Create the Blackout license plate
SB 358 creates a special "Blackout" license plate option for Ohio vehicle owners. It allows owners of standard vehicles to apply for this plate, which features a black background with white letters instead of the usual design, excluding the "BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION" slogan and county identification stickers. Applicants must pay standard registration fees plus a $10 administrative fee and a $20 plate fee, with both fees deposited into the state highway safety fund. This bill directly affects Ohio drivers who choose this specific plate design, with no broader policy changes beyond the plate specifications and associated fees.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Last action May 27, 2026
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As Introduced
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As Passed by the Senate
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2 edits
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May 20, 2026
MINOR
The bill was amended to increase the fee for the new 'Blackout' license plate from $20 to $40. This change affects the revenue generated for the public safety-highway purposes fund and increases the administrative fee collected to cover vehicle registration services.
FISCAL
The blackout license plate fee was increased from twenty dollars to forty dollars, which doubles the revenue deposited into the state treasury for highway purposes.
The line item in the state treasury credit description was updated to reflect the new forty-dollar fee amount instead of the original twenty-dollar amount.
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
May 20, 2026
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Amendments
1
May 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee
lower
May 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 13, 2026
Introduced
Reported - Amended
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nathan Manning
RRepublican
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