Bill Coley was yesterday named a member of the state budget conference committee, which is comprised of 6 legislators, 3 from each chamber of the General Assembly. The committee is charged with the responsibility of reconciling the differences between the House-passed and Senate-passed versions of the state budget, House Bill 59.

The Ohio Senate today approved House Bill 59, the state’s biennium budget proposal, which includes at its cornerstone a $1.4 billion tax cut for Ohio’s small businesses and a $717 million increase in state education funding, the largest legislative investment in education in more than 10 years. Announced by Bill Coley, the nearly $62 billion bill acts as the state operating budget for the two-year period beginning on July 1, 2013.

COLUMBUS– State Senator Bill Coley today announced that the Governor has signed Senate Bill 10. Sponsored by Senator Coley, the initiative will allow easier access for disabled individuals to access the polls by creating additional accommodations in the case that their polling place does not fully comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. State Senator Shirley Smith (D-Cleveland) jointly sponsored the initiative with Coley.

State Senator Bill Coley (R–Liberty Township) was today given the “Golden Apple Award” by the Ohio eSchool Families & Friends Coalition. The award recognizes the Butler County legislator’s contributions toward school choice.