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Senate bill · 136

SB 229

Create the Law Enforcement Purple Heart license plate

In progressOfficial record on Ohio Legislature

Progress

128 days from first to latest action, across 6 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jul 7

  2. Referred to committee

    —

  3. Heard in committee

    Oct 29

  4. Reported from committee

    Oct 29

  5. Passed first chamber

    Nov 5

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

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Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Reported

Senate · Oct 29, 2025

Passed 6–0

6 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

Senate · Nov 5, 2025

Passed 33–0

33 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Ohio Legislature.

  1. Referred to committee

    Nov 12, 2025 · House

  2. Introduced

    Nov 10, 2025 · House

  3. Passed

    Nov 5, 2025 · Senate

  4. Reported

    Oct 29, 2025 · Senate

  5. Referred to committee

    Oct 1, 2025 · Senate

  6. Introduced

    Jul 7, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 20 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Hearcel Craig cosponsorD
  • Kent Smith cosponsorD
  • Bill Blessing cosponsorR
  • Andrew Brenner cosponsorR
  • Paula Hicks-Hudson cosponsorD
  • Nickie Antonio cosponsorD
  • Catherine Ingram cosponsorD
  • Bill DeMora cosponsorD
  • Terry Johnson cosponsorR
  • Beth Liston cosponsorD
  • Jane Timken cosponsorR
  • Theresa Gavarone cosponsorR
  • Sandy O'Brien cosponsorR
  • Jerry Cirino cosponsorR
  • Casey Weinstein cosponsorD
  • Bill Reineke cosponsorR
  • Kristina Roegner cosponsorR
  • Tim Schaffer cosponsorR
  • Tom Patton cosponsorR
  • George Lang cosponsorR

Topics

Motor VehiclesSpecial DesignationsTransportationVehicle Registration and Titling

Bill text

  • As Reported by the Senate Transportation CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As Passed by the SenateHTMLPDF
  • As IntroducedHTMLPDF

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