HB 683 Ohio House · 135th Legislature (2023-2024)

Provide additional support for soil and water districts

HB 683 provides additional funding to soil and water districts and the Farm Financial Management Institute through the Department of Agriculture. The bill allocates specific operating appropriations for the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years to support these entities' ongoing work, including analysis of the upcoming federal farm bill. It also authorizes a $500,000 cash transfer from the Controlling Board Emergency Purposes/Contingencies Fund to the OSU Extension Fund. These financial resources are intended to supplement existing budgets and ensure continued operations for the affected agricultural programs.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 29, 2024 Last action Dec 11, 2024
Floor votes · House Dec 4, 2024

How they voted

864
Passed
Total votes 90
Dec 4, 2024
D Democratic28
28 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican62
58 Yea 4 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Dec 11, 2024
Committee
Refer to Committee
upper
Dec 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Nov 12, 2024
Committee
Refer to Committee
lower
Oct 29, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 46 co-sponsors

Sponsors