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type: "Bill"
title: "Make appropriations for Bureau of Workers' Comp for FY 2026-27"
description: "To amend sections 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13, 4123.44, 4123.52, 4123.54, 4123.57, 4123.66, 4125.07, 4133.10, 4167.01, 4167.10, and 5145.163 and to repeal sections 4167.25, 4167.27, and 4167.28 of the Revised Code to make appropriations for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of the Bureau's programs, and to make changes to the Workers' Compensation Law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 81"
citation: "Ohio HB 81 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employment", "Finance and Appropriations", "Workers' Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Stewart"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7faaf176-f41f-4f73-8a27-43a56c61bde1"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb81/"
source_hash: "411370c5ea231cffeb210d8bf98a3dddaaba7d3345daf991979fab12c99da2cd"
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 81 (136) — Make appropriations for Bureau of Workers' Comp for FY 2026-27
To amend sections 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13, 4123.44, 4123.52, 4123.54, 4123.57, 4123.66, 4125.07, 4133.10, 4167.01, 4167.10, and 5145.163 and to repeal sections 4167.25, 4167.27, and 4167.28 of the Revised Code to make appropriations for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of the Bureau's programs, and to make changes to the Workers' Compensation Law.
## 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/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb81/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb81/05_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb81/07_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb81/03_RCH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the House Finance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb81/04_RH/pdf/)
6. **As Reported by the House Public Insurance and Pensions Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb81/01_RH/pdf/)
7. **As Reported by the Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb81/06_RS/pdf/)
8. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb81/08_EN/pdf/)
## Votes
- Passed — **320** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **130** (fail) · lower
- Reported — **90** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **940** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **281** (fail) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **960** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **110** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brian Stewart — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended - Re-referred to Rules and Reference
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Re-referred to Finance
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
- **2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Effective Certain provisions effective September 26, 2025 `became-law`
- **2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 6/27/25 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7faaf176-f41f-4f73-8a27-43a56c61bde1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).