As Introduced
135th General Assembly
Regular Session H. B. No. 700
2023-2024
Representative Williams
A BILL
To enact section 2927.18 of the Revised Code to 1
prohibit planting a flagpole and flag in the 2
center of the Ohio Stadium football field on the 3
day of a college football game and to name this 4
act the O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 2927.18 of the Revised Code be 6
enacted to read as follows: 7
Sec. 2927.18. No person shall plant a flagpole with a flag 8
attached to it in the center of the football field at Ohio 9
stadium of the Ohio state university on the day of a college 10
football competition, whether before, during, or after the 11
competition. 12
Whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the 13
fifth degree. 14
A violation of this section is a strict liability offense 15
and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. 16
Section 2. This act shall be known as the O.H.I.O. 17
Sportsmanship Act. 18