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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Require POW/MIA Flag to be displayed on certain days"
+description: "Require POW/MIA Flag to be displayed on certain days"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
+legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
+session: "132"
+identifier: "HB 254"
+citation: "Ohio HB 254 (132)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Military and Veterans", "Special Designations", "Observances", "State and Local Government"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Scott Wiggam"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2017-05-30"
+last_action: "2018-11-02T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e97576fc-d4e4-43dd-9829-8d7f3f86352e"
+source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb254/"
+source_hash: "e46fef30bf9a3d01f530694fa366afe95a46010428fa9a798beb052eb369d7bb"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
+---
+
+# Ohio HB 254 (132) — Require POW/MIA Flag to be displayed on certain days
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb254/IN/00?format=pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb254/PH/02?format=pdf)
+3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb254/PS/04?format=pdf)
+4. **As Reported by the House Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb254/RH/01?format=pdf)
+5. **As Reported by the Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb254/RS/03?format=pdf)
+6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb254/EN/05?format=pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- pass_300 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+- crpt_301 — **10–0** (pass) · upper
+- pass_300 — **95–0** (pass) · lower
+- crpt_301 — **10–0** (pass) · lower
+- msg_507 — **85–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Scott Wiggam — primary (person)
+- Adam Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
+- Alicia Reece — cosponsor (person)
+- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
+- Andy Thompson — cosponsor (person)
+- Bernadine Kent — cosponsor (person)
+- Bill Beagle — cosponsor (person)
+- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
+- Bill Dean — cosponsor (person)
+- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
+- Bob Cupp — cosponsor (person)
+- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
+- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
+- Brian Hill — cosponsor (person)
+- Candice Keller — cosponsor (person)
+- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
+- Charleta B. Tavares — cosponsor (person)
+- Christina Hagan — cosponsor (person)
+- Clifford Rosenberger — cosponsor (person)
+- Craig Riedel — cosponsor (person)
+- Dan Ramos — cosponsor (person)
+- Darrell Kick — cosponsor (person)
+- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
+- Dave Greenspan — cosponsor (person)
+- David Leland — cosponsor (person)
+- Dick Stein — cosponsor (person)
+- Dorothy Pelanda — cosponsor (person)
+- Doug Green — cosponsor (person)
+- Emilia Sykes — cosponsor (person)
+- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
+- Fred Strahorn — cosponsor (person)
+- Gayle Manning — cosponsor (person)
+- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
+- Glenn Holmes — cosponsor (person)
+- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
+- J. Koehler — cosponsor (person)
+- Jack Cera — cosponsor (person)
+- Janine Boyd — cosponsor (person)
+- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
+- Jay Hottinger — cosponsor (person)
+- Jim Butler — cosponsor (person)
+- Jim Hughes — cosponsor (person)
+- Joe Schiavoni — cosponsor (person)
+- Joe Uecker — cosponsor (person)
+- John Barnes — cosponsor (person)
+- John Becker — cosponsor (person)
+- John Boccieri — cosponsor (person)
+- John Patterson — cosponsor (person)
+- John Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Jonathan Dever — cosponsor (person)
+- Kenny Yuko — cosponsor (person)
+- Kent Smith, K — cosponsor (person)
+- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
+- Kristin Boggs — cosponsor (person)
+- Kristina Roegner — cosponsor (person)
+- Larry Householder — cosponsor (person)
+- Larry Obhof — cosponsor (person)
+- Laura Lanese — cosponsor (person)
+- Lou Terhar — cosponsor (person)
+- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
+- Margaret Conditt — cosponsor (person)
+- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
+- Marlene Anielski — cosponsor (person)
+- Martin Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
+- Matt Dolan — cosponsor (person)
+- Matt Huffman — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Ashford — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Henne — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Sheehy — cosponsor (person)
+- Michele Lepore-Hagan — cosponsor (person)
+- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
+- Nicholas Celebrezze — cosponsor (person)
+- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
+- Niraj Antani — cosponsor (person)
+- P. Lipps — cosponsor (person)
+- Peggy Lehner — cosponsor (person)
+- Randy Gardner — cosponsor (person)
+- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
+- Rick Carfagna — cosponsor (person)
+- Rick Perales — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert McColley — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Sprague — cosponsor (person)
+- Ron Young — cosponsor (person)
+- Ryan Smith, R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Sandra Williams — cosponsor (person)
+- Sarah LaTourette — cosponsor (person)
+- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
+- Scott Ryan — cosponsor (person)
+- Sean O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephen Hambley — cosponsor (person)
+- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Steven Arndt — cosponsor (person)
+- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
+- Teresa Fedor — cosponsor (person)
+- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
+- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
+- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
+- Thomas West — cosponsor (person)
+- Tim Ginter — cosponsor (person)
+- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
+- Troy Balderson — cosponsor (person)
+- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)
+- Wes Retherford — cosponsor (person)
+- Wesley Goodman — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-05-30** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2017-06-06** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-10-25** Reported
+- **2017-12-04** Passed `passage`
+- **2017-12-11** Introduced `reading-1`
+- **2017-12-13** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-15** Reported
+- **2018-07-10** Passed `passage`
+- **2018-07-24** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e97576fc-d4e4-43dd-9829-8d7f3f86352e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).
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