---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designate Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway"
description: "To enact section 5534.59 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 33 in Fairfield County and I-70 in Clark County as the \"Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "SB 52"
citation: "Ohio SB 52 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Memorial Highways and Bridges", "Special Designations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tim Schaffer"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8b034ac-b66c-4cf8-9221-0cb19a0cb64f"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb52/"
source_hash: "2738e81b24cb09b17ce8d042df35e5caba734f29d87d849a2cd3cd48fb569de7"
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 52 (136) — Designate Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway

To enact section 5534.59 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 33 in Fairfield County and I-70 in Clark County as the "Congressman David Hobson 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/sb52/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb52/04_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb52/02_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/sb52/03_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/sb52/01_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb52/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **13–0** (fail) · lower
- Concurred in House amendments — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tim Schaffer — primary (person)
- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel F. Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2026-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in House amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2026-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/23/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8b034ac-b66c-4cf8-9221-0cb19a0cb64f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).