Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB645: Require the use of zero-based budgeting every ten years
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
To amend sections 107.03, 126.02, 126.13, and 126.27 and to enact sections 126.025 and 126.026 of the Revised Code to require the use of zero-based budgeting in the development of the state budget.
What the bill says
To amend sections 107.03, 126.02, 126.13, and 126.27 and to enact sections 126.025 and 126.026 of the Revised Code to require the use of zero-based budgeting in the development of the state budget.
From the amended text, June 9, 2026:
To amend sections 107.03, 126.02, 126.13, and 126.27 and to enact sections 126.025 and 126.026 of the Revised Code to require the use of zero-based budgeting in the development of the state budget. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 107.03, 126.02, 126.13, and 126.27 be amended and sections 126.025 and 126.026 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 107.03. (A) As used in this section [DELETED: , "transportation] : [DELETED: ] (1) "Transportation budget" means the biennial budget that primarily includes the following: [DELETED: (1)] (a) Motor fuel excise tax-related appropriations for the department of transportation, public works commission, and department of development; [DELETED: (2)] (b) Other appropriations that pertain to transportation and infrastructure related to transportation. (2) "Zero-based budgeting" has the same meaning as in section 126.025 of the Revised Code. (B) The governor shall submit a transportation budget to the general assembly not later than four weeks after the general assembly's organization. (C) The governor shall submit to the general assembly, not later than four weeks after its organization, a state budget containing a complete financial plan for the ensuing fiscal biennium, excluding items of revenue and expenditure described in section 126.022 of the Revised Code. However, in years of a new governor's inauguration, …
Sponsors
- Michael Dovilla (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Jamie Callender (R, 57)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Steve Demetriou (R, 35)
- Tex Fischer (R, 59)
- Arthur, Sarah Fowler (R, 99)
- Thomas Hall (R, 46)
- Mark Hiner (R, 98)
- Marilyn John (R, 76)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (June 9, 2026): 81 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 3, 2026): 26 yea, 4 nay, failed
Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
Common questions
- What is HB645?
- HB645 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Require the use of zero-based budgeting every ten years.
- What does HB645 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 107.03, 126.02, 126.13, and 126.27 and to enact sections 126.025 and 126.026 of the Revised Code to require the use of zero-based budgeting in the development of the state budget.
- What is the status of HB645?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB645?
- Michael Dovilla (R, 17), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB645?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb645
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