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H.B. 456* Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
Click here for H.B. 456’s Fiscal Note
Version: As Reported by House Transportation
Primary Sponsor: Rep. McNally
Effective date:
Larry Gunter, Jr., Research Analyst
DETAILED ANALYSIS
The bill designates the following highway and authorizes the Director of Transportation
to erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name:
Designated Name “Police Chief Ronnie Ricketts, Sr. Memorial Highway”1
Highway S.R. 170, running in a northwesterly and southeasterly direction, within the
Village of New Middletown in Mahoning County.
Other Information Police Chief William Ronnie Ricketts, a 25-year police force veteran, was
serving as the Interim Police Chief for New Middletown when he was killed
while on duty in a motor vehicle accident on April 2, 1997.
HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 03-27-24
Reported, H. Transportation ---
ANHB0456RH-135/sb
*This analysis was prepared before the report of the House Transportation Committee appeared in the
House Journal. Note that the legislative history may be incomplete.
1 R.C. 5534.441.
May 23, 2024