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Votes at a glance: several noncontroversial designations and a transportation concurrence
Summary
During the March 18 session the House approved several bills and a Senate concurrence: Senate Bill 24 naming the Wright Flyer III state airplane, substitute House Bill 54 (transportation budget concurrence), and memorial highway designations and passed both House Bill 38 and House Bill 50 unanimously.
The House recorded several other final votes during the March 18 session. These items were disposed of mostly with unanimous or lopsided votes; summaries and roll calls follow.
- Senate Bill 24 (state airplane — Wright Flyer III): Passed 85–0. The bill designates the 1905 Wright Flyer III as Ohio’s state airplane; supporters emphasized Ohio’s aviation history and the aircraft’s location at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton.
- Substitute House Bill 54 (transportation budget) — concurrence with senate amendments: The House agreed to the Senate amendments on the transportation budget by roll call, 87–3. Sponsors noted the measure preserves roughly $11 billion in highway funds, funded highway safety and workforce programs and does not appropriate General Revenue for the highway program. Members described the outcome as largely preserving House priorities while incorporating Senate changes.
- House Bill 38 (Doctor Steven Tackett Veteran Memorial Highway — Geauga County): Passed 90–0. The measure designates a portion of State Route 87 in Geauga County as the Dr. Steven Tackett Veteran Memorial Highway in recognition of his medical and volunteer service.
- House Bill 50 (Private First Class John Wayne Richard Memorial Highway — Darke County): Passed 90–0. The bill designates a portion of State Route 47 in Darke County in memory of PFC John Wayne Richard, who died in Vietnam on May 21, 1969.
All titles were agreed to on the floor following the passage votes; the House recorded the journal entries as required and transmitted actions for enrollment and clerical processing.
Why it matters: The transportation concurrence moves a major budget item forward; the state designations are ceremonial but require House action and unanimous support. The votes show bipartisan consensus on these noncontroversial measures while the larger SB1 debate took most of the floor time.
