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State lawmaker visits Waynesville to explain HB 28 and tax-code changes
Summary
Ohio Representative Adams Mathews told Waynesville council members that HB 28 aims to simplify the state's tax code by eliminating replacement property tax levies and to increase transparency; he warned replacement levies can raise taxes by using current property values and removing the 10% state rollback.
Ohio Representative Adams Mathews attended the Village of Waynesville council meeting to discuss House Bill 28 and other proposed tax-code reforms.
"The purpose of the bill is part of the plan to help simplify Ohio's tax code by being more transparent to the voters by eliminating replacement property tax levies," Rep. Adams Mathews said, adding that municipalities that run replacement levies can lose the 10% state rollback and that replacement levies often increase property taxes because they use the most current property values.
Mathews told council members his office found municipalities that ran renewals with an increase passed 86% of the time and replacement levies passed 89% of the time, and said HB 28 is intended to rebuild public trust by simplifying the process. He also answered questions about related proposals — including measures addressing school clawbacks, millage considerations and limits on omnibus bills — and said about 25 to 30 bills are being proposed as part of the broader tax-code effort.
Council members asked about the bill's status and local outreach; Mathews said the bill has passed the House and had its first Senate hearing but is currently paused while the state budget is being worked on. He also discussed other topics raised at the meeting, including law-enforcement licensing delays (OPATA) that affect officer lateral moves, and his concerns about certain term-limit changes.
