SB 170 is sponsored by Terry Johnson (Republican), Gayle Manning (Republican), Matt Huffman (Republican), Scott Oelslager (Republican), Bob Peterson (Republican), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Steve Wilson (Republican), Andrew O. Brenner (Republican), Theresa Gavarone (Republican), James Hoops, Riordan McClain, Kristina D. Roegner (Republican), Thomas F. Patton (Republican), George F. Lang (Republican), Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic), Stephen A. Huffman (Republican), Hearcel F. Craig (Democratic), Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic), Nathan H. Manning (Republican), Sandra O'Brien (Republican), Tim Schaffer (Republican), Ryan Smith, R., Mark Romanchuk (Republican), Bill Reineke (Republican), Al Landis (Republican), Rob McColley (Republican), Vernon Sykes, Kenny Yuko, Lou Terhar, Frank Hoagland, Frank LaRose, Joseph Schiavoni, Niraj Antani, Ron Young, Scott Wiggam, Andy Thompson, Martin J. Sweeney, Fred Strahorn, Dick Stein, Marilyn Slaby, Bill Seitz, Kirk Schuring, Gary Scherer, Scott Ryan, Craig S. Riedel, Jeffery S. Rezabek, Wes Retherford, Dorothy Pelanda, Bill Patmon, Adam C. Miller, Laura Lanese, Bernadine Kennedy Kent, Candice Keller, Glenn W. Holmes, Brian Hill, Michael Henne, Stephen D. Hambley, Christina Hagan, Dave Greenspan, Anne Gonzales, Timothy E. Ginter, Keith Faber, Jay Edwards, Jonathan Dever, Robert R. Cupp, Nicholas Celebrezze, Marlene Anielski, Thomas West, Alicia Reece, Michele Lepore-Hagan, Darrell Kick, Jim Hughes, Stephanie D. Howse, Larry Householder, Michael Sheehy, Doug Green, Sandra Williams, Charleta B. Tavares, Michael J. Skindell, Peggy Lehner, Stephanie Kunze, Kris Jordan, Jay Hottinger, Randy Gardner, John Eklund, Matt Dolan, Dave Burke, Bill Beagle, Bob D. Hackett, Joe Uecker, Robert Cole Sprague, Steven M. Arndt, and Troy Balderson.

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Ohio 132st Legislature (2017-2018) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 19 R · 4 D cosponsors

SB 170 — Waive commercial driver test for military and veterans

Last action August 01, 2018 — Effective

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 28, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
93 sponsors

1 primary, 92 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (19 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.
Mixed recorded votes

6 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

August 01, 2018
Effective
April 11, 2018
Concurred in House amendments
March 21, 2018
Passed
March 14, 2018
Reported
March 13, 2018
Re-referred
March 08, 2018
Re-referred
March 07, 2018
Reported
January 16, 2018
Refer to Committee
December 06, 2017
Introduced
December 05, 2017
Passed
December 05, 2017
Reported
September 07, 2017
Refer to Committee
June 28, 2017
Introduced

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 92 co-sponsors · 41 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Frank LaRose

Co-sponsors (92)

Not signed on (41)

41 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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April 11, 2018

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	26	0	0	0
Republican	6	0	0	0
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	33	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (33)

Member	Party	Vote
Bill Beagle	—	Yea
Bob D. Hackett	—	Yea
Charleta B. Tavares	—	Yea
Dave Burke	—	Yea
Edna Brown	—	Yea
Frank Hoagland	—	Yea
Frank LaRose	—	Yea
Jay Hottinger	—	Yea
Joe Uecker	—	Yea
John Eklund	—	Yea
Joseph Schiavoni	—	Yea
Kenny Yuko	—	Yea
Kevin Bacon	—	Yea
Kris Jordan	—	Yea
Larry Obhof	—	Yea
Lou Terhar	—	Yea
Matt Dolan	—	Yea
Michael J. Skindell	—	Yea
Peggy Lehner	—	Yea
Randy Gardner	—	Yea
Sandra Williams	—	Yea
Sean O'Brien	—	Yea
Stephanie Kunze	—	Yea
Troy Balderson	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
William P. Coley, II	—	Yea
Cecil Thomas	Democratic	Yea
Bob Peterson	Republican	Yea
Gayle Manning	Republican	Yea
Matt Huffman	Republican	Yea
Rob McColley	Republican	Yea
Scott Oelslager	Republican	Yea
Steve Wilson	Republican	Yea

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March 21, 2018

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	79	0	0	0
Republican	14	0	0	0
Democratic	4	0	0	0
Total	97	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (97)

Member	Party	Vote
Clifford A. Rosenberger	—	Yea
A. Nino Vitale	—	Yea
Adam C. Miller	—	Yea
Alicia Reece	—	Yea
Andy Thompson	—	Yea
Anne Gonzales	—	Yea
Anthony DeVitis	—	Yea
Bernadine Kennedy Kent	—	Yea
Bill Dean	—	Yea
Bill Patmon	—	Yea
Bill Seitz	—	Yea
Brian Hill	—	Yea
Brigid Kelly	—	Yea
Candice Keller	—	Yea
Christina Hagan	—	Yea
Craig S. Riedel	—	Yea
Daniel Ramos	—	Yea
Darrell Kick	—	Yea
Dave Greenspan	—	Yea
David Leland	—	Yea
Derek Merrin	—	Yea
Dick Stein	—	Yea
Dorothy Pelanda	—	Yea
Doug Green	—	Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes	—	Yea
Fred Strahorn	—	Yea
Gary Scherer	—	Yea
Glenn W. Holmes	—	Yea
Jack Cera	—	Yea
Janine R. Boyd	—	Yea
Jay Edwards	—	Yea
Jeffery S. Rezabek	—	Yea
Jim Butler	—	Yea
Jim Hughes	—	Yea
John A. Boccieri	—	Yea
John Barnes, Jr.	—	Yea
John Becker	—	Yea
John M. Rogers	—	Yea
John Patterson	—	Yea
Jonathan Dever	—	Yea
Kathleen Clyde	—	Yea
Keith Faber	—	Yea
Kirk Schuring	—	Yea
Kristin Boggs	—	Yea
Larry Householder	—	Yea
Laura Lanese	—	Yea
Marilyn Slaby	—	Yea
Mark J. Romanchuk	—	Yea
Marlene Anielski	—	Yea
Martin J. Sweeney	—	Yea
Michael Ashford	—	Yea
Michael Henne	—	Yea
Michael J. O'Brien	—	Yea
Michael Sheehy	—	Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan	—	Yea
Mike Duffey	—	Yea
Nicholas Celebrezze	—	Yea
Niraj J. Antani	—	Yea
P. Scott Lipps	—	Yea
Paul Zeltwanger	—	Yea
Richard D. Brown	—	Yea
Rick Carfagna	—	Yea
Rick Perales	—	Yea
Robert Cole Sprague	—	Yea
Robert R. Cupp	—	Yea
Ron Hood	—	Yea
Ron Young	—	Yea
Ryan Smith	—	Yea
Sarah LaTourette	—	Yea
Scott Ryan	—	Yea
Scott Wiggam	—	Yea
Stephanie D. Howse	—	Yea
Stephen D. Hambley	—	Yea
Steven M. Arndt	—	Yea
Tavia Galonski	—	Yea
Teresa Fedor	—	Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman, Jr.	—	Yea
Timothy E. Ginter	—	Yea
Wes Retherford	—	Yea
Catherine D. Ingram	Democratic	Yea
Hearcel F. Craig	Democratic	Yea
Kent Smith	Democratic	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Al Landis	Republican	Yea
Andrew O. Brenner	Republican	Yea
Bill Reineke	Republican	Yea
George F. Lang	Republican	Yea
James M. Hoops	Republican	Yea
Kristina D. Roegner	Republican	Yea
Kyle Koehler	Republican	Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III	Republican	Yea
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Riordan T. McClain	Republican	Yea
Stephen A. Huffman	Republican	Yea
Theresa Gavarone	Republican	Yea
Thomas F. Patton	Republican	Yea
Tim Schaffer	Republican	Yea

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March 15, 2018

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	7	1	0	0
Total	10	1	0	0
% of votes cast	91%	9%	0%	0%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Bernadine Kennedy Kent	—	Yea
Brigid Kelly	—	Yea
Dave Greenspan	—	Yea
Dorothy Pelanda	—	Yea
Kathleen Clyde	—	Yea
Nicholas Celebrezze	—	Nay
Ryan Smith	—	Yea
Timothy E. Ginter	—	Yea
Bill Reineke	Republican	Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III	Republican	Yea
Riordan T. McClain	Republican	Yea

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crpt_301

March 13, 2018

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	12	1	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	14	1	0	0
% of votes cast	93%	7%	0%	0%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Bill Seitz	—	Yea
Brigid Kelly	—	Yea
Dorothy Pelanda	—	Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes	—	Yea
Fred Strahorn	—	Yea
Gary Scherer	—	Yea
Kirk Schuring	—	Yea
Kristin Boggs	—	Yea
Nicholas Celebrezze	—	Nay
Rick Carfagna	—	Yea
Ron Hood	—	Yea
Sarah LaTourette	—	Yea
Scott Ryan	—	Yea
Andrew O. Brenner	Republican	Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III	Republican	Yea

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crpt_301

March 07, 2018

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	0
Republican	3	0	0	0
Total	14	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (14)

Member	Party	Vote
Alicia Reece	—	Yea
Anthony DeVitis	—	Yea
Darrell Kick	—	Yea
Dave Greenspan	—	Yea
Doug Green	—	Yea
Jim Hughes	—	Yea
Larry Householder	—	Yea
Michael Sheehy	—	Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan	—	Yea
Stephanie D. Howse	—	Yea
Thomas West	—	Yea
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Terry Johnson	Republican	Yea
Thomas F. Patton	Republican	Yea

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pass_300

December 05, 2017

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	24	0	0	0
Republican	6	0	0	0
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	31	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (31)

Member	Party	Vote
Bill Beagle	—	Yea
Bob D. Hackett	—	Yea
Charleta B. Tavares	—	Yea
Dave Burke	—	Yea
Frank Hoagland	—	Yea
Frank LaRose	—	Yea
Jay Hottinger	—	Yea
Joe Uecker	—	Yea
John Eklund	—	Yea
Joseph Schiavoni	—	Yea
Kenny Yuko	—	Yea
Kevin Bacon	—	Yea
Kris Jordan	—	Yea
Larry Obhof	—	Yea
Matt Dolan	—	Yea
Michael J. Skindell	—	Yea
Peggy Lehner	—	Yea
Randy Gardner	—	Yea
Sandra Williams	—	Yea
Sean O'Brien	—	Yea
Stephanie Kunze	—	Yea
Troy Balderson	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
William P. Coley, II	—	Yea
Cecil Thomas	Democratic	Yea
Bob Peterson	Republican	Yea
Gayle Manning	Republican	Yea
Matt Huffman	Republican	Yea
Rob McColley	Republican	Yea
Scott Oelslager	Republican	Yea
Steve Wilson	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

crpt_301

December 05, 2017

Failed 0 Yea · 0 Nay

Roll call published as PDF — view source.

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Subjects

veterans transportation

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 170?: SB 170 is sponsored by Terry Johnson (Republican), Gayle Manning (Republican), Matt Huffman (Republican), Scott Oelslager (Republican), Bob Peterson (Republican), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Steve Wilson (Republican), Andrew O. Brenner (Republican), Theresa Gavarone (Republican), James Hoops, Riordan McClain, Kristina D. Roegner (Republican), Thomas F. Patton (Republican), George F. Lang (Republican), Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic), Stephen A. Huffman (Republican), Hearcel F. Craig (Democratic), Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic), Nathan H. Manning (Republican), Sandra O'Brien (Republican), Tim Schaffer (Republican), Ryan Smith, R., Mark Romanchuk (Republican), Bill Reineke (Republican), Al Landis (Republican), Rob McColley (Republican), Vernon Sykes, Kenny Yuko, Lou Terhar, Frank Hoagland, Frank LaRose, Joseph Schiavoni, Niraj Antani, Ron Young, Scott Wiggam, Andy Thompson, Martin J. Sweeney, Fred Strahorn, Dick Stein, Marilyn Slaby, Bill Seitz, Kirk Schuring, Gary Scherer, Scott Ryan, Craig S. Riedel, Jeffery S. Rezabek, Wes Retherford, Dorothy Pelanda, Bill Patmon, Adam C. Miller, Laura Lanese, Bernadine Kennedy Kent, Candice Keller, Glenn W. Holmes, Brian Hill, Michael Henne, Stephen D. Hambley, Christina Hagan, Dave Greenspan, Anne Gonzales, Timothy E. Ginter, Keith Faber, Jay Edwards, Jonathan Dever, Robert R. Cupp, Nicholas Celebrezze, Marlene Anielski, Thomas West, Alicia Reece, Michele Lepore-Hagan, Darrell Kick, Jim Hughes, Stephanie D. Howse, Larry Householder, Michael Sheehy, Doug Green, Sandra Williams, Charleta B. Tavares, Michael J. Skindell, Peggy Lehner, Stephanie Kunze, Kris Jordan, Jay Hottinger, Randy Gardner, John Eklund, Matt Dolan, Dave Burke, Bill Beagle, Bob D. Hackett, Joe Uecker, Robert Cole Sprague, Steven M. Arndt, and Troy Balderson.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 170
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Session: 132st Legislature (2017-2018)
Type: Bill
Introduced: June 28, 2017
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Frank LaRose

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