Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB465: Update the Ohio Coordinate System re: National Spatial References
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
To amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 157.04 (157.06), 157.05 (157.07), 157.07 (157.08), 157.08 (157.09), and 157.09 (157.10); to enact new sections 157.01, 157.02, 157.03, 157.04, 157.05, and 157.11 and section 157.021; and to repeal sections 157.01, 157.02, 157.03, 157.04, 157.05, 157.06, 157.07, 157.08, 157.09, 157.10, and 157.11 of the Revised Code to update the Ohio Coordinate System to adhere to the National Spatial Reference System.
What the bill says
To amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 157.04 (157.06), 157.05 (157.07), 157.07 (157.08), 157.08 (157.09), and 157.09 (157.10); to enact new sections 157.01, 157.02, 157.03, 157.04, 157.05, and 157.11 and section 157.021; and to repeal sections 157.01, 157.02, 157.03, 157.04, 157.05, 157.06, 157.07, 157.08, 157.09, 157.10, and 157.11 of the Revised Code to update the Ohio Coordinate System to adhere to the National Spatial Reference System.
From the introduced text, July 21, 2026:
To amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 157.04 (157.06), 157.05 (157.07), 157.07 (157.08), 157.08 (157.09), and 157.09 (157.10); to enact new sections 157.01, 157.02, 157.03, 157.04, 157.05, and 157.11 and section 157.021; and to repeal sections 157.01, 157.02, 157.03, 157.04, 157.05, 157.06, 157.07, 157.08, 157.09, 157.10, and 157.11 of the Revised Code to update the Ohio Coordinate System to adhere to the National Spatial Reference System. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 157.04 (157.06), 157.05 (157.07), 157.07 (157.08), 157.08 (157.09), and 157.09 (157.10) be amended for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses and new sections 157.01, 157.02, 157.03, 157.04, 157.05, and 157.11 and section 157.021 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 157.01. As used in this chapter: (A) "Conversions" means the relationship between metric units and foot units: (1) "International foot" means a distance equal to exactly 0.3048 meters. (2) "U.S. survey foot" means a distance equal to 1200/3937 meters. (B) "Height" means the coordinate value of the vertical elements of the NSRS expressed as feet or meters and identified as ellipsoid height, orthometric height, or dynamic height: (1) "Dynamic height" means the vertical distance of a point proportional to the value …
Sponsors
- Timothy Schaffer (R, 20) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Subjects: State Government, State and Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB465?
- SB465 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Update the Ohio Coordinate System re: National Spatial References.
- What does SB465 do?
- In its own words: To amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 157.04 (157.06), 157.05 (157.07), 157.07 (157.08), 157.08 (157.09), and 157.09 (157.10); to enact new sections 157.01, 157.02, 157.03, 157.04, 157.05, and 157.11 and section 157.021; and to repeal sections 157.01, 157.02, 157.03, 157.04, 157.05, 157.06, 157.07, 157.08, 157.09, 157.10, and 157.11 of the Revised Code to update the Ohio Coordinate System to adhere to the National Spatial Reference System.
- What is the status of SB465?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB465?
- Timothy Schaffer (R, 20).
- Where is the official record for SB465?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb465
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