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Committee accepts amendment to limit surviving-military-spouse homestead exemption to 10 years
Summary
The Ohio House Ways and Means Committee accepted an amendment to House Bill 22 that adds a one-year Ohio residency requirement for surviving spouses, removes a marriage penalty, and limits the homestead exemption to 10 years.
The Ohio House Ways and Means Committee on the first day of its session accepted an amendment to House Bill 22, which would authorize a homestead property tax exemption for surviving spouses of eligible military service members.
The amendment, offered by Vice Chair Thomas, adds a requirement that surviving spouses have lived in Ohio for at least one year before qualifying, removes language that would have penalized remarriage or cohabitation, and limits the exemption to a 10-year period.
Committee members said the…
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