While Governor Kasich vetoed 44 provisions in the FY 2016- FY2017 budget bill, House Bill 64, the language cutting the duration of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission remains. The commission will end on January 1, 2018 instead of July 2021. The commission, created in 2011, got off to a slow start, some say because of delay by the legislature. The commission has just started to finalize recommendations. The Ohio Constitutional Revision Commission (1969 – 1977) was able to finish its work in 7-8 years. See our prior post Enrolled Budget Bill Sunsets Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission in 2018.
