republic-os/legislation/us/states/oh/135/hb-31.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enact FY 2024-2025 workers' compensation budget"
description: "Enact FY 2024-2025 workers' compensation budget"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "HB 31"
citation: "Ohio HB 31 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Finance and Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Edwards"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 14
vote_count: 25
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a4c6627-b73b-4e58-aa16-e82560049ffc"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/hb31/"
source_hash: "e24fa82ffb5ed091fb4028e25651a4da234b86b4c8a04bdd6c08d051d0e75c38"
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 31 (135) — Enact FY 2024-2025 workers' compensation budget

## 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/hb31/IN/00/hb31_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/hb31/PH/05/hb31_05_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/hb31/PS/07/hb31_07_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb31/RCH/01/hb31_01_RCH?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the House Finance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb31/RH/04/hb31_04_RH?format=pdf)
6. **As Reported by the House Insurance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb31/RH/02/hb31_02_RH?format=pdf)
7. **As Reported by the Senate Insurance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb31/RS/06/hb31_06_RS?format=pdf)
8. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb31/EN/08/hb31_08_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **95–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **89–4** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **95–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **95–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **89–4** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **89–4** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jay Edwards — primary (person)
- Adam Mathews — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Miller, A. — cosponsor (person)
- Al Landis — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Liston — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Lampton — cosponsor (person)
- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Darnell Brewer — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Dobos — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Dontavius Jarrells — cosponsor (person)
- Elgin Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Ismail Mohamed — cosponsor (person)
- Jean Schmidt — 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)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Latyna Humphrey — cosponsor (person)
- Marilyn John — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Lightbody — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Rulli — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Grim — cosponsor (person)
- Munira Abdullahi — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Dell'Aquila — 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)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Barhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — 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`
- **2023-02-21** Reported
- **2023-03-23** Reported
- **2023-03-28** Reported
- **2023-03-29** Reported
- **2023-04-19** Passed `passage`
- **2023-02-16** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2023-04-26** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-30** Passed `passage`
- **2023-06-30** Reported
- **2023-06-30** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-21** Recalled to Rules and Reference
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 6/30/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a4c6627-b73b-4e58-aa16-e82560049ffc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).