OHIO LEGISLATIVE SERVICE COMMISSION Office of Research Legislative Budget www.lsc.ohio.gov and Drafting Office H.B. 62 Bill Analysis 133rd General Assembly Click here for H.B. 62’s Fiscal Analysis Version: As Passed by the House Primary Sponsor: Rep. Oelslager Effective Date: Margaret Marcy, Attorney Carlen Zhang-D’Souza, Attorney Joe McDaniels, Attorney Table of Contents Department of Taxation ................................................................................................................. 3 Motor fuel excise tax ...................................................................................................................... 5 Rate ................................................................................................................................................. 5 Motor fuel use tax ........................................................................................................................... 5 Addition to tax base ........................................................................................................................ 6 Revenue distribution ....................................................................................................................... 6 Allowances, discounts, and refunds ............................................................................................... 7 Transit and school buses ............................................................................................................ 7 Transit contractor refund ........................................................................................................... 8 Tax Administration Fund ................................................................................................................. 8 Sales tax exemption for nonroad use fuel ...................................................................................... 8 Transit authority: tax levy and agreements to fund infrastructure................................................ 8 Project agreements with local governments .................................................................................. 9 Tax levy resolution and ballot language ......................................................................................... 9 Application to projects funded by other means ............................................................................. 9 Use of joint ambulance district funds ........................................................................................... 10 Oil and Gas Well Fund revenue .................................................................................................... 10 Department of Transportation (ODOT) ....................................................................................... 11 Speed limits ................................................................................................................................... 13 Variable speed limits ..................................................................................................................... 13 Other speed limit changes ............................................................................................................ 13 Special regional heavy hauling permit .......................................................................................... 14 March 8, 2019 Office of Research and Drafting LSC Legislative Budget Office CNG and LNG vehicle axle weight and load limits ........................................................................ 14 Size and weight exemptions for towing vehicles .......................................................................... 14 Ohio’s Road to Our Future Joint Legislative Study Committee .................................................... 15 Purpose and duties of the Study Committee ............................................................................... 15 Submission of Study Committee’s report ..................................................................................... 16 Eastern Bypass update report ....................................................................................................... 16 Rumble strips in construction areas ............................................................................................. 17 Excess road salt ............................................................................................................................. 17 Maintenance of interstate highways ............................................................................................ 17 Catastrophic Snowfall Fund .......................................................................................................... 17 Roadwork Development Fund ...................................................................................................... 18 Moratorium on closing rest stops ................................................................................................. 18 State audits ................................................................................................................................... 18 Court proceedings ......................................................................................................................... 19 Indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts ............................................................... 19 Department of Public Safety (DPS) .............................................................................................. 19 Registration taxes and fees ........................................................................................................... 22 Electric and hybrid vehicle registration fees ................................................................................ 22 Permissive municipal and township motor vehicle registration tax ............................................ 23 Deputy registrar service fee .......................................................................................................... 24 Single license plate requirement .................................................................................................. 24 Low-speed electric scooters ......................................................................................................... 25 Hearing protection while operating a motorcycle ....................................................................... 25 Current exceptions ........................................................................................................................ 26 Penalties ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Skateboards .................................................................................................................................. 26 Penalty .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Peer-to-peer car sharing ............................................................................................................... 26 Basic parameters of the program ................................................................................................. 27 Penalties and concession agreements ..................................................................................... 27 Insurance ....................................................................................................................................... 28 Assumption of vehicle owner liability; no vicarious liability .................................................... 28 Automobile insurance .............................................................................................................. 28 Driver duties ............................................................................................................................. 28 Insurers may exclude or limit coverage ................................................................................... 28 Traffic law photo-monitoring devices ........................................................................................... 29 Court jurisdiction over civil traffic law violations ......................................................................... 29 P a g e | 2 H.B. 62 As Passed by the House Office of Research and Drafting LSC Legislative Budget Office Hearing officer administrative process .................................................................................... 29 Court costs and filing fees ........................................................................................................ 30 Traffic camera reports and penalties ............................................................................................ 30 Reporting requirements ........................................................................................................... 30 LGF offsets ................................................................................................................................ 31 Use of traffic cameras on interstate highways ............................................................................. 32 Emergency medical personnel background checks ...................................................................... 32 Implied consent for CDL holders ................................................................................................... 33 Texting-while-driving and distracted driving