HB 259 — Designate Captain Joshua Michael McClimans Memorial Highway
Last action — Referred to committee
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 13, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
To enact section 5534.609 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 241 in Summit County as the "Captain Joshua Michael McClimans Memorial Highway."
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
9 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Bill HB 259 now includes a long list of additional cosponsors from the House. Previously, only one cosponsor, Representative Rogers, was mentioned. This change highlights broader support for the bill and suggests that more lawmakers are backing the legislation, which could help it move forward more easily in the legislative process.
As ReportedPassed by the House Transportation Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session H.
259 2025-2026 Representatives Daniels, Roemer Cosponsor:Cosponsors:
RepresentativeRepresentatives RogersRogers, Abrams, Barhorst, Bird, Brennan, Brent, Brewer, Brownlee, Claggett, Click, Cockley, Deeter, Demetriou, Dovilla, Fischer, Fowler Arthur, Ghanbari, Grim, Gross, Hall, D., Hall, T., Hiner, Holmes, Hoops, Humphrey, Isaacsohn, Jarrells, John, Kishman, Klopfenstein, LaRe, Lawson- Rowe, Lear, Lett, Lorenz, Manning, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., McNally, Miller, J., Mohamed, Newman, Odioso, Peterson, Ray, Richardson, Ritter, Robb Blasdel, Russo, Salvo, Schmidt, Sigrist, Sims, Sweeney, Synenberg, Thomas, C., Upchurch, White, A., White, E., Williams, Willis, Workman, Young To enact section 5534.609 of the Revised Code to 1 designate a portion of State Route 241 in Summit 2 County as the "Captain Joshua Michael McClimans 3 Memorial Highway." 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
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- Reported As Reported by the House Transportation Committee pdf
- Introduced As Introduced pdf
Action History
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As Passed by the House
Sponsors
- Jack K. Daniels · Primary
- Bill Roemer · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Jack K. Daniels Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Bill Roemer Republican
Not signed on (132)
132 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 132 →"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.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (93)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Gary Click | Republican | Yea |
| Gayle Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Haraz N. Ghanbari | 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 |
| Josh Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Deeter | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ritter | 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 |
| Michael D. Dovilla | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Odioso | Republican | Yea |
| Monica Robb Blasdel | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Santucci | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Creech | 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 |
| Tim Barhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Young | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy M. Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Ty D. Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Daniel P. Troy | Democratic | Yea |
| Elgin Rogers, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Michele Grim | Democratic | Yea |
| Bernard Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lorenz | Republican | Yea |
| Jack K. Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Monica Robb Blasdel | Republican | Yea |
| Riordan T. McClain | Republican | Yea |
| Roy Klopfenstein | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel P. Troy | Democratic | Yea |
| Elgin Rogers, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Michele Grim | Democratic | Yea |
| Bernard Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lorenz | Republican | Yea |
| Jack K. Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Monica Robb Blasdel | Republican | Yea |
| Riordan T. McClain | Republican | Yea |
| Roy Klopfenstein | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 259 do?
- To enact section 5534.609 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 241 in Summit County as the "Captain Joshua Michael McClimans Memorial Highway."
- Who sponsors HB 259?
- HB 259 is sponsored by Jack K. Daniels (Republican) and Bill Roemer (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 259?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 13, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 259?
- Track HB 259 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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