H.B. 228 Bill Summary

• Renames the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts in Columbus to the Tawnya Salyer Memorial Center for Government and the Arts across multiple Ohio Revised Code sections.

• Preserves the statue of Vern Riffe currently located between the first and third floors of the facility at its current location.

• Updates references to the facility name in sections governing POW/MIA flag display, house sergeant duties, theater naming, security measures, and firearm regulations at the facility.

• Allows persons to possess firearms in the parking garage at the Tawnya Salyer Memorial Center without violation, provided the firearm transportation complies with state law.

• Maintains the department of public safety's authority to direct security measures and operations at the renamed facility and the James A. Rhodes state office tower.