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

HB 488: Require amusement parks provide real-time ride operation status

In committee 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 488 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on October 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Require amusement parks provide real-time ride operation status. Primary sponsor: Sean Brennan (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 8, 2025): Referred to committee.

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 enact sections 993.15 and 993.16 of the Revised Code to require an amusement park operator to implement and maintain a system that publicly communicates the real-time operational status of each of its amusement rides.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sean BrennanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Karen BrownleeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Erika WhiteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“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. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced

Sources

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