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DeWine Signs Bill 519 Suspending Ohio Fuel Taxes 90 Days

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 519, suspending Ohio’s gas and diesel taxes for 90 days.
The gasoline tax fell from $0.385 to $0.01 per gallon and diesel tax from $0.47 to $0.01.
Ohio allocated $725 million from its General Revenue Fund to replace the lost fuel-tax revenue.
The emergency bill cuts pump prices about 38.5 cents per gallon, saving a 15-gallon fill-up roughly $5.78.

History

Historical Context

During the 1973 Arab oil embargo, President Richard Nixon declared a national energy emergency and created the Federal Energy Office, while OAPEC’s embargo drove crude prices from $3 to $12 a barrel—a roughly 300 % jump. Ohio’s 2024 suspension of its gasoline tax mirrors the 1973 federal relief, using temporary tax cuts to blunt pump-price spikes.

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Story summary

Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 519, suspending Ohio’s gas and diesel taxes for 90 days.
The gasoline tax fell from $0.385 to $0.01 per gallon and diesel tax from $0.47 to $0.01.
Ohio allocated $725 million from its General Revenue Fund to replace the lost fuel-tax revenue.
The emergency bill cuts pump prices about 38.5 cents per gallon, saving a 15-gallon fill-up roughly $5.78.

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