OHIO LEGISLATIVE SERVICE COMMISSION
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S.B. 220 Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
Click here for S.B. 220’s Fiscal Note
Version: As Introduced
Primary Sponsor: Sen. S. Huffman
Effective date:
Amy L. Archer, Research Analyst
SUMMARY
 Designates January 22, as the “Day of Tears,” to “remember and mourn the innocent,
unborn children who have lost their lives due to abortion” on the anniversary of Roe v.
Wade.
 Encourages Ohio residents to lower their flags to half-staff on the “Day of Tears.”
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Designation Day of Tears
Date January 22
The bill designates January 22, as the “Day of Tears,” to “observe the anniversary of the
erroneous ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 22, 1973, that abortion
was a right secured by the Constitution of the United States.” The “Day of Tears” is designated
to “remember and mourn the innocent, unborn children who have lost their lives due to
abortion.”
Under the bill, Ohio residents are encouraged to lower their flags to half-staff on the
“Day of Tears.”1
1 R.C. 5.54.
January 31, 2024
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HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 01-30-24
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P a g e |2 S.B. 220
As Introduced