---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day"
description: "To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to designate August 26th as \"Abbey Gate Remembrance Day.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 244"
citation: "Ohio SB 244 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special Designations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jane M. Timken", "Kristina D. Roegner"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-08-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b90edb94-7b06-4ad6-80c7-4f15181b3036"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb244/"
source_hash: "78105dfc9cc641723a87c8c133b4a579b0d199098ceaaf778b147098d23c6716"
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 SB 244 (136) — Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day

To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to designate August 26th as "Abbey Gate Remembrance Day."

## 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/sb244/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb244/04_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb244/02_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Veterans and Military Development Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb244/03_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb244/01_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb244/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Reported — **6–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported — **12–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in House amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jane M. Timken — primary (person)
- Kristina D. Roegner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-08-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 6/30/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b90edb94-7b06-4ad6-80c7-4f15181b3036`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).