---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designate Dr. Steven Takacs Veteran Memorial Highway"
description: "To enact section 5534.924 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 87 in Geauga County as the \"Dr. Steven Takacs Veteran Memorial Highway.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 38"
citation: "Ohio HB 38 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads", "and Bridges", "Memorial Highways and Bridges", "Military and Veterans", "Special Designations", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sarah Fowler Arthur"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9987bba8-e012-4d43-a9ed-29c9b1be3f89"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb38/"
source_hash: "1829f20261aabf6bb851c7159a77a2eed52e464eebb30455fca416cdb7757fd1"
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 38 (136) — Designate Dr. Steven Takacs Veteran Memorial Highway

To enact section 5534.924 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 87 in Geauga County as the "Dr. Steven Takacs Veteran Memorial Highway."

## 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/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb38/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb38/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb38/04_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Transportation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb38/01_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Transportation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb38/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb38/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported — **9–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sarah Fowler Arthur — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Effective 3/2/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9987bba8-e012-4d43-a9ed-29c9b1be3f89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).