Substitute House Bill 276 Summary

• Designates 39 memorial highways and bridges throughout Ohio honoring military veterans, law enforcement officers, and other public servants.

• Names include memorials for Medal of Honor recipient Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward C. Byers, Jr. on State Route 65 in Wood County, and multiple service members across various routes statewide.

• Authorizes the Director of Transportation to erect suitable markers along designated highways and bridges indicating their memorial names.

• Allows Catawba Island Township Board of Trustees to erect auxiliary markers displaying names of approved United States military veterans on State Route 53 in Ottawa County.

• Repeals and replaces four previous sections (5534.817, 5534.893, 5534.894, and 5534.895) of the Revised Code related to memorial highway designations.