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Senate first hearing held for bill to name two roadways after Congressman David Hobson
Summary
A sponsor presented Senate Bill 52 to designate two separate roadways — a portion of U.S. 33 in Fairfield County and a segment of I‑70 in Clark County — as the Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway; the bill received a first hearing with no committee vote.
A sponsor presented Senate Bill 52, which would designate two separate roadways as the Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway: a section of U.S. Route 33 near Lancaster in Fairfield County and a segment of Interstate 70 in Clark County.
The sponsor said the U.S. 33 designation would apply to northbound and southbound lanes of the Lancaster bypass running between Lancaster and Columbus Road Northwest and Logan Lancaster Road, and that the I‑70 designation would cover eastbound and westbound lanes between State Route 41 and U.S. Route 68 near Springfield. The sponsor said Hobson played a key role securing funding for the Lancaster bypass and served in the U.S. House representing Ohio’s 7th Congressional District from 1990 to 2009.
Committee members offered praise but asked no questions; the committee recorded the item as a first hearing and did not vote on or refer the bill during this meeting. The sponsor noted the measure had been introduced in the previous General Assembly as Senate Bill 334 and had been jointly sponsored previously by former Senator Bob Hackett.
