Substitute House Bill 347 Summary

• Designates 17 separate memorial highways throughout Ohio honoring military personnel, law enforcement officers, and first responders who died in service.

• Creates memorial designations for specific highway segments in counties including Muskingum, Butler, Franklin, Hamilton, Licking, Wood, Holmes, Marion, Miami, Wyandot, Crawford, and Logan counties.

• Authorizes the Ohio Director of Transportation to erect suitable markers along each designated highway indicating its memorial name.

• Memorializes individuals including Lieutenant Michael J. Lutz, Deputy Sheriff Robert M. Tanner Jr., Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering, multiple military personnel (Army, Marine Corps, National Guard), and law enforcement officers.

• Each memorial highway designation applies to specified route segments defined by clearly identified intersection points or boundary locations within designated counties.