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Council member raises concern that House Bill 96 could centralize cannabis revenue
Summary
A council member told colleagues that House Bill 96, as circulated from the Ohio Municipal League materials, would shift cannabis revenue-sharing to the state after five years; the council asked staff about the bill's status in the Senate.
Councilor Abernathy raised a state-level concern Monday about House Bill 96, which he said revises revenue sharing for adult-use cannabis and — as presented in materials from the Ohio Municipal League — would reduce local municipalities’ share to 0% after five years.
Abernathy said he had received the information from staff material circulated by the Ohio Municipal League and asked City Administrator Montgomery whether the bill had progressed in the Ohio Senate. Montgomery said the Ohio House had passed the measure and he was not aware of Senate action yet. Abernathy said the prospect of centralized revenue was one of his longstanding concerns and stressed the importance of tracking the bill as it moves through the legislature.
Councilors did not take formal action but discussed the concern and the need to monitor state legislative developments affecting municipal revenue.
