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Senate approves package of property-tax reforms; supporters call relief, opponents warn of shifted burden
Summary
The Ohio Senate approved a series of bills aimed at limiting property-tax growth and creating fixed‑sum levy rules. Supporters said the measures deliver property tax relief; opponents warned they shift costs to local governments and weaken voter control over levies.
The Ohio Senate passed a package of bills designed to curb rapid property-tax increases and restructure how certain levies count toward school funding, concluding a day of extended floor debate.
Senator Sandy O’Brien, sponsor on multiple measures, said the bills were intended to "offer" property-tax relief for Ohio taxpayers and to close what she called "a few loopholes in the 20 mil floor" that had allowed some districts to increase property-tax revenue through emergency or substitute levies. "Our taxpayers whom we represent want property tax relief," O’Brien said on the floor.
The package included House Bill 129 (counting fixed-sum levies toward the 20-mil floor), House Bill 186 (an inflation-cap credit on the 20-mil floor and a…
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