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type: "Bill"
title: "Amend competitive retail electric service law"
description: "To amend sections 4906.04, 4928.01, 4928.05, 4928.08, 4928.14, 4928.141, 4928.142, 4928.144, 4928.17, 4928.20, 4928.23, 4928.231, 4928.232, 4928.34, 4928.542, 4928.64, 4928.645, 4929.20, 5727.01, 5727.031, 5727.06, 5727.11, 5727.111, and 5727.15; to enact sections 4928.041, 4928.081, 4928.101, 4928.102, 4928.103, 4928.149, 4929.201, 4929.221, 4929.222, 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.54, 4933.56, 4933.58, and 4933.59; and to repeal sections 3706.40, 3706.41, 3706.43, 3706.431, 3706.45, 3706.46, 3706.49, 3706.491, 3706.55, 3706.551, 3706.59, 3706.63, 3706.65, 4928.143, 4928.148, and 4928.642 of the Revised Code to amend the competitive retail electric service law, make changes regarding electric company property taxation, and repeal parts of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 15"
citation: "Ohio HB 15 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Electric Utilities", "Gas Utilities", "Taxation", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roy Klopfenstein"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dde5117e-486e-42d3-913a-4a88cb7c7af7"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb15/"
source_hash: "7ef03211c56696249fcf7008c0922881e0c108ceda491f238f8e2a3a33f7d7dd"
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 15 (136) — Amend competitive retail electric service law
To amend sections 4906.04, 4928.01, 4928.05, 4928.08, 4928.14, 4928.141, 4928.142, 4928.144, 4928.17, 4928.20, 4928.23, 4928.231, 4928.232, 4928.34, 4928.542, 4928.64, 4928.645, 4929.20, 5727.01, 5727.031, 5727.06, 5727.11, 5727.111, and 5727.15; to enact sections 4928.041, 4928.081, 4928.101, 4928.102, 4928.103, 4928.149, 4929.201, 4929.221, 4929.222, 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.54, 4933.56, 4933.58, and 4933.59; and to repeal sections 3706.40, 3706.41, 3706.43, 3706.431, 3706.45, 3706.46, 3706.49, 3706.491, 3706.55, 3706.551, 3706.59, 3706.63, 3706.65, 4928.143, 4928.148, and 4928.642 of the Revised Code to amend the competitive retail electric service law, make changes regarding electric company property taxation, and repeal parts of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly.
## 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/hb15/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb15/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb15/04_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Energy Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb15/01_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/hb15/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb15/05_EN/pdf/)
## Votes
- Reported — **120** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **923** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **942** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **231** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **330** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Roy Klopfenstein — primary (person)
- David Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Elgin Rogers, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Michael D. Dovilla — cosponsor (person)
- Sean P. Brennan — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2025-08-14T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2025-08-14T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 8/14/25 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dde5117e-486e-42d3-913a-4a88cb7c7af7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).