Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HCR32: Urge Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
To urge the United States Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process.
What the bill says
From the amended text, June 9, 2026:
As Adopted by the House 136th General Assembly Regular Session H. C. R. No. 32 2025-2026 Representative Dovilla Cosponsors: Representatives Bird, Schmidt, White, A., Williams, Willis, Abrams, Click, Daniels, Ghanbari, Hall, T., Hiner, Hoops, John, Johnson, Klopfenstein, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., McClain, Miller, K., Miller, M., Newman, Plummer, Richardson, Robb Blasdel, Roemer, Salvo, Santucci, Thomas, C., Thomas, D., Workman, Young A c o n c u r r e n t RESOLUTION To urge the United States Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE SENATE CONCURRING): WHEREAS, The federal government currently employs traditional budgeting practices to determine annual expenditures, meaning federal agencies start with the prior years' budgets and then add in growth measures and new spending proposals; and WHEREAS, Zero-based budgeting, however, starts from zero and requires each agency to build its budget from the ground up so that the resulting budget reflects the amount of funding deemed necessary to achieve the most cost-effective performance of each federal agency; and WHEREAS, As a result, each agency must freshly evaluate each dollar proposed to be appropriated and determine whether the proposed appropriation meets the agency's objectives and mission; and WHEREAS, Additionally, as part of this evaluation process, each agency also may be required to rank programs …
Sponsors
- Michael Dovilla (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Haraz Ghanbari (R, 75)
- Thomas Hall (R, 46)
- Mark Hiner (R, 98)
- James Hoops (R, 81)
- Marilyn John (R, 76)
- Mark Johnson (R, 92)
- Roy Klopfenstein (R, 82)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Adopted
- : Reported
- : Introduced and Referred to Committee
Votes
- Adopted (June 9, 2026): 71 yea, 24 nay, failed
- Favorable Passage (June 3, 2026): 26 yea, 4 nay, failed
Subjects: National or International Resolution
Common questions
- What is HCR32?
- HCR32 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Urge Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process.
- What does HCR32 do?
- To urge the United States Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process.
- What is the status of HCR32?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR32?
- Michael Dovilla (R, 17), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR32?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hcr32
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