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Butler County reviews local option to adopt homestead exemption and owner-occupied credit after House Bill 96
Summary
County administrators presented data on state House Bill 96 and local options to adopt the state's homestead exemption and an owner-occupied credit; officials discussed eligibility, possible costs and whether benefits can be targeted to specific neighborhoods.
County Administrator Judy Boyko told the Butler County Board of Commissioners on July 29 that House Bill 96, the state's biennial budget bill for fiscal years 2026–27, included language allowing counties to piggyback the state's homestead exemption and to apply a local owner-occupied credit.
Boyko said the auditor's office has provided preliminary numbers to help the board consider whether to adopt either or both local options. "For those reductions if locally funded, about $7,200,000 would be a reduction in cost to taxpayers for the homestead exemption," Boyko said, adding that the auditor estimates the exemption would affect slightly over 18,000 Butler County residents who qualify as elderly, disabled, veterans or surviving spouses…
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