---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designate Deputy Sheriff James \"Jim\" Wert Memorial Highway"
description: "Designate Deputy Sheriff James \"Jim\" Wert Memorial Highway"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "HB 251"
citation: "Ohio HB 251 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Memorial Highways and Bridges", "Special Designations", "Special Designations", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gail Pavliga"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 12
vote_count: 19
first_action: "2023-08-01"
last_action: "2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b2c14ce-7190-4d7e-8c33-32540191f17f"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/hb251/"
source_hash: "cf5aa06a8919fda6c2f413ce5e371092cb1e89f88f09145682df3094fbad3455"
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 251 (135) — Designate Deputy Sheriff James "Jim" Wert 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/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb251/IN/00/hb251_00_IN?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb251/PH/03/hb251_03_PH?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb251/PS/05/hb251_05_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Rules and Reference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb251/RH/02/hb251_02_RH?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the House Transportation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb251/RH/01/hb251_01_RH?format=pdf)
6. **As Reported by the Senate Transportation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb251/RS/04/hb251_04_RS?format=pdf)
7. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb251/EN/06/hb251_06_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gail Pavliga — primary (person)
- Adam Mathews — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Andrea White — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Bernard Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Bride Rose Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas, C. — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
- Dani Isaacsohn — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Dontavius Jarrells — cosponsor (person)
- Elgin Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Elliot Forhan — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Click — cosponsor (person)
- Gayle Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Ismail Mohamed — cosponsor (person)
- James Hoops — cosponsor (person)
- Jean Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff LaRe — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gross — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Miller, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Juanita Brent — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Marilyn John — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Lightbody — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Skindell — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Grim — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Loychik — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Robb Blasdel — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Dell'Aquila — cosponsor (person)
- Riordan McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Creech — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Demetriou — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Barhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- William DeMora — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-08-01** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-09-12** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-02** Reported
- **2023-12-07** Re-referred
- **2023-12-12** Reported
- **2023-12-14** Passed `passage`
- **2023-12-19** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2024-01-24** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26** Passed `passage`
- **2024-06-26** Reported
- **2024-06-27** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 10/24/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b2c14ce-7190-4d7e-8c33-32540191f17f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).