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

SB 16: Establish road rules around distressed stationary vehicles

Passed one chamber 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

SB 16 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establish road rules around distressed stationary vehicles. Primary sponsor: Steve Wilson (Republican). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 5, 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 amend section 4511.213 of the Revised Code to prohibit failing to change lanes or proceed with caution around a stationary vehicle in distress.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Willis BlackshearCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Andrew BrennerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Hearcel CraigCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Bill DeMoraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Theresa GavaroneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Paula Hicks-HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Catherine IngramCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Terry JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Al LandisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
George LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Sandy O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Tom PattonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Mark RomanchukCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Kent SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Jane TimkenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Casey WeinsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Shane WilkinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“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
  3. Passed
  4. Reported - Substitute
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

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