A bill in the Ohio Legislature would allow drivers to purchase a driver's license that lasts for eight years. Rep. Derek Merrin, R-Monclova Township, introduced House Bill 372 last week. That bill was referred to the Transportation and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. The bill proposes scrapping the current four-year license, and instead creating an eight-year driver's license. Merrin says the switch would not only make it more convenient for Ohio drivers, but it would also save $1 in fees. Read the full legislation here. Merin tells the Statehouse News Bureau that 19 other states already allow drivers to get a license that lasts eight years.

A bill in the Ohio Legislature would allow drivers to purchase a driver's license that lasts for eight years.

Rep. Derek Merrin, R-Monclova Township, introduced House Bill 372 last week. That bill was referred to the Transportation and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday.


The bill proposes scrapping the current four-year license, and instead creating an eight-year driver's license. Merrin says the switch would not only make it more convenient for Ohio drivers, but it would also save $1 in fees.

Read the full legislation here.

Merin tells the Statehouse News Bureau that 19 other states already allow drivers to get a license that lasts eight years.