Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB3: Enact the School Bus Safety Act
Status: Passed one chamber, June 10, 2026
To amend sections 4503.03, 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 4510.036, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76 and to enact sections 5.501, 3327.18, 3327.19, 4511.752, 4511.753, 4511.754, 4511.755, 4511.756, and 4511.757 of the Revised Code to address school bus safety, to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act, and to make an appropriation.
What the bill says
To amend sections 4503.03, 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 4510.036, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76 and to enact sections 5.501, 3327.18, 3327.19, 4511.752, 4511.753, 4511.754, 4511.755, 4511.756, and 4511.757 of the Revised Code to address school bus safety, to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act, and to make an appropriation.
From the amended text, June 10, 2026:
To amend sections 4503.03, 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 4510.036, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76 and to enact sections 5.501, 3327.18, 3327.19, 4511.752, 4511.753, 4511.754, 4511.755, 4511.756, and 4511.757 of the Revised Code to address school bus safety, to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act, and to make an appropriation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 4503.03, 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 4510.036, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76 be amended and sections 5.501, 3327.18, 3327.19, 4511.752, 4511.753, 4511.754, 4511.755, 4511.756, and 4511.757 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 5.501. The month of August is designated as "School Bus Safety Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of the need to properly stop when a stopped school bus is loading and unloading passengers. Sec. 3327.18. (A) The school bus safety fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of the criminal fines collected for violations of division (A) of section 4511.75 of the Revised Code and a portion of the civil penalties collected in accordance with sections 4511.753 to 4511.757 of the Revised Code. (B) The fund shall be administered by the director of education and workforce. Money in the fund shall be used to make grants to school districts for purposes of improving the safety features …
Sponsors
- Bernard Willis (R, 74) · primary sponsor
- Cecil Thomas (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Munira Abdullahi (D, 9)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Darnell Brewer (D, 22)
- Karen Brownlee (D, 28)
- Jamie Callender (R, 57)
- Thaddeus Claggett (R, 68)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Christine Cockley (D, 6)
- Rodney Creech (R, 40)
Latest actions
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Passed
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Reported - Re-referred to Finance
- : Reported - Substitute - Re-referred to Rules and Reference
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (June 10, 2026): 31 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 10, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Passed (June 11, 2025): 90 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (May 27, 2025): 27 yea, 1 nay, failed
- Re-referred (May 7, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Re-referred (April 30, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Education, Vehicle Equipment, Transportation, Public Safety, Primary and Secondary Education, Motor Vehicles, Traffic Offenses
Common questions
- What is HB3?
- HB3 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Enact the School Bus Safety Act.
- What does HB3 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 4503.03, 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 4510.036, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76 and to enact sections 5.501, 3327.18, 3327.19, 4511.752, 4511.753, 4511.754, 4511.755, 4511.756, and 4511.757 of the Revised Code to address school bus safety, to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act, and to make an appropriation.
- What is the status of HB3?
- Passed one chamber as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Reported - Substitute (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3?
- Bernard Willis (R, 74), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb3
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