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OH HB60
Bill
Status
1/26/2011
Primary Sponsor
Ted Celeste
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AI Summary
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Ohio requests approval from the Congressional Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to replace the statue of Governor William Allen with a statue of Thomas Edison in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
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Thomas Edison, a native of Milan, Ohio, invented the phonograph, kinetoscope, and practical incandescent light bulb, and received over 1,000 patents during his lifetime.
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Edison established the Edison Steel Company in Cleveland and one of the first electric power stations in Tiffin, Ohio, and his General Electric Company created Ohio's first industrial park.
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The Ohio Statuary Hall Commission, established in 2009, shall select the sculptor and pay all costs associated with creating, transporting, and unveiling the Thomas Edison statue in the Capitol.
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The Governor must submit this act and a letter to the Architect of the Capitol requesting approval from the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress for the statue replacement.
Legislative Description
To request the Congressional Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of Ohio's statue of Governor William Allen in the National Statuary Hall Collection with a statue of Thomas Edison.
Replace Ohio's statue in National Statuary Hall with statue of Thomas Edison
Last Action
To State Government & Elections
1/26/2011