Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB173: Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services
Status: Passed both chambers, June 25, 2026
To amend sections 4905.02, 4905.10, and 5321.04 and to enact sections 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.53, 4933.54, 4933.55, 4933.552, 4933.553, 4933.554, 4933.555, 4933.56, 4933.57, 4933.58, 4933.59, 4933.60, 4933.62, 4933.65, and 4933.66 of the Revised Code regarding submetered utility services.
What the bill says
An act To amend sections 4905.02, 4905.10, and 5321.04 and to enact sections 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.53, 4933.54, 4933.55, 4933.552, 4933.553, 4933.554, 4933.555, 4933.56, 4933.57, 4933.58, 4933.59, 4933.60, 4933.62, 4933.65, and 4933.66 of the Revised Code regarding submetered utility services.
From the enrolled text, June 10, 2026:
AN ACT To amend sections 4905.02, 4905.10, and 5321.04 and to enact sections 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.53, 4933.54, 4933.55, 4933.552, 4933.553, 4933.554, 4933.555, 4933.56, 4933.57, 4933.58, 4933.59, 4933.60, 4933.62, 4933.65, and 4933.66 of the Revised Code regarding submetered utility services. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: Section 1. That sections 4905.02, 4905.10, and 5321.04 be amended and sections 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.53, 4933.54, 4933.55, 4933.552, 4933.553, 4933.554, 4933.555, 4933.56, 4933.57, 4933.58, 4933.59, 4933.60, 4933.62, 4933.65, and 4933.66 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 4905.02. (A) As used in this chapter, "public utility" includes every corporation, company, copartnership, person, or association, the lessees, trustees, or receivers of the foregoing, defined in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code, including any public utility that operates its utility not for profit, except the following: (1) An electric light company that operates its utility not for profit; (2) A public utility, other than a telephone company, that is owned and operated exclusively by and solely for the utility's customers, including any consumer or group of consumers purchasing, delivering, storing, or transporting, or seeking to purchase, deliver, store, or transport, natural gas exclusively by and solely for the consumer's or consumers' own intended use as the end user or end users and not for profit; (3) A …
Sponsors
- David Thomas (R, 65) · primary sponsor
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Mark Hiner (R, 98)
- Adam Holmes (R, 97)
- Brian Lorenz (R, 60)
- Adam Mathews (R, 56)
- Josh Williams (R, 44)
- Bernard Willis (R, 74)
Latest actions
- : Veto receipt
- : Sent To The Governor
- : Concurred in Senate amendments
- : The question being, Shall the amendments be concurred in?
- : Message Read
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
Votes
- Passed (June 10, 2026): 24 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Passed (June 10, 2026): 56 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 10, 2026): 9 yea, 2 nay, failed
- Passed (March 18, 2026): 74 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (March 10, 2026): 15 yea, 5 nay, failed
Subjects: Landlords and Tenants, Housing and Real Property, Utilities
Common questions
- What is HB173?
- HB173 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services.
- What does HB173 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend sections 4905.02, 4905.10, and 5321.04 and to enact sections 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.53, 4933.54, 4933.55, 4933.552, 4933.553, 4933.554, 4933.555, 4933.56, 4933.57, 4933.58, 4933.59, 4933.60, 4933.62, 4933.65, and 4933.66 of the Revised Code regarding submetered utility services.
- What is the status of HB173?
- Passed both chambers as of June 25, 2026. Latest action: Veto receipt (June 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB173?
- David Thomas (R, 65), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB173?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb173
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