---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway"
description: "To enact section 5534.427 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 33 in Auglaize County as the \"Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 51"
citation: "Ohio HB 51 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Memorial Highways and Bridges", "Special Designations", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Angela N. King", "Roy Klopfenstein"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-09-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59796eea-1f3d-4c98-be6a-5ca331d57cbe"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb51/"
source_hash: "fa96229f411b86541ff2e3ee38c8e85c9b8c55b977640aeaef2f349ba8b6567e"
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 51 (136) — Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway

To enact section 5534.427 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 33 in Auglaize County as the "Lt. James A. Kirkendall 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/hb51/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb51/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb51/04_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/hb51/01_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/hb51/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb51/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **13–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Angela N. King — primary (person)
- Roy Klopfenstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2025-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2025-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/30/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59796eea-1f3d-4c98-be6a-5ca331d57cbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).