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House Finance Committee accepts omnibus amendment and favorably reports amended substitute House Bill 96, 19–10
Summary
The Ohio House Finance Committee accepted an omnibus amendment and voted 19–10 to favorably report the amended substitute House Bill 96 to Rules and Reference; the committee granted LSC harmonizing authority and set the bill for floor consideration.
The Ohio House Finance Committee on April 8 accepted an omnibus amendment to the state operating bill and voted to favorably report the amended substitute House Bill 96, sending it to the Rules and Reference Committee with a 19–10 roll-call vote.
Vice Chair Davila moved to amend substitute House Bill 96 with amendment 2698-1; the committee previewed the amendment as reflecting additional House changes to the state operating bill and directed members to the House Finance Committee webpage for text. With no objections to accepting the omnibus amendment, the chair stated the omnibus amendment was accepted.
After floor remarks from the ranking member, who thanked staff and said the caucus intended to continue debate on the floor, Vice Chair Davila moved that the Finance Committee favorably report the amended substitute House Bill 96 and recommend its passage. The committee then conducted a roll-call vote: the chair announced the final result, “With 19 affirmative votes and 10 negative votes, this bill will be favorably reported to the Rules and Reference Committee.” The committee granted Legislative Service Commission harmonizing authority for the committee report.
The committee clerk and staff reported that omnibus copies would be posted online shortly and asked members to sign the roll sheet so their votes would count. The committee adjourned after the vote.
Why it matters: Committee approval sends the amended substitute House Bill 96 to Rules and Reference and clears the path for a floor vote. The adoption of the omnibus amendment incorporates multiple House changes into the operating bill and was central to the committee’s work that day.
