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

SB 85: Create the Ohio NAACP 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

SB 85 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Create the Ohio NAACP license plate. Primary sponsor: Kent Smith (Democratic), Hearcel Craig (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 15, 2025): 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 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.589 of the Revised Code to create the "Ohio NAACP" license plate.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kent SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Hearcel CraigPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Willis BlackshearCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Bill BlessingCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Bill DeMoraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Theresa GavaroneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Catherine IngramCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Al LandisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
George LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Beth ListonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Tom PattonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Michele ReynoldsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Kristina RoegnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Mark RomanchukCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Jane TimkenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Casey WeinsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
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. 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