Michael D. Dovilla News

State Representative Michael Dovilla (R-Berea) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives voted to override the Governor’s veto of Item #66, putting into motion landmark property tax reform through a provision that encourages levy transparency and promotes responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars on the local level. 

State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives approved the conference committee report for Am. Sub. House Bill 96 –the State Operating Budget. The budget plan, which allocates funding for state programs and operations for the next two years, includes provisions that aim to protect freedom, family and fiscal responsibility – approving historic property tax relief for Ohioans, implementing a flat tax rate and providing a record amount of state funding for school districts. 

State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) today voted in support of House Bill 3 – the "School Bus Safety Act," which establishes new measures to enhance school bus safety, increase penalties for violations, provide grant funding for schools to apply for equipment specific to their school’s needs, and educate the public about school bus-related laws.

COLUMBUS – State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) today voted in support of the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act, or H.B. 246, legislation to ensure all workers hired in Ohio for covered construction projects are legally authorized to work in the United States.

State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) has introduced legislation to address serious gaps in Ohio’s Medicaid eligibility verification process, following preliminary findings from a legislative probe revealing the state may be disbursing more than $6 billion annually to individuals who do not meet program requirements.

COLUMBUS— State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) is sounding the alarm over what he calls a “troubling abdication of oversight” in Ohio’s Medicaid system, following an ongoing legislative inquiry that revealed billions in potentially improper benefit payments. Preliminary findings suggest the state may be disbursing more than $6 billion annually to ineligible recipients—a figure Rep. Dovilla says demands urgent scrutiny.

COLUMBUS – State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) is calling on residents of Northeast Ohio to take part in a newly opened public comment period on a proposed reform that could bring long-overdue relief from the region’s decades-long burden under Ohio’s E-Check program.

State Representative Mike Dovilla (R–Berea) today voted for House Resolution 60 – legislation supporting the relocation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio.

State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) voted in support of Am. Sub. House Bill 96 – the House’s version of the State Operating Budget. This forward-looking, fiscally responsible budget plan invests in Ohio families and the state’s future – approving over $4 billion in record property tax relief for Ohioans and ensuring that every school district in the state receives an increase in school funding in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. 

State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) today voted in support of House Bill 15 – a market-driven initiative that aims to boost power generation in Ohio, improve affordability for ratepayers, and increase reliability within the state’s electrical grid.