Ohio Suspends Dyed-Diesel Highway Penalties by Executive Order
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2026-05D, titled "Use of Dyed Diesel on Public Highways," the governor's office announced October 21, 2026. The governor's news release names the order and confirms it was signed but does not include the full order text or spell out its specific directives.
The order's title indicates it deals with the use of dyed diesel fuel on Ohio's public roads, a fuel normally restricted to off-highway and exempt uses under state and federal tax rules. Using dyed diesel on public highways typically triggers tax penalties because the dye marks fuel that has not had state and federal road taxes paid on it.
The governor's office has not published the operative language of the order, so carriers cannot yet confirm the precise relief, its duration, or which Ohio agency will administer it beyond the title referencing highway use of dyed diesel.
What's next
- Watch for the Ohio Tax Commissioner to issue implementing guidance or a bulletin.
- Obtain and review the full signed order text before relying on any penalty relief.
All sources
- Governor DeWine Signs Executive Order 2026-05D — Government site: Office of the Governor of Ohio (Gov. Mike DeWine), 2026-10-21
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- Ohio to allow red dyed diesel fuel on public roads after executive order signed by Governor DeWine — WTRF (via Google News), 2026-10-22
