---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology"
description: "To enact sections 1509.71, 1509.72, 1509.73, 1509.75, 1509.76, 1509.77, 1509.79, 5301.57, 5301.58, 5301.59, and 5301.60 of the Revised Code to establish a process to regulate carbon capture and storage technologies and the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide for long-term storage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 170"
citation: "Ohio HB 170 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment and Natural Resources"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Peterson", "Monica Robb Blasdel"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64e09568-b268-4f04-95a0-aa78a46d8884"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb170/"
source_hash: "87c2aace6eca405e7b6c39267dbb638b49a6026388aedcb54e1d48c662f6a8af"
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 170 (136) — Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology

To enact sections 1509.71, 1509.72, 1509.73, 1509.75, 1509.76, 1509.77, 1509.79, 5301.57, 5301.58, 5301.59, and 5301.60 of the Revised Code to establish a process to regulate carbon capture and storage technologies and the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide for long-term storage.

## 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/hb170/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb170/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb170/04_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Natural Resources Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb170/01_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Energy Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb170/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb170/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Reported — **9–1** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **93–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **11–0** (fail) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Peterson — primary (person)
- Monica Robb Blasdel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **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`
- **2026-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2026-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2026-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/23/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64e09568-b268-4f04-95a0-aa78a46d8884`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).