SB 42 Ohio Senate · 135th Legislature (2023-2024)

Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane

This bill designates the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the official state airplane of the state. It achieves this by amending the state code to formally recognize the historic aircraft, which was the first successful powered flight. The legislation does not authorize the purchase of the plane or require any government agency to operate it. Instead, it serves as a symbolic gesture to honor the Wright brothers' invention and its historical significance.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2023 Last action Dec 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2023 · House Dec 4, 2024

How they voted

310
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 29, 2023
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
25 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Dec 4, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (29-0)
house
Nov 30, 2023
Committee
Re-referred
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
2 primary · 29 co-sponsors

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