First, legislator works with the Legislative Service Commission to draft a bill which is then introduced by the Representative or Senator in the General Assembly. The bill receives a number and is referred to either the House Rules and Reference Committee or the Senate Reference Committee, depending on the chamber in which it was introduced. The bill is then assigned to one of the standing committees of either the House or the Senate, such as the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee or the Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs. If passed by this committee, it is then referred back to either the House Rules and Reference Committee or the Senate Reference Committee, which can schedule the bill for a vote by the full chamber.
If passed by the full chamber, the bill is then sent to the other body where the process is repeated (review by the House Rules and Reference Committee or the Senate Reference Committee, review and vote by the standing committee and vote by the full chamber). If passed by the second chamber, it is signed by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate. The bill is now considered an act or an enacted bill. The act is then sent to the Governor, who has ten days to either sign or veto the bill (if the Governor doesn’t take any action, the act automatically becomes law after ten days). After it is signed by the Governor (or if the ten days pass without a veto) the act becomes a law and is enrolled at the Secretary of State’s Office.
The Ohio Legislature - The Legislative Process: Diagram depicting how a Bill becomes a Law in Ohio.