---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize use of auxiliary containers"
description: "Authorize use of auxiliary containers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "133"
identifier: "HB 242"
citation: "Ohio HB 242 (133)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commerce", "Environment and Natural Resources", "Environment and Natural Resources", "Waste Disposal", "State and Local Government", "State and Local Government", "Local Government", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Jones", "George Lang"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-05-13"
last_action: "2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f865ffdf-81f5-42a2-bf1e-222267a7873d"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb242/"
source_hash: "cd96f3c7afadd3365f6ccb5700a712e9c8bca008be53c637610106d756e4f181"
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 242 (133) — Authorize use of auxiliary containers

## 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_133/bills/hb242/IN/00?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb242/PH/02?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb242/PS/04?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House State and Local Government Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb242/RH/01?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_133/bills/hb242/RS/03?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb242/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **8–6** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **7–3** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **23–9** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **58–35** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **58–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Jones — primary (person)
- George Lang — primary (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeVitis — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Riedel — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Derek Merrin — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Smith, T. — cosponsor (person)
- John Becker — cosponsor (person)
- John Eklund — cosponsor (person)
- Jon Cross — cosponsor (person)
- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Fraizer — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Rulli — cosponsor (person)
- Niraj Antani — cosponsor (person)
- P. Lipps — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Stoltzfus — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Carfagna — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Smith, R. — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wiggam — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Manchester — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-05-21** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-26** Reported
- **2019-12-11** Passed `passage`
- **2020-02-12** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-16** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2020-05-26** Reported
- **2020-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2020-09-22** Amendments laid over under the rule
- **2020-09-23** Concurred in Senate amendments `passage`
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Effective 1/15/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f865ffdf-81f5-42a2-bf1e-222267a7873d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).