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Municipal groups urge pause on reciprocity-change bill, warn of constitutional and budget risks (HB 503)
Summary
At the third hearing on HB 503, the Ohio Municipal League and the Ohio Mayors Alliance testified in opposition, arguing the bill inserts a new pre-enactment referendum step, duplicates existing initiative/referendum authority, and is retroactive to August; witnesses warned of potential harm to municipal budgets, public safety funding and bond covenants.
At a third hearing on House Bill 503, municipal representatives urged the House Ways and Means Committee to pause consideration of a proposal that would require voter approval for municipal income tax reciprocity-credit changes.
Jonathan McGee, general counsel for the Ohio Municipal League, testified the bill "does three things" that raise constitutional and practical concerns: it inserts what he described as a new referendum-like step into the…
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