Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a bill sponsored by state Sen. Al Cutrona, who voted for it in both chambers of the state Legislature.

The bill establishes a process for trucking companies to dispute towing services or storage facilities charges following an accident and later recovery of the vehicle.

Cutrona, R-Canfield, pulled off the unusual accomplishment when he voted for the bill he sponsored in the House on June 12 and then in the Senate on Dec. 18. It’s something that rarely happens as it requires someone to serve in both chambers during the same legislative session and it may be a first for it to be done in a span of a little more than six months.

Cutrona served in the House for about four years until June 26, when he resigned to be sworn in later that day to the Senate. Cutrona filled the vacancy of Michael Rulli, R-Salem, who resigned as a state senator June 12, the day after he was elected to Congress in a special election.

Cutrona won the Nov. 5 election for the remaining two years on the term in the 33rd Ohio Senate District. The district includes all of Mahoning, Columbiana and Carroll counties.

The bill permits commercial motor vehicle owners to file civil lawsuits against a towing service or storage facility for charges after an accident and then the recovery of the vehicle if the bill is in dispute. The bill also permits a towing service or storage facility to file civil action against a commercial motor vehicle owner if charges are not paid.

It received unanimous support in the House and Senate.

Cutrona’s bill was among 29 signed into law Wednesday by DeWine, a Republican.

Among the other bills signed by DeWine is one that doesn’t permit schools to teach sexual content to students through the third grade and requires public schools to notify parents about matters concerning their child’s mental health, emotional well-being or requests related to sexual identity.

Legislation sponsored by Cutrona to require public schools to create policies for religious release time was incorporated into that larger bill.

The law requires boards of education to create policies to allow students to leave school early for religious instruction off-site.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld religious-release time in a 1952 case as long as the instruction doesn’t occur on school property, is privately funded and parental permission is granted. The school districts in central Ohio ended their religious release-time policy.

Opponents said the bill forces schools to “out” LGBTQ students to their parents.