HB 175 Summary

• Requires the Ohio Treasurer of State to establish and maintain the Ohio State Government Expenditure Database within six months, with information on expenditures from fiscal year 2014 forward accessible free to the public on the Treasurer's website.

• Database must include expenditure amount, payment date, vendor name, and state entity making the payment, with search and filter capabilities by expense category, accounting code, and other factors.

• Database shall feature a searchable employee salary database for state and school district employees, data aggregation tools, and the ability to download information and calculate total expenditures awarded to vendors.

• State entities must provide monthly expenditure data through the Ohio administrative knowledge system at no cost to the Treasurer, and must display a prominent link to the database on their websites.

• Treasurer shall develop graphical representations of database data, solicit public comment on database utility within one year of implementation, and include usage data in annual reports; confidential information is excluded from the database.