Bill Analysis

Legislative Service Commission

LSC Analysis of Senate Bill

S.B. 184

126th General Assembly

(As Passed by the Senate)

 

Sens.      Gardner, Armbruster, Cates, Grendell, Mumper, Niehaus, Padgett, Wilson

BILL SUMMARY

·        Establishes a 35-mile per hour speed limit for highways outside municipal corporations within island jurisdictions.

CONTENT AND OPERATION

Under current law, highways outside municipal corporations generally have a speed limit of 55 miles per hour unless those highways qualify for the 65-mile per hour speed limit.  The bill establishes a speed limit of 35 miles per hour on highways outside municipal corporations that are within an island jurisdiction (R.C. 4511.21(B)(8)).

HISTORY

ACTION

DATE

 

 

Introduced

09-22-05

Reported, S. Highways
& Transportation


11-16-05

Passed Senate (32-0)

11-16-05

 

 

 

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