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OH HB354

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/6/2015

Primary Sponsor

Christie Bryant Kuhns

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Origin

House of Representatives

131st General Assembly (2015-2016)

AI Summary

  • Enacts section 5.256 of the Revised Code to designate October 3rd as Ezzard Charles Day in Ohio.

  • Honors Ezzard Charles, a two-time world heavyweight boxing champion known as the Cincinnati Cobra who was born in Georgia in 1921 and moved to Cincinnati at age nine.

  • Recognizes Charles's boxing achievements including defeating Jersey Joe Walcott in 1949 for the world heavyweight title and winning an undisputed title bout against Joe Louis in 1950.

  • Acknowledges Charles's career as a jazz musician and his lifelong work promoting education and community responsibility.

  • Notes Charles's induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.

Legislative Description

Designates a commemorative day

Special Designations

Last Action

Refer to Committee: State Government

10/26/2015

Committee Referrals

State Government10/26/2015

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