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

HB 51: Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway

Enacted 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 51 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway. Primary sponsor: Roy Klopfenstein (Republican), Angie King (Republican). It lists 46 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 30, 2025): Effective 9/30/25.

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 enact section 5534.427 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 33 in Auglaize County as the "Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway."

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Republican 35

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Roy KlopfensteinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Angie KingPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Sarah Fowler ArthurCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Tim BarhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Andrew BrennerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Hearcel CraigCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Bill DeMoraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Theresa GavaroneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Haraz GhanbariCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Michele GrimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Paula Hicks-HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Adam HolmesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Jim HoopsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Dontavius JarrellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Terry JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Al LandisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
George LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Jeff LaReCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Beth LearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Brian LorenzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Kevin MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Sandy O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Tom PattonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Bob PetersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Tracy RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Elgin RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Mark RomanchukCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Allison RussoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Cecil ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Jane TimkenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Casey WeinsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Shane WilkinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Steve WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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. Effective 9/30/25
  2. Effective
  3. Signed By The Governor
  4. Sent To The Governor
  5. Passed
  6. Reported
  7. Referred to committee
  8. Introduced
  9. Passed
  10. Reported
  11. Referred to committee
  12. Introduced

Sources

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