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SB 251: Designate Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Mem Hwy

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

What SB 251 does, verified September 24, 2026

The bill designates a portion of state route 13 in Knox County, Ohio, as the "Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Memorial Highway". This section adds a name to the highway, which includes the Lieutenant's name, and allows the Director of Transportation to erect suitable markers along the highway to indicate its name. The name change aims to honor the memory of Lt. Vance M. Andrews, a member of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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Last action: Referred to committee: Transportation (2025-11-19)Alert me
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Jerry CirinoHearcel CraigTheresa GavaroneTerry JohnsonAl LandisGeorge LangBeth ListonSandra O'BrienThomas PattonBill ReinekeKristina RoegnerMark Romanchuk
Recent actions6 total · showing 5
Nov. 19, 2025Referred to committee: Transportation
Nov. 18, 2025Introduced
Nov. 12, 2025Passed
Oct. 29, 2025Reported: Transportation
Oct. 01, 2025Referred to committee: Transportation
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Latest bill textEngrossed version, November 12, 2025 · 215 words

As Passed by the Senate

136th General Assembly

Regular Session

S. B. No. 251

2025-2026

Senator Brenner

Cosponsors: Senators Cirino, Craig, Gavarone, Johnson, Landis, Lang, Liston, O'Brien, Patton, Reineke, Roegner, Romanchuk, Schaffer, Smith, Timken, Wilkin

To enact section 5534.451 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 13 in Knox County as the "Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Memorial Highway."

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

Section 1. That section 5534.451 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 5534.451. In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the northbound and southbound lanes of state route number thirteen between Columbus road and Beckley road, in Knox county, shall be known as the "Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Memorial Highway."

The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

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