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.
Democrats on Wednesday raised a host of concerns about a wide-ranging elections bill.
Legislation designed to crack down on the trafficking of both drugs and humans was one of eight measures approved the House Wednesday.
Civil liberties groups are pitching multiple changes to a plan to set requirements for the use of unmanned surveillance aircraft by law enforcement.
Legislation aimed at restricting foreign ownership of Ohio land earned the backing of several groups Tuesday.
HB 149 . Sponsor Rep. Bernard Willis (R-Springfield) spoke to the substitute version of the bill, which he said would "establish requirements related to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance in Ohio."