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Senate Transportation Committee hears first hearings on memorial highway namings and specialty license plates
Summary
The Ohio Senate Transportation Committee on multiple first hearings heard sponsor testimony for bills to name state highways after fallen service members and create specialty license plates for law enforcement Purple Heart recipients, LifeTown and the American Motorcyclists Association.
The Ohio Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday held first hearings on multiple measures to name memorial highways and create specialty license plates, receiving sponsor testimony but taking no formal votes on those items.
Senate Bill 251 would designate a portion of State Route 13 as the "Ohio State Highway Patrol Lieutenant Vance M. Andrews Memorial Highway," honoring Lieutenant Vance Andrews, who died in a traffic accident on State Route 13 in November 1945 at age 43. Senator Brenner provided sponsor testimony, saying the bill "would enshrine Lieutenant Andrews' legacy" and noting companion legislation in the Ohio House.
Senate Bill 229 would establish a law enforcement…
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