As Introduced
135th General Assembly
Regular Session H. B. No. 614
2023-2024
Representative Forhan
A BILL
To require the Capitol Square Review and Advisory 1
Board to examine the Statehouse in Columbus to 2
identify symbols that resemble the swastika, to 3
proceed with renovations necessary to remove the 4
identified symbols, and to name this act the 5
Statehouse Nazi Symbol Removal Act. 6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, 7
pursuant to its authority under section 105.41 of the Revised 8
Code, shall perform a thorough examination of the Statehouse in 9
Columbus for the purpose of identifying symbols, on any surface, 10
that resemble the swastika, as emblematic of the German Nazi 11
party of the twentieth century, and which continually has been 12
used by neo-Nazis around the world. Upon completion of the 13
examination, the Board shall approve and proceed with 14
renovations necessary to remove the identified symbols. 15
Section 2. This act shall be known as the Statehouse Nazi 16
Symbol Removal Act. 17