HR 243 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Urge selection of Rickenbacker as KC-46 Pegasus operating base.

Summary

To request the Secretary of the Air Force select the 121st Air Refueling Wing at the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, as the preferred main operating base for the KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Nov 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Oct 1, 2025 Last action Nov 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Adopted by the House → As Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The resolution was reformatted from a House bill to an enrolled version with improved readability and more detailed justifications. The substantive policy request remains unchanged: asking the Secretary of the Air Force to select the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base as the preferred main operating base for the KC-46 Pegasus aircraft.

TECHNICAL

Formatting changed from standard House bill layout to enrolled resolution format with line breaks and page numbers removed.

Additional WHEREAS clauses were added to provide more detailed justifications about Rickenbacker's infrastructure, location advantages, and the 121st Air Refueling Wing's performance metrics.

Minor text adjustments improved clarity and flow while maintaining the original intent of the resolution.

Floor votes · House Nov 20, 2025

How they voted

85–0

Passed

Total votes 85

Nov 20, 2025

D Democratic25

25 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican60

60 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Nov 20, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (85-0)

house

Nov 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Oct 1, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Referred to Committee

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors