As Introduced

136th General Assembly

Regular Session S. B. No. 482

2025-2026

Senator Craig

Cosponsors: Senators Antonio, Smith, DeMora, Brenner

To enact section 5.2472 of the Revised Code to designate April 23rd as "Granville T. Woods Day."

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 5.2472 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 5.2472. The twenty-third day of April is designated as "Granville T. Woods Day" to honor the life and legacy of Granville T. Woods, who was a Columbus native born on April 23, 1856. Granville was a pioneering Black inventor and electrical engineer whose patented work improved railway communication, transportation safety, and electric railway systems.