---
type: "Bill"
title: "Direct state funds for economic growth and community development"
description: "Direct state funds for economic growth and community development"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "HB 2"
citation: "Ohio HB 2 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Finance and Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Cutrona", "Terrence Upchurch"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99aba424-1e18-4c0e-9b1d-e6d3c93d1d1c"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/hb2/"
source_hash: "2f59b3c25838b18592679cd1a7fe834d9ea2c581b4f9fdc9b6e8c50bd92f2e34"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
---

# Ohio HB 2 (135) — Direct state funds for economic growth and community development

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb2/IN/00/hb2_00_IN?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb2/PH/02/hb2_02_PH?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb2/PS/04/hb2_04_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Finance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb2/RH/01/hb2_01_RH?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Finance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb2/RS/03/hb2_03_RS?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb2/EN/05/hb2_05_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **32–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **92–5** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **32–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **75–19** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **75–19** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **92–5** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **32–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **92–5** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **75–19** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **75–19** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Cutrona — primary (person)
- Terrence Upchurch — primary (person)
- Adam Mathews — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Anita Somani — cosponsor (person)
- Beryl Piccolantonio — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Roemer — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Bride Rose Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Casey Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas, C. — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
- D. J. Swearingen — cosponsor (person)
- Dani Isaacsohn — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Darnell Brewer — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Dontavius Jarrells — cosponsor (person)
- Elgin Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Elliot Forhan — cosponsor (person)
- Gail Pavliga — cosponsor (person)
- Haraz Ghanbari — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- James Hoops — cosponsor (person)
- Jamie Callender — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Jean Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff LaRe — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Miranda — cosponsor (person)
- Jon Cross — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Miller, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Juanita Brent — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Pizzulli — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Miller, K. — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk Schuring — cosponsor (person)
- Latyna Humphrey — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Grim — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Loychik — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Robb Blasdel — cosponsor (person)
- Munira Abdullahi — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Dell'Aquila — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Sedrick Denson — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Ray — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Huffman, S. — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Patton — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Sims — cosponsor (person)
- William DeMora — cosponsor (person)
- Willis Blackshear — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-02-16** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Passed `passage`
- **2024-02-07** Reported
- **2024-02-13** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2024-04-10** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26** Passed `passage`
- **2024-06-26** Reported
- **2024-06-26** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 6/28/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99aba424-1e18-4c0e-9b1d-e6d3c93d1d1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).