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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio designates OEPA and PUCO emergency response vehicles as public safety vehicles and appropriates $1,315,000
Last action · October 1, 2025: Referred to TransportationSponsors: Lauren McNally and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio HB 468 designates specific vehicles operated by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Public Utilities Commission as s, exempting them from certain traffic laws, and appropriates $1,315,000 for 2025.
State environmental and utility emergency response units gain legal traffic exemptions while responding to hazardous incidents, backed by $1.315 million in new equipment funding for 2025.
- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) regulate environmental compliance and public utility operations across the state. context
- House Bill 33 of the 135th General Assembly served as Ohio's main state operating budget for the previous biennium. context
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.
Environmental Protection Agency
Its environmental emergency response unit vehicles are designated as public safety vehicles and receive equipment funding.
Public Utilities Commission
Its motor carrier enforcement and hazardous materials transportation enforcement vehicles receive public safety vehicle designation.
Office of Emergency Response
Receives $1,315,000 in fiscal year 2025 to purchase and upgrade equipment.
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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- Oct 1, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Transportation
- Sep 23, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Cross-Reference to Prior Budget Act
Operating appropriations contained in the act are explicitly made subject to all applicable provisions of H.B. 33 of the 135th General Assembly.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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