SB 217: Authorize conveyance of state-owned land. - Ohio

As Passed by the House → As Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 20, 2026

MINOR

This is a procedural transition from the House-passed version to the enrolled version of SB 217, which authorizes the conveyance of state-owned land. No substantive policy changes were made; the only differences are formatting updates to the header and the addition of standard enrollment boilerplate (signature lines, filing information, and effective date fields) required for the bill to be presented to the Governor.

TECHNICAL

Header reformatted from House-passed style (with cosponsor list) to enrolled bill format with General Assembly number, substitute bill number, and standard 'AN ACT' language.

Standard enrollment boilerplate added at the end: signature lines for Speaker and President, passage/approval date fields, Governor's signature line, a note that the act is not of general and permanent nature, Legislative Service Commission director line, Secretary of State filing block, and file number/effective date fields.

As Introduced → As Passed by the Senate · 2 edits · Oct 15, 2025

MINOR

The changes between the As Introduced and As Passed by the Senate versions of SB 217 are purely procedural. The version label was updated to reflect passage by the Senate, and a list of cosponsors was added. No substantive policy language was changed.

TECHNICAL

Cosponsors were listed: Senators Blackshear, Cirino, DeMora, Hicks-Hudson, Ingram, Johnson, O'Brien, Reineke, Timken, and Weinstein.

The version designation changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed by the Senate,' reflecting the bill's procedural status.

As Passed by the Senate → As Passed by the House · 5 edits · Nov 19, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was expanded from a single land conveyance in Greene County to a comprehensive package covering four separate properties in Greene, Tuscarawas, and Franklin counties. The most significant change is the addition of a new section allowing the transfer of 14 specific tracts in Franklin County to a local school district for free, replacing the original requirement for a public auction sale.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from authorizing the sale of one surplus property to authorizing the sale of three properties and the free transfer of fourteen properties to a school district.

SCOPE

Added Section 2 to authorize the sale of surplus land in Tuscarawas County to the highest bidder.

Added Section 3 to authorize the transfer of three specific tracts in Franklin County to the Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical School District for a nominal fee of $1.00, rather than a sale.

Added Section 4 to authorize the transfer of fourteen specific tracts in Franklin County to the Groveport Madison Local School District for free, removing the requirement for a public auction for these properties.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the sales process for the new Tuscarawas County property to require advertising in a Tuscarawas County newspaper instead of Greene County.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the legal description for the original Greene County property, changing the boundary direction from 'Southwardly' to 'Southwardly, parallel and 16 feet East' and adding a new boundary line along Park Drive.

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