Rep. Glassburn: House Passes Capital Reappropriations Bill Despite Controversial Changes to SNAP Funding Distribution
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D–North Olmsted) Wednesday spoke on the House floor in opposition to House Bill (HB) 730, the state capital reappropriations bill, after Republicans adopted a provision in committee that would disproportionately allocate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative costs, diverging from the traditional need-based model.
“The capital reappropriations bill should not be controversial. Supporting our parks, schools, mental health, and corrections facilities are bipartisan priorities," said Rep. Glassburn. “Completely irresponsibly, Republican members inserted an unrelated provision to harm SNAP food assistance benefits, impacting more than 90,000 Cuyahoga County residents. This cynical change will result in the layoffs of caseworkers, driving up call wait times and error rates, increase fraud, and will overall significantly harm services for residents.”
Recent changes at the federal level to SNAP administrative cost-sharing in H.R. 1 shifted additional costs onto states and counties, creating a $38.2M shortfall in Ohio in FY27. The House majority’s funding plan, unveiled on Tuesday, allocates $12.5M to address the funding gap created by the new policy. While this additional funding will ensure that 59 of Ohio’s 88 counties will see 100% of their shortfall covered, larger counties like Cuyahoga County will only receive approximately $226K from the state, which covers just 3% of the $7.5M funding gap created by the federal shifts.
House Democrats attempted to introduce an amendment on the House floor to restore the traditional funding model, ensuring an equitable allocation of state funds across all counties. However, this amendment was tabled by the majority.
The reappropriations bill, which customarily receives bipartisan support, passed out of the House by a 66-29 vote. HB 730 now moves to the Ohio Senate for additional consideration.