Budget & Taxes

To amend sections 319.301 and 5705.314 of the Revised Code to limit the ability of school districts to reallocate unvoted property tax millage and to include certain property and school district income taxes in the calculation of a school district's effective millage floor.

To amend sections 319.301, 323.08, 323.152, 323.155, 323.158, 3317.017, 3317.02, 3317.021, 3317.16, 4503.06, 4503.065, and 4503.0610 and to enact section 319.303 of the Revised Code to authorize a reduction in school district property taxes affected by a millage floor that would limit increases in such taxes according to inflation and to require a corresponding adjustment in the school funding formula.

To amend section 5701.11 of the Revised Code to expressly incorporate changes in the Internal Revenue Code since March 15, 2023, into Ohio law and to declare an emergency.

SB 282 creates a new specialty license plate option for Ohio drivers who are members of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). The bill amends Ohio law to establish the "American Motorcyclist Association" plate as a permanent vehicle registration option. Drivers who choose this plate would pay a one-time $25 fee to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, with the revenue supporting the AMA's activities. This is a procedural bill that directly affects AMA members seeking a specialty plate, with no other policy changes.

Urging Ohio electric utility stakeholders, the Governor, and the Congress of the United States to invest resources into the security, reliability, and resiliency of the state and national interconnected electric grids against natural and man-made threats.

To amend sections 9.239, 9.27, 9.28, 9.312, 9.331, 9.334, 9.47, 9.821, 102.02, 107.71, 113.05, 113.13, 113.40, 113.51, 119.062, 120.06, 120.08, 121.02, 121.03, 121.084, 121.085, 121.22, 121.35, 121.36, 121.37, 122.175, 122.1710, 122.4041, 122.41, 122.42, 122.47, 122.49, 122.53, 122.571, 122.59, 122.66, 122.67, 122.68, 122.681, 122.69, 122.70, 122.701, 122.702, 122.85, 123.10, 123.21, 123.211, 123.28, 123.281, 124.02, 124.07, 124.11, 124.134, 124.135, 124.136, 124.1310, 124.1312, 124.142, 124.15, 124.152, 124.17, 124.181, 124.382, 124.384, 124.385, 124.386, 124.81, 125.01, 125.02, 125.035, 125.036, 125.04, 125.041, 125.05, 125.051, 125.061, 125.07, 125.071, 125.072, 125.073, 125.09, 125.091, 125.11, 125.13, 125.18, 125.183, 125.31, 125.42, 125.58, 125.601, 126.14, 126.141, 126.32, 126.42, 127.16, 128.021, 128.46, 128.99, 131.01, 131.50, 131.51, 135.01, 135.03, 135.18, 135.71, 141.01, 145.01, 145.334, 149.3010, 149.311, 149.38, 149.43, 153.01, 153.013, 153.07, 153.08, 153.09, 153.12, 153.13, 153.14, 153.50, 153.501, 153.502, 153.503, 153.54, 153.63, 153.65, 153.693, 164.01, 164.05, 164.06, 164.08, 164.14, 165.04, 166.03, 166.08, 169.01, 169.05, 169.08, 169.12, 169.99, 173.38, 173.381, 173.391, 173.525, 175.16, 175.17, 307.515, 307.86, 307.985, 340.01, 340.011, 340.02, 340.021, 340.022, 340.03, 340.032, 340.034, 340.036, 340.037, 340.04, 340.041, 340.05, 340.07, 340.08, 340.09, 340.12, 340.13, 340.16, 718.031, 718.85, 718.88, 718.89, 718.90, 731.14, 731.141, 733.40, 901.43, 904.02, 904.04, 905.32, 905.57, 907.13, 907.14, 909.01, 909.02, 909.07, 909.08, 909.09, 909.13, 911.02, 913.23, 915.16, 915.24, 921.01, 921.02, 921.06, 921.09, 921.11, 921.12, 921.13, 921.14, 921.16, 921.23, 921.24, 921.26, 923.42, 923.44, 923.51, 924.51, 927.53, 928.02, 928.03, 928.04, 935.06, 935.07, 935.09, 935.10, 935.16, 935.17, 935.20, 935.24, 943.01, 943.04, 943.16, 943.20, 943.21, 943.22, 943.23, 943.24, 943.25, 943.26, 943.99, 956.07, 956.10, 956.13, 956.16, 956.18, 956.21, 956.22, 956.23, 993.01, 993.04, 1311.252, 1321.21, 1347.08, 1509.03, 1509.221, 1509.36, 1517.11, 1521.16, 1521.23, 1522.12, 1533.11, 1533.131, 1533.32, 1533.71, 1533.721, 1533.731, 1533.77, 1546.01, 1547.531, 1547.54, 1548.06, 1561.13, 1561.16, 1561.46, 1561.48, 1701.04, 1701.07, 1703.041, 1707.36, 1707.37, 1707.46, 1707.47, 1713.03, 2101.16, 2151.27, 2151.311, 2151.316, 2151.356, 2151.3527, 2151.416, 2151.4115, 2151.421, 2151.423, 2151.424, 2151.45, 2151.451, 2151.452, 2151.453, 2152.21, 2152.26, 2909.05, 2915.01, 2921.13, 2921.36, 2925.14, 2927.02, 2927.11, 2945.401, 2953.32, 2967.12, 2967.28, 2969.13, 3101.08, 3107.01, 3107.012, 3107.031, 3107.033, 3107.034, 3107.062, 3107.063, 3107.064, 3107.065, 3107.38, 3107.391, 3109.14, 3109.171, 3109.172, 3109.173, 3109.178, 3115.201, 3119.01, 3121.01, 3121.441, 3123.89, 3123.90, 3301.079, 3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0714, 3301.0715, 3301.0723, 3301.0727, 3301.136, 3301.17, 3301.221, 3301.541, 3301.57, 3302.03, 3302.034, 3302.13, 3302.20, 3310.033, 3312.01, 3312.07, 3312.08, 3312.09, 3312.10, 3312.13, 3313.411, 3313.413, 3313.60, 3313.608, 3313.609, 3313.6013, 3313.6020, 3313.6028, 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6113, 3313.6114, 3313.64, 3313.6611, 3313.753, 3313.90, 3314.013, 3314.016, 3314.017, 3314.02, 3314.03, 3314.034, 3314.05, 3314.08, 3314.261, 3314.29, 3314.35, 3314.351, 3314.36, 3314.361, 3314.381, 3314.382, 3317.01, 3317.011, 3317.012, 3317.014, 3317.016, 3317.017, 3317.018, 3317.019, 3317.0110, 3317.02, 3317.021, 3317.022, 3317.024, 3317.026, 3317.0212, 3317.0213, 3317.0215, 3317.0217, 3317.0218, 3317.051, 3317.06, 3317.11, 3317.16, 3317.161, 3317.162, 3317.163, 3317.20, 3317.201, 3317.22, 3317.25, 3317.26, 3318.032, 3318.12, 3318.40, 3319.073, 3319.111, 3319.223, 3319.301, 3320.04, 3321.16, 3321.19, 3321.21, 3321.22, 3323.32, 3325.08, 3325.16, 3325.17, 3326.11, 3326.44, 3327.101, 3328.24, 3333.04, 3333.041, 3333.071, 3333.129, 3333.164, 3333.24, 3334.11, 3334.12, 3345.033, 3345.06, 3345.14, 3345.57, 3345.69, 3345.691, 3345.692, 3345.71, 3345.74, 3345.75, 3354.19, 3501.01, 3513.10, 3701.033, 3701.045, 3701.65, 3701.841, 3704.14, 3705.126, 3705.17, 3706.01, 3706.04, 3706.46, 3714.07, 3714.073, 3715.021, 3719.04, 3721.01, 3721.026, 3721.07, 3721.32, 3722.01, 3722.03, 3722.04, 3722.06, 3722.13, 3728.01, 3734.021, 3734.05, 3734.281, 3734.57, 3734.79, 3734.85, 3734.901, 3734.904, 3734.907, 3738.01, 3738.03, 3738.04, 3738.06, 3738.08, 3738.09, 3742.32, 3742.50, 3743.56, 3745.11, 3748.13, 3750.02, 3769.03, 3769.088, 3769.091, 3770.02, 3770.071, 3770.072, 3770.073, 3770.10, 3770.12, 3770.121, 3770.13, 3770.25, 3772.06, 3775.16, 3776.01, 3780.02, 3780.03, 3780.06, 3780.10, 3780.23, 3780.25, 3780.26, 3780.30, 3781.10, 3781.102, 3901.07, 3902.70, 3905.72, 3951.03, 4111.99, 4115.36, 4141.01, 4141.02, 4141.11, 4141.162, 4141.23, 4141.28, 4141.281, 4141.29, 4141.33, 4141.56, 4141.60, 4301.12, 4301.19, 4301.30, 4303.183, 4303.204, 4303.2011, 4303.233, 4305.13, 4305.131, 4501.027, 4501.11, 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.20, 4503.29, 4503.41, 4503.91, 4505.09, 4506.01, 4506.05, 4506.07, 4506.13, 4506.14, 4507.05, 4507.061, 4507.071, 4507.08, 4507.09, 4507.40, 4507.53, 4509.101, 4510.01, 4510.022, 4510.13, 4510.17, 4510.46, 4511.043, 4511.202, 4511.81, 4511.991, 4513.263, 4513.35, 4519.59, 4701.03, 4701.13, 4703.11, 4713.07, 4715.08, 4715.42, 4723.28, 4723.483, 4723.4811, 4723.653, 4723.89, 4725.07, 4729.01, 4729.06, 4729.49, 4729.52, 4729.53, 4729.54, 4729.541, 4729.56, 4729.561, 4729.59, 4729.60, 4729.80, 4729.901, 4729.902, 4729.921, 4730.433, 4730.437, 4731.07, 4731.295, 4731.298, 4731.92, 4731.96, 4732.07, 4734.04, 4735.06, 4735.09, 4740.06, 4741.03, 4743.09, 4744.12, 4749.06, 4751.20, 4751.24, 4751.25, 4755.41, 4755.61, 4757.41, 4758.01, 4758.02, 4758.03, 4758.10, 4758.11, 4758.13, 4758.20, 4758.21, 4758.22, 4758.221, 4758.23, 4758.24, 4758.26, 4758.27, 4758.28, 4758.30, 4758.31, 4758.35, 4758.36, 4758.39, 4758.40, 4758.41, 4758.42, 4758.43, 4758.44, 4758.45, 4758.46, 4758.47, 4758.51, 4758.54, 4758.55, 4758.56, 4758.57, 4758.59, 4758.60, 4758.61, 4758.62, 4758.63, 4758.64, 4758.70, 4758.80, 4758.99, 4775.07, 4775.08, 4776.01, 4776.20, 4779.21, 4785.041, 4903.10, 4905.03, 4905.10, 4911.07, 4928.01, 4928.02, 4928.06, 4928.34, 4928.43, 4928.47, 4928.51, 4928.52, 4928.53, 4928.54, 4928.542, 4928.543, 4928.544, 4928.55, 4928.56, 4928.58, 4928.61, 4928.62, 4928.63, 4928.66, 4928.67, 4928.75, 5101.101, 5101.13, 5101.131, 5101.132, 5101.133, 5101.134, 5101.135, 5101.136, 5101.137, 5101.14, 5101.141, 5101.142, 5101.145, 5101.146, 5101.1410, 5101.1411, 5101.1412, 5101.1413, 5101.1414, 5101.1415, 5101.1416, 5101.1417, 5101.1418, 5101.19, 5101.191, 5101.192, 5101.193, 5101.194, 5101.211, 5101.212, 5101.215, 5101.222, 5101.242, 5101.26, 5101.272, 5101.273, 5101.28, 5101.30, 5101.33, 5101.342, 5101.35, 5101.351, 5101.38, 5101.461, 5101.80, 5101.801, 5101.802, 5101.805, 5101.85, 5101.853, 5101.854, 5101.856, 5101.88, 5101.885, 5101.886, 5101.887, 5101.8812, 5101.89, 5101.891, 5101.892, 5101.893, 5101.894, 5101.895, 5101.897, 5101.899, 5101.99, 5103.02, 5103.021, 5103.0329, 5103.15, 5103.155, 5103.18, 5103.30, 5103.32, 5103.41, 5104.01, 5104.12, 5104.29, 5104.30, 5104.32, 5104.34, 5104.37, 5104.38, 5104.39, 5104.41, 5104.50, 5104.99, 5117.07, 5119.01, 5119.011, 5119.04, 5119.05, 5119.051, 5119.06, 5119.07, 5119.08, 5119.091, 5119.10, 5119.11, 5119.14, 5119.141, 5119.15, 5119.161, 5119.17, 5119.18, 5119.181, 5119.182, 5119.184, 5119.185, 5119.186, 5119.187, 5119.188, 5119.19, 5119.20, 5119.201, 5119.21, 5119.22, 5119.221, 5119.23, 5119.24, 5119.25, 5119.27, 5119.28, 5119.29, 5119.30, 5119.31, 5119.311, 5119.32, 5119.33, 5119.331, 5119.332, 5119.333, 5119.334, 5119.34, 5119.342, 5119.343, 5119.35, 5119.36, 5119.362, 5119.363, 5119.364, 5119.365, 5119.366, 5119.367, 5119.368, 5119.37, 5119.371, 5119.38, 5119.39, 5119.391, 5119.392, 5119.393, 5119.394, 5119.395, 5119.397, 5119.40, 5119.41, 5119.42, 5119.421, 5119.43, 5119.431, 5119.44, 5119.45, 5119.46, 5119.47, 5119.48, 5119.49, 5119.50, 5119.51, 5119.52, 5119.54, 5119.55, 5119.56, 5119.60, 5119.61, 5119.71, 5119.82, 5119.89, 5119.90, 5119.99, 5120.16, 5120.21, 5121.30, 5121.32, 5121.33, 5121.34, 5121.41, 5121.43, 5122.01, 5122.03, 5122.10, 5122.15, 5122.20, 5122.21, 5122.23, 5122.26, 5122.27, 5122.31, 5122.32, 5122.33, 5122.341, 5122.36, 5122.44, 5122.45, 5122.46, 5122.47, 5123.081, 5123.16, 5123.166, 5123.168, 5123.169, 5123.19, 5123.191, 5123.36, 5123.38, 5123.41, 5123.42, 5123.451, 5123.47, 5124.15, 5139.05, 5139.08, 5139.34, 5153.10, 5153.122, 5153.16, 5153.163, 5160.37, 5162.133, 5163.03, 5163.091, 5163.093, 5163.094, 5163.098, 5163.30, 5164.38, 5165.192, 5165.26, 5167.01, 5167.03, 5167.123, 5168.08, 5168.11, 5168.22, 5180.14, 5180.21, 5180.22, 5502.05, 5502.14, 5502.30, 5503.04, 5513.01, 5513.02, 5701.11, 5703.059, 5703.19, 5703.21, 5703.261, 5703.262, 5703.263, 5703.37, 5703.70, 5705.14, 5709.212, 5709.93, 5725.01, 5725.23, 5726.03, 5726.20, 5726.21, 5727.08, 5727.25, 5727.26, 5727.38, 5727.42, 5727.47, 5727.48, 5727.60, 5727.82, 5727.83, 5727.89, 5728.09, 5728.10, 5729.10, 5733.022, 5735.062, 5735.12, 5735.121, 5736.05, 5736.09, 5739.027, 5739.032, 5739.07, 5739.102, 5739.12, 5739.122, 5739.124, 5739.13, 5739.133, 5739.31, 5739.99, 5741.121, 5741.122, 5743.01, 5743.02, 5743.025, 5743.05, 5743.051, 5743.081, 5743.082, 5743.32, 5743.51, 5743.52, 5743.56, 5743.62, 5743.63, 5743.99, 5745.03, 5745.04, 5745.041, 5745.08, 5745.09, 5745.12, 5747.01, 5747.021, 5747.05, 5747.062, 5747.063, 5747.064, 5747.07, 5747.071, 5747.072, 5747.08, 5747.082, 5747.09, 5747.10, 5747.13, 5747.15, 5747.40, 5747.42, 5747.43, 5747.44, 5747.98, 5748.01, 5748.02, 5748.021, 5748.03, 5748.04, 5748.08, 5748.081, 5748.09, 5749.02, 5749.06, 5749.07, 5749.15, 5751.02, 5751.06, 5751.07, 5751.09, 5751.53, 5751.98, 5753.021, 5753.031, 5753.05, 5753.07, 5907.11, 5907.17, 6111.01, 6111.02, 6111.022, 6111.023, 6111.024, 6111.025, 6111.027, and 6111.04; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 122.66 (5101.311), 122.67 (5101.312), 122.68 (5101.313), 122.681 (5101.314), 122.69 (5101.315), 122.70 (5101.316), 122.701 (5101.317), 122.702 (5101.318), 943.20 (944.03), 943.21 (944.04), 943.22 (944.05), 943.23 (944.06), 943.24 (944.07), 943.25 (944.08), 3701.65 (5180.72), 3738.01 (5180.27), 3738.02 (5180.271), 3738.03 (5180.272), 3738.04 (5180.273), 3738.05 (5180.274), 3738.06 (5180.275), 3738.07 (5180.276), 3738.08 (5180.277), 3738.09 (5180.278), 5101.13 (5180.40), 5101.131 (5180.401), 5101.132 (5180.402), 5101.133 (5180.403), 5101.134 (5180.404), 5101.135 (5180.405), 5101.136 (5180.406), 5101.137 (5180.407), 5101.14 (5180.41), 5101.141 (5180.42), 5101.142 (5180.421), 5101.144 (5180.411), 5101.145 (5180.422), 5101.146 (5180.423), 5101.147 (5180.424), 5101.148 (5180.425), 5101.149 (5180.426), 5101.1410 (5180.427), 5101.1411 (5180.428), 5101.1412 (5180.429), 5101.1413 (5180.4210), 5101.1414 (5180.4211), 5101.1415 (5180.4212), 5101.1416 (5180.4213), 5101.1417 (5180.4214), 5101.1418 (5180.43), 5101.15 (5180.44), 5101.19 (5180.45), 5101.191 (5180.451), 5101.192 (5180.452), 5101.193 (5180.453), 5101.194 (5180.454), 5101.34 (5180.70), 5101.341 (5180.701), 5101.342 (5180.702), 5101.343 (5180.703), 5101.76 (5180.26), 5101.77 (5180.261), 5101.78 (5180.262), 5101.802 (5180.52), 5101.804 (5180.71), 5101.805 (5180.704), 5101.85 (5180.50), 5101.851 (5180.51), 5101.853 (5180.511), 5101.854 (5180.512), 5101.855 (5180.513), 5101.856 (5180.514), 5101.88 (5180.53), 5101.881 (5180.531), 5101.884 (5180.532), 5101.885 (5180.533), 5101.886 (5180.534), 5101.887 (5180.535), 5101.889 (5180.57), 5101.8811 (5180.536), 5101.8812 (5180.56), 5104.50 (5180.04), and 5180.40 (5180.73); to enact new sections 3312.02, 3313.902, 3314.38, 3321.191, 3333.0415, 3345.86, and 3780.22 and sections 109.872, 122.97, 123.282, 126.10, 126.67, 126.70, 149.312, 153.695, 166.36, 166.37, 166.38, 169.061, 169.081, 943.27, 944.01, 944.02, 1501.47, 1513.371, 1546.25, 1546.26, 1713.032, 1713.033, 1713.041, 3301.24, 3301.82, 3313.6031, 3313.6032, 3313.8110, 3314.0311, 3314.0312, 3314.362, 3317.165, 3317.27, 3317.28, 3317.29, 3317.31, 3319.173, 3319.2310, 3319.271, 3326.092, 3326.093, 3333.0420, 3333.074, 3333.96, 3345.601, 3345.721, 3345.79, 3345.83, 3701.842, 3701.843, 3701.844, 3706.042, 3721.073, 3721.074, 3722.031, 3734.283, 3770.074, 3770.075, 3793.01, 3793.02, 3793.03, 3793.04, 3793.05, 3793.06, 3793.20, 3793.21, 3793.22, 3793.23, 3793.24, 3793.25, 3793.30, 3793.40, 3793.41, 3793.42, 3793.43, 3793.44, 3793.45, 3793.46, 3793.47, 3793.90, 3901.3815, 4113.31, 4141.011, 4141.44, 4503.511, 4507.41, 4508.023, 4729.261, 4758.49, 4758.491, 4758.65, 4758.651, 4798.08, 4798.10, 4928.545, 5101.612, 5103.039, 5103.09, 5104.302, 5104.53, 5104.60, 5119.211, 5119.344, 5123.1613, 5123.423, 5123.68, 5123.681, 5123.682, 5123.683, 5123.684, 5123.685, 5123.686, 5162.25, 5180.99, 5703.901, 5747.051, 5747.073, and 5747.761; and to repeal sections 113.06, 122.451, 122.55, 122.56, 122.561, 122.57, 124.183, 125.092, 125.093, 125.10, 125.112, 125.181, 125.36, 125.38, 125.43, 125.49, 125.51, 125.56, 125.60, 125.602, 125.603, 125.604, 125.605, 125.606, 125.607, 125.608, 125.609, 125.6010, 125.6011, 125.6012, 125.65, 125.76, 125.95, 128.412, 135.144, 904.06, 905.56, 935.25, 956.181, 1561.18, 1561.21, 1561.22, 3312.02, 3312.03, 3312.04, 3312.05, 3312.06, 3313.902, 3314.38, 3317.036, 3317.23, 3317.231, 3317.24, 3321.191, 3333.0415, 3345.86, 3354.24, 3780.18, 3780.19, 3780.22, 4729.551, 4758.18, 4758.241, 4758.50, 4758.52, 4928.57, 4928.581, 4928.582, 4928.583, 5104.08, 5123.352, 5163.05, 5180.23, 5180.24, 5180.34, 5503.031, 5745.13, 5902.06, and 5902.20 of the Revised Code and to repeal Sections 125.10 as subsequently amended and 125.11 as subsequently amended of H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly to make operating appropriations for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to levy taxes, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of state programs.

SB 85 would create a new specialty license plate design featuring the Ohio NAACP. Ohio drivers who choose this plate would pay an additional fee, with the revenue supporting the Ohio NAACP's work. The bill amends state code to add this plate option to the list of available specialty plates. This directly affects Ohio residents who purchase license plates and the Ohio NAACP organization.

To amend sections 109.95 and 3501.05 and to enact section 3501.055 of the Revised Code to establish the Election Integrity Unit in the Office of the Secretary of State and to modify the law governing the prosecution of Election Law violations.

To amend sections 154.01, 717.02, 4501.01, 4511.01, 4511.031, 4511.09, 4511.091, 4511.092, 4511.094, 4511.11, 4511.13, 4511.131, 4511.132, 4511.18, 4511.204, 4511.211, 4511.214, 4511.432, 4511.46, 4511.48, 4511.512, 4511.61, 4511.62, 4511.64, 4511.65, 4511.68, 4511.701, 4511.712, 4519.401, 5501.20, 5513.01, 5515.01, 5515.02, 5515.99, 5517.02, 5517.021, 5525.03, 5525.04, 5525.08, 5525.14, and 5571.01; to enact sections 4511.15, 5515.09, 5515.10, 5517.012, 5517.06, and 5525.141; and to repeal sections 4511.351 and 4511.491 of the Revised Code to make appropriations for programs related to transportation for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of those programs.

To amend sections 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13, 4123.44, 4123.52, 4123.54, 4123.57, 4123.66, 4125.07, 4133.10, 4167.01, 4167.10, and 5145.163 and to repeal sections 4167.25, 4167.27, and 4167.28 of the Revised Code to make appropriations for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of the Bureau's programs, and to make changes to the Workers' Compensation Law.