Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB678: Modify the financial responsibility laws and verification process
Status: In committee, February 18, 2026
To amend sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.20, 4507.212, 4509.101, 4509.66, 4509.67, 4509.69, and 4509.77 and to enact sections 4503.48, 4509.43, 4509.431, 4509.432, 4509.433, and 4509.434 of the Revised Code to implement an online financial responsibility verification system and to modify the financial responsibility laws.
What the bill says
To amend sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.20, 4507.212, 4509.101, 4509.66, 4509.67, 4509.69, and 4509.77 and to enact sections 4503.48, 4509.43, 4509.431, 4509.432, 4509.433, and 4509.434 of the Revised Code to implement an online financial responsibility verification system and to modify the financial responsibility laws.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
To amend sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.20, 4507.212, 4509.101, 4509.66, 4509.67, 4509.69, and 4509.77 and to enact sections 4503.48, 4509.43, 4509.431, 4509.432, 4509.433, and 4509.434 of the Revised Code to implement an online financial responsibility verification system and to modify the financial responsibility laws. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.20, 4507.212, 4509.101, 4509.66, 4509.67, 4509.69, and 4509.77 be amended and sections 4503.48, 4509.43, 4509.431, 4509.432, 4509.433, and 4509.434 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 4503.10. (A) The owner of every snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, and all-purpose vehicle required to be registered under section 4519.02 of the Revised Code shall file an application for registration under section 4519.03 of the Revised Code. The owner of a motor vehicle, other than a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle, that is not designed and constructed by the manufacturer for operation on a street or highway may not register it under this chapter except upon certification of inspection pursuant to section 4513.02 of the Revised Code by the sheriff, or the chief of police of the municipal corporation or township, with jurisdiction over the political subdivision in which the owner of the motor vehicle resides. Except as provided in sections 4503.103 and 4503.107 of the Revised Code, every …
Sponsors
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Jack Daniels (R, 32) · primary sponsor
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Haraz Ghanbari (R, 75)
- Thomas Hall (R, 46)
- Marilyn John (R, 76)
- Mark Johnson (R, 92)
- Matthew Kishman (R, 50)
- Jeff LaRe (R, 73)
- Brian Lorenz (R, 60)
- Kevin Miller (R, 69)
- Ty Moore (R, 95)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Subjects: Commerce, Drivers' Licenses, Transportation, Public Safety, Motor Vehicles, Insurance, Traffic Offenses
Common questions
- What is HB678?
- HB678 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Modify the financial responsibility laws and verification process.
- What does HB678 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.20, 4507.212, 4509.101, 4509.66, 4509.67, 4509.69, and 4509.77 and to enact sections 4503.48, 4509.43, 4509.431, 4509.432, 4509.433, and 4509.434 of the Revised Code to implement an online financial responsibility verification system and to modify the financial responsibility laws.
- What is the status of HB678?
- In committee as of February 18, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (February 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB678?
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB678?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb678
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