SB 229 Ohio Senate · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Create the Law Enforcement Purple Heart license plate

SB 229 creates a special "Law Enforcement Purple Heart" license plate in Ohio. This plate is available to residents who are law enforcement officers killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty, as recognized by the Purple Heart award. The bill establishes the plate through a new section of the Revised Code, allowing eligible officers to display it on their vehicles. It does not change existing benefits or funding but provides a visible symbol of recognition for affected officers.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Nov 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 7, 2025 Last action Nov 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Passed by the Senate · 2 edits · Nov 5, 2025
MINOR
The bill was amended to add cosponsor information and reformat the text to align with standard legislative style. The substantive policy content regarding the Law Enforcement Purple Heart license plate remains unchanged, including eligibility criteria, application requirements, and fee exemptions.
TECHNICAL

Added cosponsor list for Senators Schaffer, Antonio, Blessing, Brenner, Cirino, Craig, DeMora, Gavarone, Hicks-Hudson, Ingram, Johnson, Lang, Liston, O'Brien, Patton, Reineke, Roegner, Smith, Timken, and Weinstein.

Reformatted the bill text from a continuous paragraph style to a structured format with line breaks and section headers to match Senate passage standards.

Floor votes · Senate Nov 6, 2025

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Nov 6, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican24
24 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Nov 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
lower
Nov 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Nov 6, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Nov 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Oct 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
upper
Jul 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mark Romanchuk
Mark Romanchuk
RRepublican
OH
22