Lawmakers left town late Wednesday without tweaking a voter-approved law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
Members of the House and Senate put their finishing touches on several pieces of primary and secondary education-related legislation before joining students on summer vacation.
Following through on a course charted last week, the legislature with broad bipartisan support passed a $6.2 billion bricks-and-mortar spending package in the final session before summer recess.
Legislation to license mental health assistants and repeal a controversial transportation budget provision were among a host of items advancing following a four hour-plus Senate session Wednesday.
Hearings will start Tuesday on the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 capital appropriations measure, which includes the usual hundreds of millions in bonding authority for school buildings and local infrastructure.
Lawmakers could move on a handful of education-related issues before joining students on summer break next month.
A revised proposal intended to help Ohioans plan for the costs of medical procedures was one of six bills approved by the Senate on Wednesday.
Ophthalmologists told the Senate Health Committee Wednesday that a bill expanding the scope of practice for optometrists would not expand access as proponents have argued but rather put patients at risk.