---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require actions when driver approaches waste collection vehicle"
description: "Require actions when driver approaches waste collection vehicle"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "132"
identifier: "SB 127"
citation: "Ohio SB 127 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transportation", "Transportation", "Motor Vehicles", "Transportation", "Traffic Offenses", "Transportation", "Vehicle Equipment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank LaRose"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-04-05"
last_action: "2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75e68ff5-2be4-43e2-9f01-96d69b5f2506"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb127/"
source_hash: "74b15e01356ee617ab5a881a6f857778f0816fe8523f24512a7d16489c7c9a7a"
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 SB 127 (132) — Require actions when driver approaches waste collection vehicle

## 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/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb127/IN/00?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb127/PH/04?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb127/PS/02?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb127/RH/03?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb127/RS/01?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/sb127/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- crpt_301 — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- msg_507 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- crpt_301 — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- pass_300 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- pass_300 — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frank LaRose — primary (person)
- Adam Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Beagle — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Brigid Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Charleta B. Tavares — cosponsor (person)
- Cliff Hite — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
- David Leland — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Green — cosponsor (person)
- Edna Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Gayle Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Cera — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hottinger — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Schiavoni — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Uecker — cosponsor (person)
- John Eklund — cosponsor (person)
- John Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Yuko — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith, K — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Obhof — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Terhar — cosponsor (person)
- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
- Marlene Anielski — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Michael O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Sheehy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Skindell — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Lepore-Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas Celebrezze — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy Lehner — cosponsor (person)
- Randy Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Sean O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas West — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Ginter — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-04-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-04-26** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-24** Reported
- **2017-10-25** Passed `passage`
- **2017-10-26** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2017-10-31** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Reported
- **2018-06-28** Passed `passage`
- **2018-06-28** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75e68ff5-2be4-43e2-9f01-96d69b5f2506`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).