State Rep. Steve Demetriou Interviewed after Introducing the E-Check Ease Act
August 9, 2024
Recently, State Representative Steve Demetriou joined State Representative Bill Roemer (R— Richfield) to introduce HB 640, the E-Check Ease Act.
Speaking on the legislation in an interview with Cleveland 19 News, Rep. Demetriou said, “The bill is pretty simple. It creates a way for Northeast Ohioans to comply with the E-Check mandate through personal form, saying their vehicle complies with the federal Clean Air Act on guidelines that require the state to implement this E-Check mandate.”
Currently, residents of the following Ohio counties must comply with E-Check mandates set forth by the federal Clean Air Act, administered by the Ohio EPA: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit. All gasoline, diesel, and hybrid vehicles without an electric plug-in charging port, between four and twenty-five years old, registered in these counties, must be tested every two years.
Rep. Demetriou, in an interview with Fox 8 News, noted benefits to Northeast Ohioans if HB 640 is signed into law: “We’re giving our constituents back the most precious thing we all have, which is our time.”
If signed into law, HB 640 would also shrink the E-Check mandate for gasoline and diesel vehicles to six to twenty-five years old, and the mandate for hybrid vehicles would shrink to seven to twenty-five years old.
Interviews and videos regarding the E-Check Ease Act can be accessed here:
