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

SB 253: Designate Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day

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

SB 253 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on September 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Designate Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day. Primary sponsor: Hearcel Craig (Democratic), Michele Reynolds (Republican). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Referred to committee.

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Official summary

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

To enact section 5.213 of the Revised Code to designate February 20th as "Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day."

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hearcel CraigPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Michele ReynoldsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Willis BlackshearCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Bill BlessingCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Andrew BrennerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Bill DeMoraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Theresa GavaroneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Paula Hicks-HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Catherine IngramCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Terry JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Kyle KoehlerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Al LandisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
George LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Beth ListonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Tom PattonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Kristina RoegnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Mark RomanchukCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Kent SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Jane TimkenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Casey WeinsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Shane WilkinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“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