Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB280: Allow registration of a humvee as a historical motor vehicle
Status: In committee, May 27, 2026
To amend sections 4501.01, 4505.08, 4505.111, and 4513.02 and to enact sections 4503.184, 4505.073, and 4513.381 of the Revised Code to allow for the registration of a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle manufactured for military purposes, commonly known as a humvee.
What the bill says
To amend sections 4501.01, 4505.08, 4505.111, and 4513.02 and to enact sections 4503.184, 4505.073, and 4513.381 of the Revised Code to allow for the registration of a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle manufactured for military purposes, commonly known as a humvee.
From the amended text, May 20, 2026:
To amend sections 4501.01, 4505.08, 4505.111, and 4513.02 and to enact sections 4503.184, 4505.073, and 4513.381 of the Revised Code to allow for the registration of a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle manufactured for military purposes, commonly known as a humvee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 4501.01, 4505.08, 4505.111, and 4513.02 be amended and sections 4503.184, 4505.073, and 4513.381 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 4501.01. As used in this chapter and Chapters 4503., 4505., 4507., 4509., 4510., 4513., 4515., and 4517. of the Revised Code, and in the penal laws, except as otherwise provided: (A) "Vehicles" means everything on wheels or runners, including motorized bicycles, but does not mean electric personal assistive mobility devices, low-speed micromobility devices, vehicles that are operated exclusively on rails or tracks or from overhead electric trolley wires, and vehicles that belong to any police department, municipal fire department, or volunteer fire department, or that are used by such a department in the discharge of its functions. (B) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle, including mobile homes and recreational vehicles, that is propelled or drawn by power other than muscular power or power collected from overhead electric trolley wires. "Motor vehicle" does not include utility vehicles as defined in division …
Sponsors
- Terry Johnson (R, SD-014) · primary sponsor
- Nickie Antonio (D, 23)
- Andrew Brenner (R, 19)
- Brian Chavez (R, 30)
- Jerry Cirino (R, 18)
- Hearcel Craig (D, 15)
- O'Brien, Sandra (R)
- Thomas Patton (R, 24)
- Kristina Roegner (R, 27)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (May 20, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (April 15, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Military and Veterans, Vehicle Registration and Titling, Transportation, Public Safety, Motor Vehicles
Common questions
- What is SB280?
- SB280 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Allow registration of a humvee as a historical motor vehicle.
- What does SB280 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 4501.01, 4505.08, 4505.111, and 4513.02 and to enact sections 4503.184, 4505.073, and 4513.381 of the Revised Code to allow for the registration of a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle manufactured for military purposes, commonly known as a humvee.
- What is the status of SB280?
- In committee as of May 27, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (May 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB280?
- Terry Johnson (R, SD-014), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB280?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb280
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