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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Exempt military driver's license applicants from driver's ed"
+description: "To amend section 4507.21 of the Revised Code to exempt certain military-related limited term driver's license applicants from the driver's education requirements and to declare an emergency."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
+legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
+session: "136"
+identifier: "HB 434"
+citation: "Ohio HB 434 (136)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Drivers' Licenses", "Motor Vehicles", "Public Safety", "Transportation"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bernard Willis", "Brian Lampton"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2025-09-03T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-11-25T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b29324ad-92f5-446f-87b1-52bcf6d20ee4"
+source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb434/"
+source_hash: "23a3ff94f2671201c09d99062be2c0d27337c51dbb02110471c562912cb1f9ca"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
+---
+
+# Ohio HB 434 (136) — Exempt military driver's license applicants from driver's ed
+
+To amend section 4507.21 of the Revised Code to exempt certain military-related limited term driver's license applicants from the driver's education requirements and to declare an emergency.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb434/00_IN/pdf/)
+2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb434/02_PH/pdf/)
+3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb434/04_PS/pdf/)
+4. **As Reported by the House Transportation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb434/01_RH/pdf/)
+5. **As Reported by the Senate Finance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb434/03_RS/pdf/)
+6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb434/05_EN/pdf/)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concurred in Senate amendments — **88–3** (pass) · lower
+- Reported — **11–0** (fail) · lower
+- Reported — **13–0** (fail) · upper
+- Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bernard Willis — primary (person)
+- Brian Lampton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-09-03T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
+- **2025-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
+- **2025-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
+- **2025-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
+- **2025-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Effective Emergency Act; Appropriations effective 11/25/25; Amendments to R.C. 2303.201 effective March 30, 2026 `became-law`
+- **2025-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Effective 11/25/25 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b29324ad-92f5-446f-87b1-52bcf6d20ee4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).
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