Feb 25, 2026
House
Concurred in Senate amendments · Feb 25, 2026
House
Sent To The Governor · Mar 5, 2026
Signed By The Governor · Mar 10, 2026
The numbers
42
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Monica Robb BlasdelMark JohnsonCindy AbramsTim BarhorstSean P. BrennanThaddeus J. ClaggettGary ClickJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterMichael D. DovillaTex FischerHaraz N. GhanbariMark HinerAdam HolmesJames M. HoopsMatthew KishmanRoy KlopfensteinJeff LaReAdam MathewsTy D. MathewsJoseph A. Miller, IIIJohnathan NewmanMike OdiosoBob PetersonPhil PlummerTristan RaderMark SigristD. J. SwearingenJosh WilliamsBernard WillisTom YoungWillis E. Blackshear, Jr.Jerry C. CirinoWilliam P. DeMoraPaula Hicks-HudsonCatherine D. IngramThomas F. PattonMichele ReynoldsKristina D. RoegnerTim Schaffer
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-02-25 · Passed · Yeas 90, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-02-18 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 10, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-02-18 · Passed · Yeas 32, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-10-15 · Passed · Yeas 93, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-10-08 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 13, Nays 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Ohio legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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