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Committee hears bill to modernize Ohio amusement-ride inspection fees
Summary
House Bill 433 would replace a flat fee model with a fee schedule tied to inspection time and complexity; sponsors say the change makes fees equitable and industry-driven, while committee members asked about fiscal neutrality and impacts on small operators.
House Bill 433, a proposal to revise Ohio’s fee structure for amusement ride inspections, received a first hearing in the Ohio House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday.
Representatives Klopfenstein and Fowler (joint sponsors) told the committee the bill would replace a dated, flat permit fee that currently treats very different rides (for example, a small inflatable and a multi-rail roller coaster) the same. “Fees should reflect the actual cost of insuring safe rides,” a sponsor said, arguing that small operators were subsidizing inspections for larger, more complex attractions.
Sponsors said the revised structure was developed by the Ohio Department of…
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