HB 204 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day

HB 204 designates March 9th as "6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day" in Ohio. The bill adds this commemorative date to the state's official calendar under section 5.212 of the Revised Code. It directly honors the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-African American women's unit that served in WWII. This is a ceremonial resolution with no substantive policy changes or financial impact.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Passed by the House · 3 edits · May 28, 2025

MINOR

The bill underwent formatting and structural changes as it moved from introduction to passage by the House, including reorganization of the header information and addition of new cosponsors. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with the bill still designating March 9th as '6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day' to honor the all-Black women's unit that served overseas during World War II.

TECHNICAL

Header formatting was reorganized with changes in line breaks and spacing, but the bill number, session year, and sponsor information remain the same.

Additional cosponsors were added to the bill, expanding the list of Representatives supporting the legislation from 14 to 45 names.

The text was reformatted with different line breaks and spacing, but the actual legal language and content of the bill remained identical.

Floor votes · House May 28, 2025

How they voted

90–0

Passed

Total votes 90

May 28, 2025

D Democratic32

32 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican58

58 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to committee

upper

Jun 3, 2025

Introduced

upper

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

lower

2 primary · 17 co-sponsors