Ohio 133rd Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 12 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 168 — Establish affirmative defense-certain hazardous substance release

Last action — Effective 9/15/20

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 26, 2019. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 63 sponsors

    1 primary, 62 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (12 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Effective 9/15/20

  2. Concurred in Senate amendments

  3. Reported

  4. Passed

  5. Recommitted

  6. Reported

  7. Refer to Committee

  8. Introduced

  9. Passed

  10. Reported

  11. Refer to Committee

  12. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 62 co-sponsors · 71 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (62)

Not signed on (71)

71 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

Concurred in Senate amendments

Passed 94 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63000
Republican 20000
Democratic 11000
Total 94000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (94)
Member Party Vote
A. Nino Vitale — Yea
Anthony DeVitis — Yea
Bill Dean — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Brian Baldridge — Yea
Brigid Kelly — Yea
Candice Keller — Yea
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 — Yea
Erica C. Crawley — Yea
Fred Strahorn — Yea
Gary Scherer — Yea
Gil Blair — Yea
J. Todd Smith — Yea
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Yea
Jena Powell — Yea
Jessica E. Miranda — Yea
Jim Butler — Yea
John Becker — Yea
John M. Rogers — Yea
John Patterson — Yea
Jon Cross — Yea
Kris Jordan — Yea
Kristin Boggs — Yea
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 — Yea
Michael Sheehy — Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan — Yea
Niraj J. Antani — Yea
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Paul Zeltwanger — Yea
Randi Clites — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Rick Carfagna — Yea
Rick Perales — Yea
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Ron Hood — Yea
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Yea
Sedrick Denson — Yea
Stephanie D. Howse — Yea
Stephen D. Hambley — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr. — Yea
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 Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Yea
Kent Smith Democratic Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Adam Holmes 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 Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Pass

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 12000
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 3000
Total 33000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
Bob D. Hackett — Yea
Dave Burke — Yea
Frank Hoagland — Yea
Jay Hottinger — Yea
John Eklund — Yea
Kenny Yuko — Yea
Kirk Schuring — Yea
Larry Obhof — Yea
Matt Dolan — Yea
Michael A. Rulli — Yea
Peggy Lehner — Yea
Sandra Williams — Yea
Sean O'Brien — Yea
Stephanie Kunze — Yea
Teresa Fedor — Yea
Tina Maharath — Yea
Vernon Sykes — Yea
William P. Coley, II — Yea
Cecil Thomas Democratic Yea
Hearcel F. Craig Democratic Yea
Nickie J. Antonio Democratic Yea
Andrew O. Brenner Republican Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
Kristina D. Roegner Republican Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III Republican Yea
Matt Huffman Republican Yea
Nathan H. Manning Republican Yea
Rob McColley Republican Yea
Stephen A. Huffman Republican Yea
Steve Wilson Republican Yea
Terry Johnson Republican Yea
Theresa Gavarone Republican Yea
Tim Schaffer Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Reported - Substitute

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bob D. Hackett — Yea
Frank Hoagland — Yea
Sean O'Brien — Yea
Stephanie Kunze — Yea
Teresa Fedor — Yea
Tina Maharath — Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
Rob McColley Republican Yea
Stephen A. Huffman Republican Yea
Terry Johnson Republican Yea
Tim Schaffer Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Pass

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64000
Republican 17000
Democratic 9000
Total 90000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
A. Nino Vitale — Yea
Anthony DeVitis — Yea
Bill Dean — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Brian Baldridge — Yea
Brigid Kelly — Yea
Candice Keller — Yea
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
Don Manning — Yea
Doug Green — Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes — Yea
Erica C. Crawley — Yea
Fred Strahorn — Yea
Gary Scherer — Yea
J. Todd Smith — Yea
Jack Cera — Yea
Janine R. Boyd — Yea
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Yea
Jena Powell — Yea
Jessica E. Miranda — Yea
Jim Butler — Yea
John Becker — Yea
John M. Rogers — Yea
John Patterson — Yea
Jon Cross — Yea
Kris Jordan — Yea
Kristin Boggs — Yea
Larry Householder — Yea
Laura Lanese — Yea
Lisa A. Sobecki — Yea
Mark J. Romanchuk — Yea
Mary Lightbody — Yea
Michael J. O'Brien — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Yea
Michael Sheehy — Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan — Yea
Niraj J. Antani — Yea
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Randi Clites — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Rick Carfagna — Yea
Rick Perales — Yea
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Ron Hood — Yea
Ryan Smith — Yea
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Scott Ryan — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Yea
Stephanie D. Howse — Yea
Stephen D. Hambley — Yea
Steven M. Arndt — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr. — Yea
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 Yea
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Yea
Kent Smith Democratic Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Bill Reineke Republican Yea
Bill Roemer 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
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Kyle Koehler Republican Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Reported - Substitute

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7100
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 10100
% of votes cast 91%9%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Yea
Jim Butler — Yea
Laura Lanese — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Nay
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Stephen D. Hambley — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Yea
Jamie Callender Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 168?
HB 168 is sponsored by Don Jones, Kyle Koehler, Louis Blessing, Adam Holmes, A., Gayle Manning, G., Thomas Patton, Phil Plummer (Republican), Ryan Smith, R., Jeffrey Smith, T., Terrence Upchurch (Democratic), Tim Schaffer (Republican), Nickie Antonio, Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Matt Huffman, M., Stephen Huffman, S., Terry Johnson (Republican), Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic), Riordan T. McClain (Republican), James M. Hoops (Republican), Levi Dean (Republican), Robert McColley, Bob Peterson (Republican), Kristina Roegner, Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Steve Wilson (Republican), Josh Williams (Republican), Gayle Manning (Republican), Meredith Craig (Republican), Gary Scherer, Scott Ryan, Mark J. Romanchuk, Kenny Yuko, Vernon Sykes, Kirk Schuring, Michael A. Rulli, Sean O'Brien, Larry Obhof, Tina Maharath, Peggy Lehner, Stephanie Kunze, Jay Hottinger, John Eklund, Matt Dolan, William P. Coley, II, Dave Burke, Frank Hoagland, Bob D. Hackett, Thomas West, Dick Stein, Bill Seitz, Craig S. Riedel, Bill Reineke, Rick Perales, John Patterson, Diane V. Grendell, Dave Greenspan, Doug Green, Timothy E. Ginter, Jeffrey A. Crossman, Sara P. Carruthers, Brian Baldridge, Stephen D. Hambley, and Steven M. Arndt.
What is the current status of HB 168?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 26, 2019. Enacted.
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