Republican News

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House voted 60 – 39 to pass House Bill 96 (Stewart), Ohio’s main operating budget, announced State Representative Jamie Callender (R-Concord). 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth) Wednesday voted in support of Am. Sub. House Bill 96 – the House’s version of the State Operating Budget. This fiscally responsible budget plan invests in Ohio families and the state’s future. 

Speaker of the Ohio House Matt Huffman (R-Lima) and House Finance Chair Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) today announced that the Ohio House approved Am. Sub. House Bill 96 – the House’s version of the State Operating Budget. This forward-looking, fiscally responsible budget plan invests in Ohio families and the state’s future – approving over $4 billion in property tax relief for Ohioans and ensuring that every school district in the state receives an increase in school funding in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison) today voted in support of Am. Sub. House Bill 96 – the House’s version of the State Operating Budget. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Justin Pizzulli (R-Scioto County) today voted in support of Am. Sub. House Bill 96 – the House’s version of the State Operating Budget. This forward-looking, fiscally responsible budget plan invests in Ohio families and the state’s future.

COLUMBUS – State Representative Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) today voted in support of Am. Sub. House Bill 96 – the House’s version of the State Operating Budget. 

COLUMBUS—State Representative Justin Pizzulli (R-Scioto County) today provided sponsor testimony on House Bill 68, legislation to give local governments the permissive authority to expand concealed carry access, before the House Public Safety Committee. 

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Controlling Board Monday approved a $300,000 Roadwork Development Grant to be used to make infrastructure improvements in City of North Ridgeville in Lorain County, announced Speaker Pro Tempore Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville). 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Jim Hoops (R-Napoleon), voted in support of the biennial budgets for the Industrial Commission (IC) and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Jim Hoops (R-Napoleon) is pleased to announce the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 65, the Agriculture Appreciation Act, with unanimous support.