Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 54, Ohio's $11 billion two-year transportation budget on March 31. This bill features the elimination of speed cameras among other changes.

Speed cameras allow police departments to issue tickets over the mail to motorists violating traffic laws on camera.

Currently, 18 states and the District of Columbia permit speed cameras, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.

The budget will assist ODOT and local governments in maintaining a safe highway network and allow the pursuit of improvement, maintenance and restoration programs which will take 90% of ODOT's spending of this budget.

"Transportation is vital to our state's economy. It connects Ohioans to jobs, education, healthcare, and entertainment. This budget reaffirms our commitment to providing our great state with a transportation system that is safe, reliable, and prepared for the future," said Governor DeWine.

ODOT claims the U.S.'s largest Highway Safety Improvement Program per capita and will hold on to that title with an increase in funding from $185 million to $191 million for the fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

This budget will also look to put $150 million towards studying and constructing truck parking lots on state-owned land due to the large influx of truck crashes that have occurred in the last decade.

A new division of ODOT, the "Division of Advanced Air Mobility," will receive support in its creation from the new budget and will be located at the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence in Springfield.

DeWine notably did not veto any of the items within House Bill 54.

Below is a copy of House Bill 54 as currently enrolled.

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