---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish special license plates for military service and awards"
description: "Establish special license plates for military service and awards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "132"
identifier: "HB 194"
citation: "Ohio HB 194 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military and Veterans", "Transportation", "Transportation", "Motor Vehicles", "Transportation", "Vehicle Registration and Titling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hearcel Craig", "Terry Johnson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-04-28"
last_action: "2018-06-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/631206da-dce0-4c1d-aede-4717a0079d28"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb194/"
source_hash: "8bbe1ec40abee38f8c1596d4696fa4f85d1ff88fa2e77e594db2266f3a76361e"
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 194 (132) — Establish special license plates for military service and awards

## 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_132/bills/hb194/IN/00?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb194/PH/02?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb194/PS/04?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Transportation and Public Safety Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb194/RH/01?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb194/RS/03?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb194/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- pass_300 — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- crpt_301 — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- pass_300 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- crpt_301 — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- concur_606 — **95–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hearcel Craig — primary (person)
- Terry Johnson — primary (person)
- Adam Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Alicia Reece — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeVitis — cosponsor (person)
- Bernadine Kent — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Beagle — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Patmon — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Cupp — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Candice Keller — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Charleta B. Tavares — cosponsor (person)
- Christina Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Riedel — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Darrell Kick — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Greenspan — cosponsor (person)
- David Leland — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Stein — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Green — cosponsor (person)
- Edna Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Frank LaRose — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Strahorn — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Janine Boyd — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hottinger — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Butler — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Uecker — cosponsor (person)
- John Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- John Boccieri — cosponsor (person)
- John Eklund — cosponsor (person)
- John Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- John Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Clyde — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith, K — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Householder — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Obhof — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Lanese — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Terhar — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Conditt — cosponsor (person)
- Marilyn Slaby — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Marlene Anielski — cosponsor (person)
- Martin Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Michael O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Sheehy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Skindell — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Lepore-Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Duffey — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy Lehner — cosponsor (person)
- Randy Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Robert McColley — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Sprague — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Young — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah LaTourette — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wiggam — cosponsor (person)
- Sean O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Howse — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Hambley — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Arndt — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Fedor — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas West — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Ginter — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Troy Balderson — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)
- Wes Retherford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-28** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-24** Reported
- **2017-10-23** Passed `passage`
- **2017-10-25** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2017-11-15** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-28** Reported
- **2018-03-06** Concurred in Senate amendments `passage`
- **2018-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/631206da-dce0-4c1d-aede-4717a0079d28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).