Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “To amend sections 4561.01 and 4561.11 and to enact sections 4561.60, 4561.61, 4561.62, 4561.63, 4561.64, and 5501.84 of the Revised Code to establish requirements related to the use and purchase of an unmanned aerial vehicle by law enforcement and other public entities and to expressly incorporate...” Read the full text
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136th General Assembly
Where it is
Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
House
Referred to committee (Transportation) · May 7, 2025
House
Reported - Substitute (Transportation) · Oct 29, 2025
House
Passed · Nov 12, 2025
House
Introduced · Nov 18, 2025
Senate
Referred to committee (Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety) · Nov 19, 2025
Senate
Message Read · Jun 10, 2026
House
The question being, Shall the amendments be concurred in? · Jun 10, 2026
House
Concurred in Senate amendments · Jun 10, 2026
House
Reported - Substitute (Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety) · Jun 10, 2026
Senate
Passed · Jun 10, 2026
Senate
Sent To The Governor · Jul 1, 2026
Signed By The Governor · Jul 7, 2026
The numbers
30
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Bernard WillisAdam C. BirdSean P. BrennanThaddeus J. ClaggettJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterMichael D. DovillaTex FischerDerrick HallThomas HallMark HinerAdam HolmesBrian LamptonBeth LearTy D. MathewsJoseph A. Miller, IIIMelanie MillerIsmail MohamedJohnathan NewmanJean SchmidtMark SigristJason StephensEric SynenbergCecil ThomasTom YoungJerry C. CirinoTheresa GavaroneTerry JohnsonGeorge F. LangSandra O'Brien
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-06-10 · Passed · Yeas 89, Nays 5
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-06-10 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 5, Nays 1
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-06-10 · Passed · Yeas 31, Nays 2
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-11-12 · Passed · Yeas 94, Nays 2
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-10-29 · 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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