Ohio Statehouse Update: Governor Signs Budget Into Law

On June 27, 2011, after more than three months of testimony and intense deliberation, a conference committee of the House and Senate reported out a compromise version of House Bill 153, the state operating budget for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, by a 4-2 party-line vote.  That was followed by Senate approval of the conference committee report on June 28th by a largely party-line vote of 22-11.  On June 29th the House approved the conference committee report by a party-line vote of 59-40.  Governor Kasich signed the budget bill on June 30th just ahead of the deadline for the July 1, 2011 start of the state’s new fiscal year. 

Click here for summaries of some of the major policy initiatives that have been enacted and that have taken shape in connection with state budget deliberations over the last several months.