OH HB 645

in committee

Require the use of zero-based budgeting every ten years

Ohio · 2025-2026 Regular Session (136th General Assembly) · lower

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Did OH HB 645 pass?

Not yet. OH HB 645 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Referred to committee

What is OH HB 645 about?

To amend sections 107.03, 126.02, 126.13, and 126.27 and to enact section 126.025 of the Revised Code to require the use of zero-based budgeting in the development of the state budget every ten years.

Who sponsors OH HB 645?

Michael D. Dovilla is the primary sponsor of OH HB 645, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-12
Latest action: 2026-09-30 — Referred to committee
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Finance and Appropriations

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-30
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2026-06-11
Introduced
introduction
2026-06-09
Passed
passage
2026-06-03
Reported - Substitute
2026-02-04
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2026-01-12
Introduced
introduction

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Reported
2026-06-03 · fail · 26-4
Member-level votes (30)
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
- Munira Abdullahi: yes
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Rachel B. Baker: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Jamie Callender: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
- Bill Roemer: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Chris Glassburn: no
- Michele Grim: no
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
- Veronica R. Sims: no
Passed
2026-06-10 · pass · 81-15
Member-level votes (96)
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Rachel B. Baker: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Sean P. Brennan: yes
- Juanita O. Brent: yes
- Jamie Callender: yes
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Gary Click: yes
- Christine Cockley: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Rodney Creech: yes
- Jack K. Daniels: yes
- Levi Dean: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Steve Demetriou: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Ron Ferguson: yes
- Tex Fischer: yes
- Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- Mark Hiner: yes
- Adam Holmes: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Matt Huffman: yes
- Dani Isaacsohn: yes
- Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Angela N. King: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Brian Lampton: yes
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: yes
- Beth Lear: yes
- Crystal Lett: yes
- Brian Lorenz: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Adam Mathews: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Lauren McNally: yes
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Melanie Miller: yes
- Johnathan Newman: yes
- Mike Odioso: yes
- Scott Oelslager: yes
- Bob Peterson: yes
- Justin Pizzulli: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Tracy M. Richardson: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
- Bill Roemer: yes
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
- C. Allison Russo: yes
- Jodi Salvo: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Mark Sigrist: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
- Michelle Teska: yes
- Cecil Thomas: yes
- David Thomas: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Desiree Tims: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Terrence Upchurch: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Ty Moore: yes
- Ashley Bryant Bailey: yes
- Munira Abdullahi: no
- Darnell T. Brewer: no
- Karen Brownlee: no
- Chris Glassburn: no
- Michele Grim: no
- Latyna M. Humphrey: no
- Joseph A. Miller, III: no
- Ismail Mohamed: no
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: no
- Tristan Rader: no
- Veronica R. Sims: no
- Anita Somani: no
- Jason Stephens: no
- Eric Synenberg: no
- Erika White: no

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