State Sen. Al Cutrona pulled off a rare feat of voting in both chambers of the state Legislature for a bill he sponsored.

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

Cutrona, R-Canfield, voted for the bill while a member of the House on June 12 and then as a senator Wednesday.

It’s something that rarely happens and this may be a first for someone to do it within a span of a little more than six months.

“It doesn’t happen very often,” Cutrona said. “Going from one chamber to the other in the same General Assembly is unusual, so this was unique. I was proud to be part of the two obstacles with the bill (House and Senate) and I am excited to have the governor sign it.”

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. The elevation occurred after Michael Rulli, a Salem Republican, resigned as a state senator June 12, the day after he was elected to Congress in a special election.

Cutrona was selected by the Republican chairs and secretaries in Mahoning, Columbiana and Carroll counties, which make up the 33rd Senate District by a 4-2 vote to be the party’s nominee on the Nov. 5 ballot. Party officials in Mahoning and Carroll voted for him while those in Columbiana County backed state Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel, R-Columbiana.

Shortly after the vote, the Republican Senate Caucus appointed Cutrona to serve the remainder of the year. Cutrona was elected last month by voters to fill the remaining two years on Rulli’s term and will be up for reelection in 2026.

Cutrona introduced the bill Feb. 7.

Because Cutrona is no longer in the House, he said it no longer had a representative sponsor to speak about the bill.

It received unanimous support in the House and the Senate.

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.

Cutrona said, “This was a collaborative effort that I have been working on getting across the finish for several years. I wanted to create a simple, fair and expedited solution for commerce to keep moving and our roadways safe.”