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Committee logs hearings: tips exemption (HB 209) and limits on property tax liens (HB 443)

Ohio House Ways and Means Committee · March 11, 2026

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Summary

The committee held a second hearing on HB 209 (exempting tips from state/municipal/school income taxes) with written proponent testimony from the Ohio Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance, and a third hearing on HB 443 (prohibiting enforcement of tax liens against certain homesteads) with multiple written opponent submissions from county treasurers and NAR Solutions; no in‑person testimony was presented.

Chairman Romer brought two bills forward for non‑oral testimony and committee record.

House Bill 209 (second hearing) would exempt tips from state, municipal and school district income taxes. Chairman Romer said his office received no requests for…

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