OhioHB 433136th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes

Sponsored By: Roy Klopfenstein (Republican), Sarah Fowler Arthur (Republican)

Signed by Governor

AgricultureAmusement Rides

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

8 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.

Ride operators face changing inspection fees

Ohio ride operators pay permit and inspection fees based on ride type and date. From the law’s effective date through November 30, 2027, non-inflatable permits cost $225; inflatable permits cost $162.50. Listed annual inspection fees range from $100 for kiddie rides to $3,250 for large roller coasters. Grouped inflatable inspections cost $102, $89.50, or $77 per ride. Beginning December 1, 2027, non-inflatable permits remain $225, while inflatable permits cost $100. Annual inspections then cost $100 for kiddie rides, $200 for family rides, $300 for major rides, and $400 for spectacular rides. Family and portable roller coasters cost $1,200, tower rides $1,800, and large roller coasters $4,000. Grouped inflatable fees then cost $100 each for three or fewer rides, $75 for four–ten, and $50 for eleven or more. Group pricing requires the same owner and inspection at the same time and place. Go-kart inspections cost $5 per kart; midseason inspections cost $25. Expedited inspections, failure to cancel, and failure to have rides ready each cost $100; these charges exclude go karts. The law also removes the statutory kiddie-ride definition, previously covering rides for unaccompanied children under 13, including coasters no higher than 40 feet. That removal alone does not specify a ride’s new fee.

Registered bakeries avoid some establishment rules

Bakeries registered under Ohio Revised Code section 911.02 are excluded from the establishment definition in sections 915.14–915.24. Those sections’ establishment rules do not apply to registered bakeries on that basis. This is not an exemption from all food safety rules.

Sellers gain count-based sales options

Sellers can sell non-liquid goods by weight, measure, count, or a combination of these methods. The law adds selling by count. County and municipal weights-and-measures officials must also perform added duties listed in state law. County officials do not cover municipalities with their own appointed weights-and-measures official.

Auctioneers gain medical license deposit exception

Auctioneers whose licenses expired before being placed on deposit can request a medical exception. They must submit a written request and satisfactory proof that a medical exception is warranted. The agriculture director or a designee can approve placing the expired license on deposit retroactively. Approval is not automatic.

Certificate fees become optional for businesses

The agriculture director can choose whether to charge for each health and freesale certificate, rather than having to charge. Any fee must match Ohio Revised Code section 901.43(G), replacing the specified $20 fee. Certificates cover requesting food processors and over-the-counter drug or cosmetics manufacturers found sanitary through inspection. The supplied provisions do not state the replacement fee amount.

Online auction bidders gain rigging protections

Ohio’s auction bid-rigging ban expressly covers online auctions. People cannot conspire not to bid against one another. They also cannot conspire to increase or decrease the number or amounts of bids.

Ratite meat processors lose inspection access

Businesses that slaughter or prepare ratite meat for people lose access to this voluntary Ohio state meat inspection program. Other listed animals remain eligible. The agriculture director can also designate animals by rule.

Returning auctioneers must show completed training

Auctioneers seeking to get back a license placed on deposit must show proof of completing required continuing education. This is an added requirement for getting the license back. The supplied provisions do not state training hours or costs.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Cosponsors

Anita Somani
Democratic • House
Bernard Willis
Republican • House
Cecil Thomas
Democratic • House
Chris Glassburn
Democratic • House
Daniel P. Troy
Democratic • House
David Thomas
Republican • House
Derrick Hall
Democratic • House
Erika White
Democratic • House
Gary Click
Republican • House
Jack K. Daniels
Republican • House
Jean Schmidt
Republican • House
Jennifer Gross
Republican • House
Johnathan Newman
Republican • House
Joseph A. Miller, III
Democratic • House
Karen Brownlee
Democratic • House
Marilyn John
Republican • House
Mark Hiner
Republican • House
Phil Plummer
Republican • House
Sean P. Brennan
Democratic • House
Tim Barhorst
Republican • House
Tristan Rader
Democratic • House
Ty D. Mathews
Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 225 • No: 10

Senate vote • 6/10/2026

Passed

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/10/2026

Agriculture and Natural Resources: Reported

Yes: 7 • No: 0

House vote • 6/10/2026

Concurred in Senate amendments

Yes: 87 • No: 6

House vote • 11/5/2025

Passed

Yes: 87 • No: 4

House vote • 11/3/2025

Agriculture: Reported

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

Signed by Governor
7/7/2026Governor
Sent to Governor
7/1/2026Governor
Concurred in Senate amendments
6/10/2026House
Passed
6/10/2026Senate
Reported
6/10/2026Senate
Refer to Committee
11/18/2025Senate
Introduced
11/10/2025Senate
Passed
11/5/2025House
Reported
11/3/2025House
Refer to Committee
9/12/2025House
Introduced
9/2/2025House

Bill Text

As Enrolled
7/7/2026
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As Introduced
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As Passed by the House
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As Passed by the Senate
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As Reported by the House Agriculture Committee
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As Reported by the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
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