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HB 234: Designate Cpl. Robert Dockstader Memorial Highway

Ohio · House · 136th General Assembly (2025–2026) · last verified September 24, 2026

What HB 234 does, verified September 24, 2026

The proposed legislation aims to designate a portion of a specific highway in Ottawa County as a memorial highway in honor of a deceased law enforcement officer. The highway, which spans a distance between two mile markers, will be known as the "Cpl. Robert Dockstader Memorial Highway." Suitable markers will be erected along the highway to indicate its name. This designation is intended to pay tribute to the officer's service and sacrifice.

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Last action: Reported: Transportation (2025-05-21)Alert me
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May. 21, 2025Reported: Transportation
Apr. 30, 2025Referred to committee: Transportation
Apr. 15, 2025Introduced
Latest bill textCommittee Substitute version, May 22, 2025 · 174 words

As Reported by the House Transportation Committee

136th General Assembly

Regular Session

H. B. No. 234

2025-2026

Representative Swearingen

Cosponsors: Representatives Newman, Rogers

To enact section 5534.607 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 2 in Ottawa County as the "Cpl. Robert Dockstader Memorial Highway."

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 5534.607 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 5534.607. In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the eastbound and westbound lanes of state route number two between mile marker one hundred seventeen and mile marker one hundred twenty-two, in Ottawa county, shall be known as the "Cpl. Robert Dockstader Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name. 
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