---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify law regarding wireless service"
description: "Modify law regarding wireless service"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "132"
identifier: "HB 478"
citation: "Ohio HB 478 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State and Local Government", "Local Government", "Utilities", "Utilities", "Telecommunications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan Smith, R.", "Sarah LaTourette"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-08-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f513619-c979-48ec-83fb-0201ada990ba"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb478/"
source_hash: "c8f35858c742a534e7c2848ed4a5ed9aed037b5f6d256bf3064af5e07efb0392"
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 478 (132) — Modify law regarding wireless service

## 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/hb478/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/hb478/PH/02?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb478/PS/04?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/hb478/RH/01?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Public Utilities Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb478/RS/03?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb478/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- crpt_301 — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- pass_300 — **79–15** (pass) · lower
- msg_507 — **72–17** (pass) · lower
- pass_300 — **26–7** (pass) · upper
- crpt_301 — **9–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ryan Smith, R. — primary (person)
- Sarah LaTourette — primary (person)
- Adam Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeVitis — cosponsor (person)
- Bernadine Kent — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Beagle — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Clifford Rosenberger — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Greenspan — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Stein — cosponsor (person)
- Dorothy Pelanda — cosponsor (person)
- Emilia Sykes — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- J. Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Rezabek — cosponsor (person)
- John Becker — cosponsor (person)
- John Eklund — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Faber — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Boggs — cosponsor (person)
- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Marlene Anielski — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Duffey — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas Celebrezze — cosponsor (person)
- P. Lipps — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Carfagna — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Perales — cosponsor (person)
- Robert McColley — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Young — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wiggam — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Hambley — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas West — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-01-23** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Reported
- **2018-02-14** Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** Passed `passage`
- **2018-04-11** Reported
- **2018-04-11** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2018-08-01T04:00:00+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/6f513619-c979-48ec-83fb-0201ada990ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).