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First hearing held on bill to designate Nov. 5 as Roy Rogers Day
Summary
Representative Fazuli offered sponsor testimony for House Bill 13, which would establish Nov. 5 as Roy Rogers Day in Ohio to commemorate the actor’s life and legacy; committee held a first hearing with no vote.
Representative Fazuli offered sponsor testimony on House Bill 13 during the Government Oversight and Reform Committee meeting, asking the panel to designate Nov. 5 as Roy Rogers Day in Ohio.
Fazuli told the committee that Roy Rogers — born Leonard Franklin Sly on Nov. 5, 1911, in Cincinnati and raised in Portsmouth — became a national entertainment figure through more than 100 Western films and a long-running television program. Fazuli said the bill would honor Rogers’ “values of hard work, integrity, and kindness” and serve as a hopeful example for young people.
Fazuli described local commemorations in Portsmouth — murals, an esplanade and a historical marker near his boyhood home — and said the proposal aims to preserve that legacy and “ensure that his legacy and the lessons it offers live on.” Chair Manchester and committee members thanked the sponsor; the committee conducted a first hearing and did not take a vote.
The hearing record shows no formal amendments or motions recorded on the bill at this session. Because this was a first hearing, the committee did not advance the bill or adopt final action.
The committee moved on to other bills after the testimony. No public testimony or questions were recorded on the bill during this meeting.
