Michael D. Dovilla News

The Ohio House of Representatives today passed legislation to encourage students in grades one through twelve to read the Declaration of Independence in the classroom during the 2025–2026 school year in recognition of its 250th anniversary, announced State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea).

The Ohio House of Representatives today passed House Concurrent Resolution 20 to honor the distinguished service of the men and women of the United Sates Navy and to commemorate the 250th anniversary of its founding, announced State Representatives Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) and Nick Santucci (R-Niles).

BEREA – State Rep. Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) today announced that he will soon file legislation to regulate metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) such as the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA). 

State Representative Michael Dovilla (R-Berea) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives voted to override the Governor’s veto of Item #66, putting into motion landmark property tax reform through a provision that encourages levy transparency and promotes responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars on the local level. 

State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives approved the conference committee report for Am. Sub. House Bill 96 –the State Operating Budget. The budget plan, which allocates funding for state programs and operations for the next two years, includes provisions that aim to protect freedom, family and fiscal responsibility – approving historic property tax relief for Ohioans, implementing a flat tax rate and providing a record amount of state funding for school districts. 

State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) today voted in support of House Bill 3 – the "School Bus Safety Act," which establishes new measures to enhance school bus safety, increase penalties for violations, provide grant funding for schools to apply for equipment specific to their school’s needs, and educate the public about school bus-related laws.

COLUMBUS – State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) today voted in support of the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act, or H.B. 246, legislation to ensure all workers hired in Ohio for covered construction projects are legally authorized to work in the United States.

State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) has introduced legislation to address serious gaps in Ohio’s Medicaid eligibility verification process, following preliminary findings from a legislative probe revealing the state may be disbursing more than $6 billion annually to individuals who do not meet program requirements.

COLUMBUS— State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) is sounding the alarm over what he calls a “troubling abdication of oversight” in Ohio’s Medicaid system, following an ongoing legislative inquiry that revealed billions in potentially improper benefit payments. Preliminary findings suggest the state may be disbursing more than $6 billion annually to ineligible recipients—a figure Rep. Dovilla says demands urgent scrutiny.