Pay-raise measures move in Ohio House, Senate

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Senate and House moved separate measures today related to pay raises for elected officials.

The future of either remains in question, however, as lawmakers race toward the end of a lame-duck session, possibly next week.

The Senate approved a proposed constitutional amendment to place pay-raise decisions in the hands of a nonpartisan commission.

Senate Joint Resolution 9 passed on a vote of 32-0 and heads to the Ohio House for further consideration. If approved by the House, it would be placed before voters in May for final approval.

Later in the evening, the House approved legislation to institute pay raises for future lawmakers, other statewide officeholders and an array of county and township officials and judges.

House Bill 661 passed on a vote of 56-24 and heads to the Ohio Senate for further consideration.

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