Ohio 133rd Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 539 — Permit township police to enforce traffic laws on interstates

Last action — Refer to Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 133rd Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Refer to Committee

  2. Introduced

  3. Reported

  4. Passed

  5. Informally passed

  6. Re-referred

  7. Reported

  8. Refer to Committee

  9. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 20 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (20)

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Pass

Passed 73 Yea · 20 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 451700
Republican 19100
Democratic 9200
Total 732000
% of votes cast 78%22%0%0%
How each member voted (93)
Member Party Vote
A. Nino Vitale — Nay
Adam C. Miller — Yea
Anthony DeVitis — Yea
Bill Dean — Nay
Bill Seitz — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Brian Baldridge — Yea
Brigid Kelly — Yea
Candice Keller — Nay
Craig S. Riedel — Yea
Darrell Kick — Yea
Dave Greenspan — Yea
David Leland — Yea
Derek Merrin — Yea
Diane V. Grendell — Yea
Dick Stein — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Doug Green — Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes — Nay
Erica C. Crawley — Nay
Fred Strahorn — Nay
Gary Scherer — Yea
Gil Blair — Yea
J. Todd Smith — Yea
Jack Cera — Nay
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Yea
Jena Powell — Nay
Jessica E. Miranda — Yea
Jim Butler — Yea
John Becker — Yea
John M. Rogers — Yea
John Patterson — Yea
Jon Cross — Yea
Kris Jordan — Nay
Kristin Boggs — Nay
Larry Householder — Yea
Laura Lanese — Yea
Lisa A. Sobecki — Yea
Mark Fraizer — Yea
Mark J. Romanchuk — Yea
Mary Lightbody — Yea
Michael J. O'Brien — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Nay
Michael Sheehy — Yea
Niraj J. Antani — Nay
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Paul Zeltwanger — Nay
Randi Clites — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Rick Perales — Yea
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Ron Hood — Nay
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Nay
Stephanie D. Howse — Nay
Stephen D. Hambley — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr. — Nay
Thomas West — Yea
Timothy E. Ginter — Yea
Beth Liston Democratic Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
C. Allison Russo Democratic Yea
Casey Weinstein Democratic Yea
Catherine D. Ingram Democratic Nay
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Yea
Kent Smith Democratic Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Nay
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Al Cutrona Republican Yea
Bill Reineke Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
George F. Lang Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari Republican Yea
James M. Hoops Republican Yea
Jamie Callender Republican Yea
Jason Stephens Republican Yea
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Kyle Koehler Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Nay
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

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Reported - Substitute

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 10000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Bill Seitz — Yea
David Leland — Yea
Diane V. Grendell — Yea
J. Todd Smith — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Yea
Jim Butler — Yea
John M. Rogers — Yea
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Thomas West — Yea
George F. Lang Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 539?
HB 539 is sponsored by Cindy Abrams (Republican), Jeff LaRe (Republican), Phil Plummer (Republican), D. J. Swearingen (Republican), Jeffrey Smith, T., Adam Miller, A., Joseph Miller, J., Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic), Haraz N. Ghanbari (Republican), Rick Perales, Randi Clites, Sara P. Carruthers, Craig S. Riedel, Michael J. O'Brien, Darrell Kick, Stephen D. Hambley, Tavia Galonski, Jeffrey A. Crossman, Jon Cross, Rick Carfagna, John Becker, and Gil Blair.
What is the current status of HB 539?
This bill died with 133rd Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 539?
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