Substitute House Bill 455 Summary

• Authorizes municipal corporations and townships to establish boarding school zones with special speed limits, consulting with the boarding school administration and county engineer on zone boundaries, speed limits, and hours of operation.

• Allows regional airport authorities and port authorities to conduct meetings by interactive video conference or teleconference while maintaining a primary public meeting location, with recorded roll call votes and specific procedural requirements.

• Establishes a 35-mph speed limit for through highways (excluding state routes) outside municipal corporations within national parks with boundaries extending through two or more counties.

• Creates five new special license plates with $20-30 contributions per registration: conquer childhood cancer, University of Notre Dame, triple negative breast cancer awareness, Down Syndrome Awareness, and Buckeye Corvette plates.

• Designates five memorial highways honoring law enforcement and military personnel: Hilliard Patrol Officer Sean Johnson Memorial Highway (I-270), Trooper Kenneth Velez Memorial Highway (I-90), Marine Gunnery Sgt. Robert L. Gilbert II Memorial Highway (I-77), U.S. Army Specialist Jason N. Cox Memorial Highway (US-20), Air Force Master Sgt. William L. McDaniel II Memorial Highway (SR-121), and James F. Dicke, Sr. Memorial Highway (SR-274).