Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HR243: Urge selection of Rickenbacker as KC-46 Pegasus operating base.
Status: Passed both chambers, November 19, 2025
To request the Secretary of the Air Force select the 121st Air Refueling Wing at the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, as the preferred main operating base for the KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft.
What the bill says
A resolution To request the Secretary of the Air Force select the 121st Air Refueling Wing at the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, as the preferred main operating base for the KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft.
From the enrolled text, November 19, 2025:
A resolution To request the Secretary of the Air Force select the 121st Air Refueling Wing at the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, as the preferred main operating base for the KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio: WHEREAS, The Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base has a host of assets that will provide the Air Force and its guard component with unmatched benefits for basing the KC-46; and WHEREAS, Rickenbacker, unmatched in capabilities, features two 12,000-foot runways rated for unrestricted heavy aircraft use. The Columbus Regional Airport Authority, the civilian local airport agency that hosts the 121st ARW, has invested more than $62.9 million in airport infrastructure since 2017, including runway upgrades; and WHEREAS, Rickenbacker contains ramps and taxiways that are KC-46 capable at an airfield with unmatched air-road-rail intermodal capabilities positioning Rickenbacker to be a strategic aerial port of embarkation; and WHEREAS, Rickenbacker is located within four hours of 60% of all Department of Defense customers and six to eight hours of nearly 80% of potential customers; and WHEREAS, Rickenbacker features a new squadron flying operations facility as well as a modern weapons system simulator facility capable of housing KC-46 simulators; and WHEREAS, Rickenbacker has a location adjacent to new facilities for passenger and cargo movement …
Sponsors
- Tracy Richardson (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Haraz Ghanbari (R, 75) · primary sponsor
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29)
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Juanita Brent (D, 18)
- Darnell Brewer (D, 22)
- Jamie Callender (R, 57)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Michael Dovilla (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : Adopted
- : Reported
- : Introduced and Referred to Committee
Votes
- Adopted (November 19, 2025): 86 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Favorable Passage (November 18, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HR243?
- HR243 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Urge selection of Rickenbacker as KC-46 Pegasus operating base.
- What does HR243 do?
- In its own words: A resolution To request the Secretary of the Air Force select the 121st Air Refueling Wing at the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, as the preferred main operating base for the KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft.
- What is the status of HR243?
- Passed both chambers as of November 19, 2025. Latest action: Adopted (November 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR243?
- Tracy Richardson (R, 86), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR243?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hr243
Source: official Ohio record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.