# Ohio HB 339: Allow surviving spouse to retain Purple Heart license plate

Ohio HB 339, Allow surviving spouse to retain Purple Heart license plate, is a 136th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by James M. Hoops (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-06-10 (Refer to Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Ohio HB 339
- State: Ohio
- Session: 136th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: Allow surviving spouse to retain Purple Heart license plate
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-10
- Last action: 2026-06-10, Refer to Committee
- Sponsor: James M. Hoops (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: Transportation, Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Registration and Titling, Military and Veterans, Public Safety
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (104 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James M. Hoops (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrea White (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bernard Willis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: C. Allison Russo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Abrams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dontavius L. Jarrells (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Click (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Stephens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Gross (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnathan Newman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Williams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kellie Deeter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Johnson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Sigrist (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Kishman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Grim (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Odioso (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sean P. Brennan (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-03 | House | Passed | pass | 93 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Transportation: Reported | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-06-10: Refer to Committee (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-06-03: Passed (House)
- 2026-05-20: Reported (House)
- 2025-06-11: Refer to Committee (House)
- 2025-06-10: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/00_IN/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/00_IN/pdf/)
- As Passed by the House: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/02_PH/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/02_PH/pdf/)
- As Reported by the House Transportation Committee: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/01_RH/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/01_RH/pdf/)

## Related bills

- HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle (signed)
- HB 314: Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response (passed house)
- HB 733: Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law (passed house)
- HB 692: Revise the household sewage treatment system law (passed house)
- HB 630: Regards police escorts for farm equipment, agricultural vehicles (passed house)
- HB 647: Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program (passed house)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/00_IN/html/)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/00_IN/pdf/)
- [As Passed by the House (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/02_PH/html/)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/02_PH/pdf/)
- [As Reported by the House Transportation Committee (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/01_RH/html/)
- [As Reported by the House Transportation Committee (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb339/01_RH/pdf/)

## Related
- [HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB519-2025-2026)
- [HB 314: Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB314-2025-2026)
- [HB 733: Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB733-2025-2026)
- [HB 692: Revise the household sewage treatment system law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB692-2025-2026)
- [HB 630: Regards police escorts for farm equipment, agricultural vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB630-2025-2026)
- [HB 647: Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB647-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB339-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).