SB 244 — Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
Last action — Effective 6/30/26
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 30, 2026. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
8 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
Designates August 26th as Abbey Gate Remembrance Day.
This bill establishes August 26th as Abbey Gate Remembrance Day to honor its significance. It aims to foster remembrance and recognition.
Summary
To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to designate August 26th as "Abbey Gate Remembrance Day."
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
36 added · 34 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Senate Bill 244 designates August 26th as "Abbey Gate Remembrance Day." This important addition honors the twelve U.S. service members who lost their lives in a tragic attack at the Abbey Gate of Kabul's airport in 2021 while supporting evacuation efforts. By establishing this remembrance day, the bill seeks to ensure that the sacrifices of these individuals are recognized and memorialized in Ohio.
As(136th PassedGeneralAssembly) by(Amended Senate Bill Number 244) ANACT To enact section 5.63 of the SenateRevised 136thCode to designate August 26th as "Abbey Gate Remembrance Day." Be it enacted by the General Assembly Regularof Sessionthe S.State of Ohio:
B.S ECTION1.
No.That section 5.63 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
244Sec. 2025-2026 Senators Roegner, Timken Cosponsors:
Senators Schaffer, Johnson, Antonio, Blackshear, Blessing, Brenner, Chavez, Cirino, Craig, Cutrona, DeMora, Gavarone, Hicks-Hudson, Ingram, Koehler, Landis, Lang, O'Brien, Patton, Reineke, Reynolds, Romanchuk, Weinstein, Wilkin, Wilson To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to 1 designate August 26th as "Abbey Gate Remembrance 2 Day." 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.
That section 5.63 of the Revised Code be 4 enacted to read as follows:
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The twenty-sixth day of August is designated as 6 "Abbey Gate Remembrance Day" to honor hospital corpsman third 7 class Maxton W.
SoviakSoviak, United States Navy, of Berlin Heights, Ohio;
lance corporal 8 David L.
EspinozaEspinoza, United States Marine Corps, of Rio Bravo, Texas;
GeeGee, ofUnited 9States Marine Corps, of Roseville, California;
HooverHoover, United States Marine Corps, of Salt 10 Lake City, Utah;
KnaussKnauss, United States Army, of Corryton, 11 Tennessee;
corporal Hunter LopezLopez, United States Marine Corps, of Indio, California;
lance 12 corporal Rylee J.
McCollumMcCollum, United States Marine Corps, of Jackson, Wyoming;
corporal Dylan 13 R.
MerolaMerola, United States Marine Corps, of Rancho Cucamonga, California;
lance corporal Kareem 14 M.
NikouiNikoui, United States Marine Corps, of Norco, California;
sergeant Johanny Rosario 15Pichardo, PichardoUnited States Marine Corps, of Lawrence, Massachusetts;
16Sanchez, SanchezUnited States Marine Corps, of Logansport, Indiana;
SchmitzSchmitz, ofUnited 17States Marine Corps, of Saint Charles, Missouri;
PagePage, United States Marine Corps, of Omaha, 18Nebraska: S.
members of the United States Armed Forces who tragically lost their lives during an attack at the Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, while supporting operation allies refuge in 2021.
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membersSpeaker ___________________ of the UnitedHouse States armed forces who 19 tragically lost their lives during an attack at the Abbey Gate 20 of HamidRepresentatives. Karzai international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 while supporting operation allies refuge in 2021.
22President ___________________ of the Senate.
Passed ________________________, 20____ Approved ________________________, 20____ Governor.
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The section numbering of law of a general and permanent nature is complete and in conformity with the Revised Code.
Director, Legislative Service Commission.
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Filed in the office of the Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio, on the ____ day of ___________,A.
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Secretary of State.
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- Reported As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee pdf
- Reported As Reported by the House Veterans and Military Development Committee pdf
- Introduced As Introduced pdf
Action History
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As Enrolled
Sponsors
- Kristina D. Roegner · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 133 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Kristina D. Roegner Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (133)
133 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 133 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (32)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Liston | Democratic | Yea |
| Catherine D. Ingram | Democratic | Yea |
| Hearcel F. Craig | Democratic | Yea |
| Kent Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Nickie J. Antonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Paula Hicks-Hudson | Democratic | Yea |
| William P. DeMora | Democratic | Yea |
| Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Cutrona | Republican | Yea |
| Al Landis | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew O. Brenner | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Reineke | Republican | Yea |
| Brian M. Chavez | Republican | Yea |
| George F. Lang | Republican | Yea |
| Jane M. Timken | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry C. Cirino | Republican | Yea |
| Kristina D. Roegner | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Koehler | Republican | Yea |
| Louis W. Blessing, III | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Romanchuk | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Reynolds | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan H. Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Rob McColley | Republican | Yea |
| Sandra O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Wilkin | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Huffman | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Manchester | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Theresa Gavarone | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (95)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Somani | Democratic | Yea |
| Ashley Bryant Bailey | Democratic | Yea |
| Beryl Brown Piccolantonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Bride Rose Sweeney | Democratic | Yea |
| C. Allison Russo | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Thomas | Democratic | Yea |
| Chris Glassburn | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine Cockley | Democratic | Yea |
| Crystal Lett | Democratic | Yea |
| Dani Isaacsohn | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel P. Troy | Democratic | Yea |
| Darnell T. Brewer | Democratic | Yea |
| Derrick Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Desiree Tims | Democratic | Yea |
| Dontavius L. Jarrells | Democratic | Yea |
| Elgin Rogers, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Synenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Erika White | Democratic | Yea |
| Ismail Mohamed | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph A. Miller, III | Democratic | Yea |
| Juanita O. Brent | Democratic | Yea |
| Karen Brownlee | Democratic | Yea |
| Latyna M. Humphrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Lauren McNally | Democratic | Yea |
| Mark Sigrist | Democratic | Yea |
| Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe | Democratic | Yea |
| Michele Grim | Democratic | Yea |
| Munira Abdullahi | Democratic | Yea |
| Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Rachel B. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Sean P. Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Terrence Upchurch | Democratic | Yea |
| Tristan Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Veronica R. Sims | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam C. Bird | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Holmes | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Andrea White | Republican | Yea |
| Angela N. King | Republican | Yea |
| Bernard Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Lear | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Roemer | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lampton | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lorenz | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Abrams | Republican | Yea |
| D. J. Swearingen | Republican | Yea |
| David Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Mullins | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Click | Republican | Yea |
| Gayle Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Heidi Workman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack K. Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| James M. Hoops | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Callender | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff LaRe | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Gross | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Jodi Salvo | Republican | Yea |
| Johnathan Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Deeter | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ritter | Republican | Yea |
| Levi Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Marilyn John | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hiner | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Huffman | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Kishman | Republican | Yea |
| Melanie Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Meredith Craig | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Teska | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Odioso | Republican | Yea |
| Monica Robb Blasdel | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Santucci | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Riordan T. McClain | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Creech | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Ferguson | Republican | Yea |
| Roy Klopfenstein | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Fowler Arthur | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Oelslager | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon A. Ray | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Demetriou | Republican | Yea |
| Tex Fischer | Republican | Yea |
| Thaddeus J. Claggett | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Young | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy M. Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Ty D. Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Moore | Republican | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil Thomas | Democratic | Yea |
| Derrick Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Lauren McNally | Democratic | Yea |
| Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam Holmes | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lampton | Republican | Yea |
| Haraz N. Ghanbari | Republican | Yea |
| Meredith Craig | Republican | Yea |
| Michael D. Dovilla | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy M. Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Ty D. Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (33)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Liston | Democratic | Yea |
| Casey Weinstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Catherine D. Ingram | Democratic | Yea |
| Hearcel F. Craig | Democratic | Yea |
| Kent Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Nickie J. Antonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Paula Hicks-Hudson | Democratic | Yea |
| William P. DeMora | Democratic | Yea |
| Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Cutrona | Republican | Yea |
| Al Landis | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew O. Brenner | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Reineke | Republican | Yea |
| Brian M. Chavez | Republican | Yea |
| George F. Lang | Republican | Yea |
| Jane M. Timken | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry C. Cirino | Republican | Yea |
| Kristina D. Roegner | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Koehler | Republican | Yea |
| Louis W. Blessing, III | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Romanchuk | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Reynolds | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan H. Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Rob McColley | Republican | Yea |
| Sandra O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Wilkin | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Huffman | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Manchester | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Theresa Gavarone | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Casey Weinstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Hearcel F. Craig | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 244 do?
- To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to designate August 26th as "Abbey Gate Remembrance Day."
- Who sponsors SB 244?
- SB 244 is sponsored by Kristina D. Roegner (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 244?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 30, 2026. Enacted.
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