The Ohio House of Representatives today passed Senate Bill 37, which designates portions of state highways outside of municipal corporations in honor of each state highway patrol trooper who has been killed in the line of duty.

The bill designates nine memorial highways, as well as one additional highway. The designated memorial highways are as follows:

• “Branch Rickey Memorial Highway” on US Route 23 in Scioto County
• “Sfc. Charles L. Adkins Memorial Highway” on State Route 101 in Sandusky and Erie counties
• “Specialist Charles E. Odums II Memorial Highway” on US Route 250 through the municipal corporation of Sandusky
• “David A. Gibson Memorial Highway” on State Route 104 in Ross County
• “U.S. Army Specialist Allen Nolan Memorial Highway” on State Route 676 in Washington County
• “Marine Corporal Paul W. Zanowick II Memorial Highway” on State Route 725 in Montgomery County
• Pfc. Jeffrey L. Rice Memorial Highway” on State Route 55 in Miami County
• “Boone Coleman Memorial Highway” on State Route 52 in Scioto County
• “Bill Burgett Highway” on State Route 13 in Knox County
• “Cpl. Nicholas H. Olivas Memorial Highway” on State Route 128 in the municipal corporation of Hamilton

The House unanimously approved an amendment to the legislation to include a portion of highway in Cuyahoga County in honor of former Ohio Governor Richard Celeste.

Senate Bill 37 will now be sent to the Senate for concurrence.