Section 5.29 | Pain Awareness Month.
Effective: March 21, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 291 – 131st General Assembly The month of September is designated as “Pain Awareness Month” to raise public awareness and understanding of physical pain and pain management.
Section 5.291 | Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day.
Effective: December 27, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 57 – 132nd General Assembly The seventeenth day of May is designated as “Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day.”
Section 5.292 | Drive Ohio Byways Month.
Effective: September 28, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 159 – 132nd General Assembly The month of May is designated as “Drive Ohio Byways Month” because May is the start of tourism season in Ohio.
Section 5.293 | Toni Morrison Day.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 325 – 133rd General Assembly The eighteenth day of February is designated “Toni Morrison Day,” in honor of the American novelist, essayist, and teacher, who was born on that day in 1931. Chloe Anthony Wofford Toni Morrison, born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, was a recipient of […]
Section 5.261 | First Responders’ Appreciation Day.
Effective: May 3, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 44 – 132nd General Assembly The twenty-fourth day of May is designated as “First Responders’ Appreciation Day” to recognize individuals who risk their own safety on a daily basis in the execution of their duties to protect the public.
Section 5.262 | Jesse Owens Day.
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 86 – 132nd General Assembly The twelfth day of September is designated “Jesse Owens Day,” in honor of Jesse Owens, a track and field champion and national hero, who was born on that day in 1913. Known affectionately as the Buckeye Bullet, Jesse Owens, representing The Ohio […]
Section 5.263 | We Card Month.
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 86 – 132nd General Assembly The month of September is designated “We Card Month” to encourage retailers to ask for identification from each person who attempts to purchase age-restricted products in order to prevent sales of those products to minors.
Section 5.2530 | Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.
Effective: June 10, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 11 – 134th General Assembly The period beginning the seventh day of February and ending the fourteenth day of February is designated as “Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.” Last updated March 15, 2022 at 5:34 PM
Section 5.2531 | [Enacted as r.c. 5.2527 by h.b. 340, 134th General Assembly and Recodified as r.c. 5.2531 Pursuant to r.c. 103.131] International Underground Railroad Month.
Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 134th General Assembly The month of September is designated as “International Underground Railroad Month.” Last updated October 19, 2022 at 11:44 AM
Section 5.2532
Effective: April 3, 2023 Latest Legislation: House Bill 423 – 134th General Assembly The twenty-seventh day of April is designated as “Ulysses S. Grant Day.” Last updated January 24, 2023 at 11:42 AM