Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB27: Designate Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge
Status: Signed into law, March 2, 2026
To amend sections 4501.21 and 4503.733 and to enact section 5534.90 of the Revised Code to designate the bridge spanning the Grand River in Lake County as the "Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge" and to make changes to the "Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation" license plate.
What the bill says
An act To amend sections 4501.21 and 4503.733 and to enact section 5534.90 of the Revised Code to designate the bridge spanning the Grand River in Lake County as the "Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge" and to make changes to the "Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation" license plate.
From the enrolled text, October 29, 2025:
AN ACT To amend sections 4501.21 and 4503.733 and to enact section 5534.90 of the Revised Code to designate the bridge spanning the Grand River in Lake County as the "Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge" and to make changes to the "Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation" license plate. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: Section 1. That sections 4501.21 and 4503.733 be amended and section 5534.90 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 4501.21. (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall consist of all contributions for specialty license plates paid by motor vehicle registrants and collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to the Revised Code sections referenced in division (B) of this section. (B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar collects in the fund as follows: The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast cancer fund of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for programs that provide assistance and education to Ohio breast cancer patients and that improve access for such patients to quality health care and clinical trials and shall not use any of the money for abortion information, counseling, services, or …
Sponsors
- Jamie Callender (R, 57) · primary sponsor
- Daniel Troy (D, 23) · primary sponsor
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Darnell Brewer (D, 22)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Steve Demetriou (R, 35)
- Arthur, Sarah Fowler (R, 99)
- Haraz Ghanbari (R, 75)
- Michele Grim (D, 43)
- Jennifer Gross (R, 45)
- Derrick Hall (D, HD-034)
Latest actions
- : Effective
- : Signed By The Governor
- : Sent To The Governor
- : Concurred in Senate amendments
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported
Votes
- Passed (October 29, 2025): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (October 22, 2025): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (October 8, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Passed (March 26, 2025): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (March 12, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Military and Veterans, Memorial Highways and Bridges, Special Designations, Transportation
Common questions
- What is HB27?
- HB27 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Designate Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge.
- What does HB27 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend sections 4501.21 and 4503.733 and to enact section 5534.90 of the Revised Code to designate the bridge spanning the Grand River in Lake County as the "Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge" and to make changes to the "Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation" license plate.
- What is the status of HB27?
- Signed into law as of March 2, 2026. Latest action: Effective (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB27?
- Jamie Callender (R, 57), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB27?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb27
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