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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require POW/MIA Flag to be displayed on certain days"
description: "Require POW/MIA Flag to be displayed on certain days"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "132"
identifier: "HB 254"
citation: "Ohio HB 254 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military and Veterans", "Special Designations", "Observances", "State and Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Wiggam"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-05-30"
last_action: "2018-11-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e97576fc-d4e4-43dd-9829-8d7f3f86352e"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb254/"
source_hash: "e46fef30bf9a3d01f530694fa366afe95a46010428fa9a798beb052eb369d7bb"
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 254 (132) — Require POW/MIA Flag to be displayed on certain days
## 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/hb254/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/hb254/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/hb254/PS/04?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb254/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/hb254/RS/03?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb254/EN/05?format=pdf)
## Votes
- pass_300 — **300** (pass) · upper
- crpt_301 — **100** (pass) · upper
- pass_300 — **950** (pass) · lower
- crpt_301 — **100** (pass) · lower
- msg_507 — **850** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Scott Wiggam — primary (person)
- Adam Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Alicia Reece — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Bernadine Kent — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Beagle — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Dean — 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)
- Charleta B. Tavares — cosponsor (person)
- Christina Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- Clifford Rosenberger — 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)
- Dorothy Pelanda — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Green — cosponsor (person)
- Emilia Sykes — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Strahorn — cosponsor (person)
- Gayle Manning — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- J. Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Cera — cosponsor (person)
- Janine Boyd — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hottinger — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Butler — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Schiavoni — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Uecker — cosponsor (person)
- John Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- John Becker — cosponsor (person)
- John Boccieri — cosponsor (person)
- John Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- John Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Yuko — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith, K — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Boggs — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina Roegner — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Householder — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Obhof — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Lanese — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Terhar — cosponsor (person)
- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Conditt — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Romanchuk — cosponsor (person)
- Marlene Anielski — cosponsor (person)
- Martin Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Ashford — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Henne — cosponsor (person)
- Michael O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Sheehy — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Lepore-Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas Celebrezze — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Niraj Antani — cosponsor (person)
- P. Lipps — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy Lehner — cosponsor (person)
- Randy Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Carfagna — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Perales — cosponsor (person)
- Robert McColley — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Sprague — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Young — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Smith, R. — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah LaTourette — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Sean O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Hambley — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Arndt — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Fedor — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — 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)
- Wesley Goodman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-05-30** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-06-06** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-25** Reported
- **2017-12-04** Passed `passage`
- **2017-12-11** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2017-12-13** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-15** Reported
- **2018-07-10** Passed `passage`
- **2018-07-24** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2018-11-02T04:00:00+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/e97576fc-d4e4-43dd-9829-8d7f3f86352e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).