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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio creates specialty "Chillicothe Paints" license plate requiring a ten-dollar contribution and administrative fee
Last action · February 4, 2026: Referred to TransportationSponsor: Mark Johnson
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What This Bill Would Do
The Ohio General Assembly enacted legislation to create a specialty "Chillicothe Paints" license plate for motor vehicles, requiring applicants to pay a ten-dollar contribution and a ten-dollar administrative fee. The contributions are directed to the and subsequently paid to Paints Sports and Entertainment, LLC, to support non-profit organizations and schools in southern Ohio.
Vehicle owners choosing the specialty plate face additional fees that directly fund regional non-profits and school programs in southern Ohio while covering administrative costs for the bureau of motor vehicles.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Motor vehicle registrants
Vehicle owners may choose to apply for the specialty plate, incurring an additional ten-dollar contribution and ten-dollar administrative fee.
Paints Sports and Entertainment, LLC
The entity receives contributions from the license plate fund to support non-profit organizations and schools in southern Ohio.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Transportation
- Dec 3, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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