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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 3: Enact the School Bus Safety Act

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 3 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enact the School Bus Safety Act. Primary sponsor: Bernie Willis (Republican), Cecil Thomas (Democratic). It lists 58 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 10, 2026): Passed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To amend sections 4503.03, 4510.036, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76 and to enact sections 5.501, 3327.18, and 3327.19 of the Revised Code to address school bus safety, to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act, and to make an appropriation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 24 · Republican 35

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bernie WillisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Cecil ThomasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Munira AbdullahiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Adam BirdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Darnell BrewerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Karen BrownleeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Jamie CallenderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Thad ClaggettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Christine CockleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Rodney CreechCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Jack DanielsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Sedrick DensonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mike DovillaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Tex FischerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Haraz GhanbariCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Chris GlassburnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Michele GrimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Mark HinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Jim HoopsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Latyna HumphreyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Dontavius JarrellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Angie KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Matt KishmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Crystal LettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Gayle ManningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Riordan McClainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Lauren McNallyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Kevin MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Melanie MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Ismail MohamedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Mike OdiosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Bob PetersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Beryl PiccolantonioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Justin PizzulliCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Tristan RaderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Kevin RitterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Bill RoemerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Allison RussoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Jodi SalvoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Veronica SimsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Bride SweeneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Jim ThomasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Terrence UpchurchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Andrea WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Erika WhiteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Heidi WorkmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Passed
  2. Reported - Substitute
  3. Referred to committee
  4. Introduced
  5. Passed
  6. Reported - Substitute
  7. Reported - Re-referred to Finance
  8. Reported - Substitute - Re-referred to Rules and Reference
  9. Referred to committee
  10. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source