Ohio lawmakers log one of the least productive sessions in history

Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio

The just concluded two-year session of the Ohio Legislature has set a modern record for legislative inaction.

One explanation may be the state’s first experience with politically divided chambers since enacting term limits 10 years ago and reducing lawmakers’ political experience.

The Columbus Dispatch reported Sunday that only 58 bills became law during the 128th General Assembly, compared to an average of 247 bills during the previous 20 years.

House lawmakers met only 52 times and Senate lawmakers only 58 times, compared to an average of about 83 times every session in previous years.

Sen. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican, said it was the least productive two-year session he’s seen in his decade in Columbus.