H.B. No. 40 Summary

• Requires the Ohio Treasurer of State to establish and maintain the Ohio State Government Expenditure Database on the treasurer's website, accessible to the public at no charge, beginning with expenditures made after the bill's effective date.

• Database must include for each expenditure: the amount, payment date, vendor name, and the state entity that made or requested the expenditure.

• Database must be searchable and filterable by expense category, accounting codes, and all required data fields, with ability to aggregate data, determine total vendor payments, and download information.

• Database must include a searchable section for state and school district employee salary and employment information, updated at least monthly through the Ohio administrative knowledge system.

• State entities must provide expenditure information at no cost to the treasurer using existing resources; each state entity must display a prominent link to the database on its website.