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Sponsors say new fee categories will make amusement-ride inspections fairer; bill called revenue-neutral to Dept. of Agriculture

Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee · February 17, 2026
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Summary

Representatives offered sponsor testimony on HB 433 to reclassify amusement-ride categories and adjust inspection fees so fees better reflect ride complexity and inspection time; sponsors said the plan was developed with the Department of Agriculture and industry stakeholders and described it as revenue neutral to the department.

Representatives Roy Klopfenstein and Sarah Arthur Fowler presented sponsor testimony on House Bill 433, explaining that the bill would update Ohio's amusement-ride inspection fee structure to align permit and inspection charges with ride size, complexity and the time required for inspection.

Representative Klopfenstein said smaller inflatable operators in his district are effectively…

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