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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 339: Allow surviving spouse to retain Purple Heart license plate

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 339 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on June 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allow surviving spouse to retain Purple Heart license plate. Primary sponsor: Jim Hoops (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 10, 2026): Referred to committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To amend section 4503.571 of the Revised Code to allow the surviving spouse of a Purple Heart recipient to retain or obtain the "Purple Heart" specialty license plate.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim HoopsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Cindy AbramsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Michele GrimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Dontavius JarrellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Matt KishmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Mike OdiosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Elgin RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Allison RussoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Jason StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Andrea WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced
  3. Passed
  4. Reported
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source