HB 381 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Create the DoItForJack license plate

HB 381 creates a commemorative "DoItForJack" license plate option for Ohio vehicle owners. The bill amends Ohio Revised Code sections 4501.21 and 4503.937 to authorize this specific plate design. It directly affects Ohio residents who choose to purchase this plate instead of standard registration. The bill establishes the plate's creation but does not alter fees, revenue distribution, or other plate program details.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Nov 2025

House Passage

Nov 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jun 25, 2025 Last action Nov 19, 2025

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As Introduced → As Passed by the House · 7 edits · Nov 12, 2025

MODERATE

This bill creates a new 'DoItForJack' license plate in Ohio to honor Jack Quehl, a law enforcement officer who died in the line of duty. The bill significantly expands the list of organizations that receive funding from specialty license plate contributions, adding numerous new beneficiaries including schools, hospitals, and community organizations. It also reorganizes the existing license plate contribution fund structure and adds detailed provisions for how funds are distributed to various entities.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of specialty license plate funding from a limited set of organizations to include dozens of new beneficiaries across healthcare, education, veterans services, and community organizations throughout Ohio.

SCOPE

Created a new 'DoItForJack' license plate with a $20 contribution fee and $10 administrative fee, dedicated to supporting the Jack Quehl foundation.

FISCAL

Added numerous new organizations to receive specialty license plate contributions, including schools (Canton, Padua Franciscan, St. Edward, Walsh Jesuit, etc.), hospitals (Nationwide Children's, Cleveland Clinic), and community organizations.

Reorganized the existing license plate contribution fund structure, moving from a sequential listing to a more comprehensive list with over 100 new funding recipients.

Added provisions for distributing funds to out-of-state universities (Notre Dame, Marshall, University of Alabama, Purdue, West Virginia) for scholarships to Ohio residents.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific requirements for certain schools to use 50% of contributions for tuition assistance and 50% for student mental health and wellness services.

DEFINITION

Added new section 4503.937 specifically governing the 'DoItForJack' license plate application process, fees, and design requirements.

TECHNICAL

Removed page numbers and formatting artifacts from the original bill text, resulting in cleaner legislative language.

Floor votes · House Nov 13, 2025

How they voted

93–0

Passed

Total votes 93

Nov 13, 2025

D Democratic32

32 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican61

61 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Nov 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to committee

upper

Nov 18, 2025

Introduced

upper

Nov 13, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (93-0)

house

Nov 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Sep 15, 2025

Committee

Referred to committee

lower

Jun 25, 2025

Introduced

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors