Effective: September 7, 2006 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 271 – 126th General Assembly The Newark earthworks in Licking county, which are geometric earthen enclosures constructed during the prehistoric time period, are hereby designated the official prehistoric monument of the state.
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 86 – 132nd General Assembly The barn, an agricultural building located on farms and used for many purposes, is hereby designated the official historical architectural structure of the state.
Effective: August 15, 2013 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 33 – 130th General Assembly The artifact known as the Adena pipe, which is a prehistoric effigy pipe that was discovered in 1901 by William C. Mills within a burial mound near Chillicothe and that was created by the ancient Adena culture from native Ohio pipestone, is […]
Effective: April 3, 2023 Latest Legislation: House Bill 423 – 134th General Assembly The All-American Soap Box Derby, a youth racing program established in 1934 and located in Akron, is hereby adopted as the official gravity racing program of the state. Last updated January 24, 2023 at 11:42 AM
Effective: September 15, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 483 – 130th General Assembly The museum located on the grounds of the Ohio state reformatory, operated by the Mansfield reformatory preservation society, is the official state penal museum.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 133rd General Assembly Dunkleosteus terrelli, a species of extinct arthrodire placoderm fish that lived in the seas that covered parts of Ohio during the Late Devonian period, about three hundred fifty-nine to three hundred eighty-two million years ago, is hereby adopted as the official fossil […]
Effective: October 6, 1965 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 92 – 106th General Assembly The canned, processed juice and pulp of the fruit of the herb Lycopersicon esculentum, commonly known as tomato juice, is hereby adopted as the official beverage of the state.
Effective: April 7, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 243 – 127th General Assembly The fruit, Lycopersicon esculentus, commonly known as the tomato, is hereby adopted as the state fruit.
Effective: April 7, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 243 – 127th General Assembly The fruit, Asimina triloba, commonly known as the pawpaw, is hereby adopted as the state native fruit.
Effective: November 6, 1989 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 33 – 118th General Assembly The song, “Beautiful Ohio,” is hereby adopted as the official song of the state, the lyric being written by Ballard MacDonald, with special lyrics by Wilbert B. McBride, and the music being composed by Mary Earl. The special lyrics are as follows: […]
Effective: March 22, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 459 – 129th General Assembly Ohio is declared to be a “Purple Heart State,” honoring our combat wounded veterans for their service and sacrifice by allowing the United States of America to maintain its sovereignty. Ohio is declared to be the first “Purple Heart State” in the […]
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 473 – 133rd General Assembly All official seals shall have engraved thereon the coat of arms of the state, as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code. The great seal of the state shall be two and one-half inches in diameter and shall consist of the […]
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 473 – 133rd General Assembly Any official seal acquired on or after March 1, 2003, shall contain the official coat of arms of the state as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code and surrounded by the appropriate words. Prior to that date, any official seal […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If an official or a corporate seal is required to be affixed to an instrument in writing, an impression of such seal upon either wax, wafer, or other adhesive substance, or upon the paper or material on which such instrument is written, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year, between the hours of twelve noon, eastern standard time, and five-thirty p.m., eastern standard time, is a legal holiday.
Effective: July 1, 1974 Latest Legislation: House Bill 460 – 110th General Assembly The first Monday in September of each year shall be known as “Labor day” and for all purposes shall be considered as the first day of the week. The second Monday in October of each year shall be known as “Columbus day” […]
Effective: March 3, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 301 – 130th General Assembly The week in May that coincides with armed forces week is designated as Ohio warrior awareness week to encourage the observance of events recognizing the contributions of Ohioans in the armed forces.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The governor shall, by proclamation, designate the last Friday of each April as “Arbor Day.”
Effective: October 7, 1977 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 21 – 112th General Assembly The sixth day of April shall be designated as “World War I day.”
Effective: September 27, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 289 – 121st General Assembly The week of the seventeenth day of December is designated as “Ohio aviation and aerospace history education week” in honor of the anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight. As used in this section, “the week of the seventeenth day of December” […]
