Special Designations : Observances
Ohio 131st General Assembly
Designates Antitrypsin Deficiency Awareness Month [HB-29]
[Public Health ]
To enact section 5.2299 of the Revised Code to designate November as "Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Awareness Month."
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Designates a recognition day [HB-244]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
To enact section 5.28 of the Revised Code to designate the tenth day of November as Armed Services, Peace Officer, First Responder, and Dual Service Recognition Day.
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Ohio 131st General Assembly
Designates a recognition day [HB-242]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
To enact section 5.2298 of the Revised Code to designate the fourth Sunday of July as Blue Star Mothers and Families Day.
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Ohio 131st General Assembly
Designates an awareness month [HB-241]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To enact section 5.256 of the Revised Code to designate the month of September as "Hunger Action Month."
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Ohio 131st General Assembly
Designates an appreciation day [HB-163]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To enact section 5.256 of the Revised Code to designate May 24 as First Responders' Appreciation Day.
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Ohio 131st General Assembly
Designates an awareness month [HB-142]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To enact section 5.256 of the Revised Code to designate the month of March as "Endometriosis Awareness Month."
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Ohio 131st General Assembly
Establishes a week for women's policy and entrepreneurship [HB-103]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
To enact sections 5.2298, 125.66, and 125.67 of the Revised Code to designate the second week of March as Ohio Women's Week for Policy and Entrepreneurship, to create the Ohio Women's Policy and Entrepreneurship Committee, and to require the state, in collaboration with the private sector, to conduct a two-day competition and forum each even-numbered year during the designated week.
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Designate the sugar cookie as the official cookie of Ohio [HB-235]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Food ]
To enact section 5.083 of the Revised Code to designate the sugar cookie as the official cookie of Ohio.
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Designate July as Hank Kabel Sarcoma Awareness Month [HB-120]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To enact section 5.271 of the Revised Code to designate July as "Hank Kabel Sarcoma Awareness Month."
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Suggest ceremonial procedure for retiring state flag [HB-32]
[Public Health ]
To enact sections 5.015, 5.2522, 5.2524, 5.2525, and 5.2526 of the Revised Code to create a suggested ceremonial procedure for retiring an Ohio state flag and to designate March as "Cardiac Amyloidosis Recognition Month," April 26 as "Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Day," September as "Hirschsprung's Disease Awareness Month," and November 16 as "Sanfilippo Syndrome Awareness Day."
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Designate Women Veterans' Day-June 12 [HB-195]
[Veterans ]
[Human Rights ]
To enact section 5.52 of the Revised Code to designate June 12 as "Women Veterans' Day."
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Designate the month of August as "Black Philanthropy Month." [HB-743]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Human Services ]
To enact section 5.53 of the Revised Code to designate the month of August as "Black Philanthropy Month."
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Establish Juneteenth as a legal holiday [SB-334]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To amend sections 1.14, 5.2247, 124.19, 325.19, 511.10, 1345.21, 3313.63, and 3319.087 of the Revised Code to establish the nineteenth of June as Juneteenth, a legal holiday for which government employees receive paid leave.
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Establish Juneteenth as a legal holiday [SB-334]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To amend sections 1.14, 5.2247, 124.19, 325.19, 511.10, 1345.21, 3313.63, and 3319.087 of the Revised Code to establish the nineteenth of June as Juneteenth, a legal holiday for which government employees receive paid leave.
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Designate April as Ohio Native Plant Month [SB-45]
[Environmental ]
[Arts and Culture ]
To enact section 5.2514 of the Revised Code to designate the month of April as "Ohio Native Plant Month."
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Designate Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week [SB-76]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To enact section 5.2521 of the Revised Code to designate the first week of May as "Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week."
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Designate Preeclampsia Awareness Month [SB-101]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
To enact section 5.2316 of the Revised Code to designate May as "Preeclampsia Awareness Month."
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Designate July as Hank Kabel Sarcoma Awareness Month [SB-164]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To enact section 5.271 of the Revised Code to designate July as "Hank Kabel Sarcoma Awareness Month."
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Exempt Ohio from daylight savings time [SB-119]
To amend section 1.04 of the Revised Code to exempt Ohio from daylight savings time.
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Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Designate April as Ohio Native Plant Month [HB-59]
[Environmental ]
[Arts and Culture ]
To enact section 5.2514 of the Revised Code to designate the month of April as "Ohio Native Plant Month."